THREAD: It's been *checks calendar* a month following housing efforts on the Venice Beach Boardwalk as @mikebonin's "Encampment to Home" program progresses to the most complicated structures (and people) living along Ocean Front Walk.
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Robert moved into the Bridge Home shelter in Venice five weeks ago and is now receiving medical treatment for conditions he developed on the street. The swelling that makes walking painful is from sleeping in his wheelchair.
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Three weeks ago, Jerome Thrower sounded confident he would get a Project Roomkey placement right on the Venice Beach Boardwalk.
Last week, he said it fell through.
Yesterday, I found his tent still in the sand but no Jerome.
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"I wish I could be back on the beach."
While Robert would prefer living in his tent on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, Dr. Coley King said his health is much better after just a month in the Bridge Home shelter. He says chronic homelessness is deadly.
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"No, I don't want any permanent housing. I'm trying to save some money and buy an RV."
After years of life in a tent, Robert is eager to be back out on his own. He can't go back to the Venice Beach Boardwalk, so he's sticking it out for now.
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