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"content": "\u003cp>Wilma Brown is one of 1.3 million Californians trying to make ends meet on just $895 a month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 61-year-old became homeless seven years ago, when she finally summoned the courage to leave an abusive relationship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I just left, packed up everything and left everything behind, and just left hoping I would never see this person again,\" she said. \"And I’ve been homeless ever since.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few years later, Brown had to stop working -- she had a job in retail -- after she hurt her back. Since then, she’s been on a government program known as Supplemental Security Income (SSI).\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'Even $10 is a big difference when you are on the streets looking for food. It could mean transportation, it could mean maybe even getting your clothes washed.'\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The program provides cash grants to 1.3 million low-income Californians who can’t work and don’t qualify for Social Security. It’s funded largely by the federal government, but California kicks in a couple of hundred dollars a month to help supplement the federal portion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Couples are eligible for $1,510 a month. Single adults like Brown get $895 a month -- an income that puts her below the federal poverty line. In California, SSI recipients are not eligible to receive food stamps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s really tough, just living paycheck to paycheck, not knowing where your next meal is coming from,\" said Brown, who also suffers from debilitating depression if she's not on the right medication.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2017/03/2017-03-01d-tcr.mp3\" Image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Wilma-800x701.jpg\" Title=\"Advocates Push State to Restore Funds for Disabled Californians\" program=\"The California Report\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While housing and other costs in California have soared in recent years as the economy rebounded from the Great Recession, Brown's monthly check is actually smaller than it would have been eight years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2009, as the economy crashed, the state starting slashing public programs to grapple with huge budget shortfalls. The SSI program was one of those on the chopping block.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Starting in 2010, the state began cutting its portion of the monthly payments, then at a high of $233 a month. By 2012, that state portion had fallen by $77 a month to $156 -- the minimum required under federal law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Janny Castillo works with seniors and others at St. Mary’s Center in Oakland, a nonprofit that provides services to at-risk seniors, including Brown. She said every dollar counts when you're living on a fixed income like Brown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Even $10 is a big difference when you are on the streets looking for food. It could mean transportation, it could mean maybe even getting your clothes washed. Can you imagine not being able to wear clean clothes?\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Castillo is among the advocates pushing lawmakers and the governor to increase the state payments to SSI recipients. They note that the program has grown by 72,000 people over the past decade, as more Californians were pushed into poverty by the recession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As state leaders gear up for this spring's budget season, though, it seems unlikely they'll be able to convince Gov. Jerry Brown to increase the payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"BLMbe5DdATincUuOTvZdBSjWYUZplh3X\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown has \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/01/10/governor-jerry-brown-says-state-should-plan-for-rainy-budget-days/\" target=\"_blank\">struck a note of caution\u003c/a> this year: His administration is forecasting a $1.6 billion budget shortfall next fiscal year, and is also bracing for potential cuts to health care and other federally funded programs by Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for the Department of Finance, noted that Brown did modestly increase the state's portion this year, offering SSI recipients the first cost-of-living increase in 12 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bump? Four dollars a month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palmer said the governor has worked hard to restore cuts made during the recession and has added back $18 billion a year since 2012 to anti-poverty programs, including expanding health care to the poor, increasing the minimum wage and expanding eligibility for the state's welfare-to-work program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palmer says this year's cost-of-living increases for SSI recipients are part of that -- but that it would be hard to go any further.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If the grant levels were to be restored to their pre-recession levels, the cost to the general fund for that alone would probably run in the neighborhood of several billion dollars,\" Palmer said. \"So the question is where do you take those monies from? Do you take them out of health and human services? Do you take them out of education programs? What other part of the budget do we cut?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"Me7QQgndCn7Dwjvuwr6KVnuLQaYPx5cL\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But advocates for the poor argue that SSI recipients are among the state's most vulnerable and deserve to be a priority in state budget discussions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The population is predominantly women from communities of color -- black, Latina, Asian-American women -- who have faced the challenges we heard from Wilma,\" said Andrew Cheyne, director of government affairs for the California Association of Food Banks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Maybe they have had to care for family members, maybe they have experienced barriers in the labor force and job market, which has prevented folks from being able to save for an older age, and now they are forced to live on an inhuman amount.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cheyne said people on SSI all over the state are living on the edge, even in places with lower costs of living.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In Humboldt County ... 40 percent of food bank clientele are folks who are living on SSI,\" he said. \"Because every month, the monthly check doesn't go far enough and the first thing they cut back on, because they have to, is food.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, Wilma Brown is getting help from St. Mary's Center -- they placed her in temporary housing, and offer meals and other support. 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"disqusTitle": "Homeless Guides Help Volunteers Get Count in Alameda County",
