Shared Housing: a quick, effective response to homelessness
What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin
English - May 02, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MB - ★★★★ - 45 ratingsPolitics News los angeles politics government current events california mike bonin progressive Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As homelessness continues to increase nationally and locally, we need fast, urgent, and cost-effective solutions. Shared housing is a model where homeless people live together as a group, often in a single-family home, sharing a bedroom with a roommate. It does not require long waits for government-approved vouchers, and it does not require a ton of staff or bureaucracy. And it does not require new lengthy and expensive construction.
In this episode, Mike talks with people with lived experience with homelessness and shared housing: Natasha, who currently lives in shared housing after being homeless in Los Angeles; Sarah Gabriel, a former resident of shared housing managed by SHARE! (Self-Help and Recovery Exchange), who now works as a peer bridger for the agency, and Jason Robison, SHARE's executive director.
The Culver-City based SHARE! the Self-Help And Recovery Exchange (SHARE!), has been getting people off the streets quickly since 2005 with a model of shared housing called Shared Recovery Housing — a nationally-recognized and evidence-based treatment.
Shared Housing: A Faster, More Cost-Effective Solution to Homelessness (Mike Bonin)
Increasing Housing Options for Homeless Populations Through a Shared Housing Approach (HUD)
Shared Housing as a Solution for Single Adults (National Alliance to End Homelessness)