Thread by @MtnShepherdess

@CassandraGari @fresnoland Hi Cassandra, You can follow me if you wish. I have been interviewed by several people on staff, most recently @DaniBergstrom . I'm an unemployed paralegal, 59 on 3/8, sleep in my car (2+ yrs) in Fresno in long wait for gov apt, benefits after sick, hospital. -Michaela /1

@CassandraGari @fresnoland @DaniBergstrom 2/ I am not a substance user (neither drugs or alcohol) and I do not have a criminal history. That said, I'd give the system that I've been through a grade of: F. Dangerous, unethical, no medical best practices used, no training of staff in issues like mental illness. -Michaela

@CassandraGari @fresnoland @DaniBergstrom 3/ I would recommend that you follow @emilyabenfer , an atty on the East Coast, who addresses the public health/housing/legal issues our nation is facing. -Michaela

@CassandraGari @fresnoland @DaniBergstrom @emilyabenfer 4/ I would recommend that you follow @MidPenHousing in Silicon Valley/SF Bay Area. While I questioned their proposed housing solutions when I lived/worked in Silicon Valley, before being priced out 4 yrs ago, the buildings were wonderful and did work to stabilize people.-Michaela

@CassandraGari @fresnoland @DaniBergstrom @emilyabenfer 5/ I also think that you should follow @NAMIAdvocacy @namicalifornia @FresnoNAMI about mental illness and peoples' needs. -Michaela

@CassandraGari @fresnoland @DaniBergstrom @emilyabenfer @threadreaderapp unroll , please

@CassandraGari @fresnoland @DaniBergstrom @emilyabenfer @NAMIAdvocacy @namicalifornia @FresnoNAMI 6/ I also think it would be a good idea to follow the research of Stanford Univ @CenterPovIneq . There's also foundations: @melindagates , @mackenziescott (co-founder of @amazon ), @gatesfoundation , @PackardFdn . Kaiser Family Foundation has researchers in the Oakland, CA area.

@CassandraGari @fresnoland @DaniBergstrom @emilyabenfer @NAMIAdvocacy @namicalifornia @FresnoNAMI @CenterPovIneq @melindagates @mackenziescott @amazon @gatesfoundation @PackardFdn 7/ I suggest that you follow the tiny house community for veterans in Kansas City, MO. Fresno's homeless veterans would like that kind of community to be built here. -Michaela
veteranscommunityproject.org

@CassandraGari @fresnoland @DaniBergstrom @emilyabenfer @NAMIAdvocacy @namicalifornia @FresnoNAMI @CenterPovIneq @melindagates @mackenziescott @amazon @gatesfoundation @PackardFdn 8/ I suggest you follow the tiny homes in Detroit, MI.
casscommunity.org/tinyhomes/