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"content": "\u003cp>It’s before sunrise when Brenda Goldstein and Eddie Heard head into the cold under an Oakland freeway and start counting the tents and homeless people they see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/305632572\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every county that receives federal funding for the homeless is required to go out every two years and count homeless people during one day in January. Alameda County tried something new in 2017: paying people who have been homeless themselves to guide volunteers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goldstein and Heard never met before Tuesday, Jan. 31, the morning of the homeless survey. Goldstein works at a community health center. Heard runs concessions at the Oakland Coliseum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11296572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11296572\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-800x976.jpg\" alt=\"Brenda Goldstein of El Cerrito fills out survey forms during the Alameda County Point-In-Time homeless survey on Jan. 31, 2017.\" width=\"800\" height=\"976\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-800x976.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-160x195.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-1020x1244.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-1180x1439.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-960x1171.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-240x293.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-375x457.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-520x634.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brenda Goldstein of El Cerrito fills out survey forms during the Alameda County Point-In-Time homeless survey on Jan. 31, 2017. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Goldstein has been a volunteer on several previous homeless counts, but she's never had a guide before. Heard has special expertise: Two or three years ago, after separating from a longtime partner, he became homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I lived just like place to place, like you know, with family members and hotels and stuff like that,\" Heard said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heard is in transitional housing now. He and other guides are getting paid $15 an hour to help with the count. He helps Goldstein when she isn't sure if there’s someone sleeping under rolled-up blankets or make-do tents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11295322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11295322 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Heard and Goldstein spent hours in Goldstein's car in order to cover two whole census tracts.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heard and Goldstein spent hours in Goldstein's car in order to cover two whole census tracts. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Eddie’s really, really helpful,\" Goldstein said. \"He's kind of the reality check for me. When I look at a tent, he says, 'That's going to have at least two or three people in it.' I have a lot more confidence going out with him, too, knowing we’re looking in the right places.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County officials expect to get a more accurate count using homeless guides during the 2017 Point-in-Time Count. It's a strategy some other counties already use, but in past years Alameda County sent volunteers to sites where homeless people get services, and used surveys to estimate how many people are homeless. For the first time this year, they're trying to cover every block, so they’ll know how many homeless people are in each city, even down to the census tract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roughly 150 guides and more than 400 volunteers have been enlisted in Alameda County, according to Elaine de Coligny, executive director of EveryOne Home, an organization set up by the county to coordinate efforts to stop homelessness. The guides will be conducting surveys over the next two weeks with homeless people to get more information about how they became homeless, how long they’ve been homeless, their health and other issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the last count in 2015, volunteers estimated 4,040 people were homeless -- 2,397 of them without shelter. Heard thinks that number is probably low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11295318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11295318\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A tent under a freeway overpass in Oakland, photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, the day of the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County's homeless population.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tent under a freeway overpass in Oakland, photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, the day of the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County's homeless population. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"We’ve already identified about 47 people living in homeless encampments,\" said Goldstein, \"just along the freeway, just one tent after another.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that was just in the first hour. They have to cover two whole census tracts, so they spend hours in Goldstein’s car, peering into corners and doorways, and getting out to walk under bridges and overpasses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The numbers for this year's homeless count will be available this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11295239\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11295239 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Eddie Heard looked through a broken fence in Oakland to count the tents in a homeless encampment on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Heard, who is formerly homeless, was hired by EveryOne Home as a guide to help volunteers conduct a more accurate count during the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eddie Heard looked through a broken fence in Oakland to count the tents in a homeless encampment on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s before sunrise when Brenda Goldstein and Eddie Heard head into the cold under an Oakland freeway and start counting the tents and homeless people they see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='100%' height='166'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/305632572&visual=true&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false'\n title='https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/305632572'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every county that receives federal funding for the homeless is required to go out every two years and count homeless people during one day in January. Alameda County tried something new in 2017: paying people who have been homeless themselves to guide volunteers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goldstein and Heard never met before Tuesday, Jan. 31, the morning of the homeless survey. Goldstein works at a community health center. Heard runs concessions at the Oakland Coliseum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11296572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11296572\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-800x976.jpg\" alt=\"Brenda Goldstein of El Cerrito fills out survey forms during the Alameda County Point-In-Time homeless survey on Jan. 31, 2017.\" width=\"800\" height=\"976\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-800x976.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-160x195.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-1020x1244.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-1180x1439.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-960x1171.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-240x293.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-375x457.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-520x634.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brenda Goldstein of El Cerrito fills out survey forms during the Alameda County Point-In-Time homeless survey on Jan. 31, 2017. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Goldstein has been a volunteer on several previous homeless counts, but she's never had a guide before. Heard has special expertise: Two or three years ago, after separating from a longtime partner, he became homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I lived just like place to place, like you know, with family members and hotels and stuff like that,\" Heard said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heard is in transitional housing now. He and other guides are getting paid $15 an hour to help with the count. He helps Goldstein when she isn't sure if there’s someone sleeping under rolled-up blankets or make-do tents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11295322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11295322 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Heard and Goldstein spent hours in Goldstein's car in order to cover two whole census tracts.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heard and Goldstein spent hours in Goldstein's car in order to cover two whole census tracts. