#40 - Tom Armstrong

Tom Armstrong is the author of Sacramento Homeless Blog. He has spent over 10 years living, as he refers to it, in "homeless world" of Sacramento.

Previously a freelance writer, Tom Armstrong provides a lucid and insightful view of the goings-on in Sacramento's "homeless world." We talk how folks end up on the streets, mental health, drug abuse, panhandling, and patient dumping by Sacramento hospitals. Tom also offers his candid views on service providers that purport to help.

This is one of my favorite episodes to date. Many thanks to Tom for coming on the show.

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Full talk also available on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y754xl9t

SHOWNOTES

INTRO


1:30 - Tom is critical of Sister Libby's leadership, and how is Noel Kammermann - ED of Loaves & Fishes doing?


5:00 - Christianity & faith, and how it is used as an instrument of kindness for the homeless.


10:00 - Patient Dumping


14:30 - Group homes


18:45 - Food providers over-serving obese guests


21:20 - The women have gone crazy


25:00 - Tom isn't a fan of homeless folks with animals


32:00 - How Tom wound up on the streets


40:00 - Folks with jobs who nonetheless have to sleep at the mission


45:30 - Getting into housing


46:40 - Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (allegedly) dumping patients at the Mission


52:30 - Sister Libby (allegedly) let a pedophile stay in a bungalow near a school at Loaves & Fishes.


54:00 - The culture at Loaves & Fishes vs. The Mission


55:00 - Panhandling