Thread by @EthnicMediaSvc

Starting right now: a robust discussion on homelessness. Watch live here: fb.watch/eqDRXOwo62/

There are many faces of homelessness. Most people are one check away from homelessness, says Mary Scott of @OpenDoorNet in Bakersfield

1603 homeless people live in #Bakersfield These include veterans, the elderly, and entire families. #Endhomelessness #HousingForAll #ProjectHomekey

Homelessness is not an individual issue. It is a community issue, says Mary Scott of @OpenDoorNet

Bakersfield is the first city to end chronic homelessness.

We need five more people to be housed to get to functional zero, says Mary Scott of @OpenDoorNet

Marcus Salter of @CMSCentralOhio asks: what are we doing here in Columbus? Are we working to prevent homelessness, or are we just putting a band-aid on a cut? We want to be on the prevention side.

We are trying to get ahead of the curve. We are resource rich, but connection poor, says Marcus Salter of @CMSCentralOhio We target resources: people may only need one or two. #ColumbusOH #HousingForAll

We try to get ahead of evictions, says Marcus Salter of @CMSCentralOhio We try to improve tenant/landlord communication and support services.

From January through March, 311 people were diverted from shelters. 2035 people got permanent shelter. @CMSCentralOhio #ColumbusOH #HousingForAll

Ana Rausch and Catherine Villarreal of the Coalition for Homelessness in Houston discuss how they were able to move thousands of people off the streets. @HomelessHOU

In 2011, 6000 people lived on the street in Harris County, Texas. Huge amount of recidivism, says Ana Rausch of @HomelessHOU We ended veteran homelessness in 2015 and created 2500 units of permanent housing

We have decreased family homelessness by 82 percen. We have housed over 25,000 people since 2012. The only way to end homelessness is with permanent housing and support services. Ana Rausch of @HomelessHOU

Homelessness is criminalized in Texas. "It doesn't solve anything," says Catherine Villarreal of @HomelessHOU @GregAbbott_TX

Over 60,000 people in California live on the streets. The state has the worst homeless crisis in the nation says Matthew Lewis of @cayimby California Yimby #HomlessnessCA #HousingCrisis #HousingForAll

Cities that build the most housing have the lowest rates of homelessness. People lose their homes over the loss of job, medical or family emergency. Landlords have no incentive to work with tenants who have fallen on hard times. Matthew Lewis @cayimby

This state has made it virtually impossible to add housing where it is needed. Matthew Lewis @cayimby

Berkeley was the first city in California to introduce racial redlining "to our shame," says Matthew Lewis of @cayimby "We want to re-integrate cities, but the legacy of segregation lives on."

California has underbuilt for 30-40 years, says Matthew Lewis of @cayimby Must reform laws that make it impossible to build.

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