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Eddie’s really, really helpful,\" Goldstein said. \"He's kind of the reality check for me. When I look at a tent, he says, 'That's going to have at least two or three people in it.' I have a lot more confidence going out with him, too, knowing we’re looking in the right places.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County officials expect to get a more accurate count using homeless guides during the 2017 Point-in-Time Count. It's a strategy some other counties already use, but in past years Alameda County sent volunteers to sites where homeless people get services, and used surveys to estimate how many people are homeless. For the first time this year, they're trying to cover every block, so they’ll know how many homeless people are in each city, even down to the census tract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roughly 150 guides and more than 400 volunteers have been enlisted in Alameda County, according to Elaine de Coligny, executive director of EveryOne Home, an organization set up by the county to coordinate efforts to stop homelessness. The guides will be conducting surveys over the next two weeks with homeless people to get more information about how they became homeless, how long they’ve been homeless, their health and other issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the last count in 2015, volunteers estimated 4,040 people were homeless -- 2,397 of them without shelter. Heard thinks that number is probably low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11295318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11295318\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A tent under a freeway overpass in Oakland, photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, the day of the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County's homeless population.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tent under a freeway overpass in Oakland, photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, the day of the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County's homeless population. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"We’ve already identified about 47 people living in homeless encampments,\" said Goldstein, \"just along the freeway, just one tent after another.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that was just in the first hour. They have to cover two whole census tracts, so they spend hours in Goldstein’s car, peering into corners and doorways, and getting out to walk under bridges and overpasses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The numbers for this year's homeless count will be available this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11295239\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11295239 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Eddie Heard looked through a broken fence in Oakland to count the tents in a homeless encampment on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Heard, who is formerly homeless, was hired by EveryOne Home as a guide to help volunteers conduct a more accurate count during the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eddie Heard looked through a broken fence in Oakland to count the tents in a homeless encampment on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Heard, who is formerly homeless, was paid $15 an hour as a guide to help volunteers conduct a more accurate count during the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was originally published on Dec. 25, 2016.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two weeks ago Brittany Jones was homeless. Now she is safe and warm in an Oakland apartment, thanks to a KQED listener.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College and was homeless when KQED reporter Laura Klivans began talking with her as part of the series \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\">Homeless U\u003c/a>, which explored the lives of three homeless college students, and the growing awareness of this previously invisible population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I first met Jones in the early part of December when I began photographing her going about her days at school, visiting her storage unit and sleeping on BART. Even with the situation she was in, Jones always had a positive and motivated outlook. She could laugh at life and was determined to keep pushing herself to finish school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/6WFkcQgqhAY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones’ story was published as part of the Bay Area media collaboration \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/sf-homeless-project/\">#SFHomelessProject\u003c/a> on Dec. 7. After her story aired, KQED began receiving offers from listeners to provide rooms, storage spaces and anything else they thought might help Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230214\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230215\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones starts putting away kitchen pans in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones puts away kitchen pans in her new kitchen. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230216\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones’ story was published as part of the Bay Area media collaboration \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/sf-homeless-project/\">#SFHomelessProject\u003c/a> on Dec. 7. After her story aired, KQED began receiving offers from listeners to provide rooms, storage spaces and anything else they thought might help Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230214\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230215\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones starts putting away kitchen pans in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones puts away kitchen pans in her new kitchen. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230216\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>President Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, retired surgeon \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/us/politics/ben-carson-housing-urban-development-trump.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Carson\u003c/a>, has no experience in housing or homeless services. He’s never held elected office or a government job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Carson says as a pediatric neurosurgeon and pediatrician he saw firsthand the devastating health impacts of homelessness and sub-standard housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At his \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZfJH9Cidg8\" target=\"_blank\">Senate confirmation hearing \u003c/a>earlier this month, the 65-year-old Republican expressed support for homeless programs that emphasize housing first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/306395530″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know of one individual who was chronically homeless and having a very difficult time with substance abuse that, through that program, not only became employed but was able to purchase their own home,” said Carson. “And those are programs that we will study carefully, see what we can derive from those, and how we can take those lessons and multiply them across the nation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ‘’\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfhip.org/index.php?module=promisepractice&controller=index&action=view&pid=3933\" target=\"_blank\">housing first\u003c/a>” philosophy is at the heart of homeless reduction strategies in big cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, where homelessness is on the rise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289264\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"L.A. originations like the Skid Row Housing Trust are hoping President Trump’s choice for HUD chief doesn’t mean a shift in focus away from a housing first approach to combatting homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">L.A. organizations like the Skid Row Housing Trust are hoping President Trump’s choice for HUD chief doesn’t mean a shift in focus away from a housing-first approach to combating homelessness. \u003ccite>(Steven Cuevas / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In any given year, tens of millions of dollars of HUD money flows through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.lahsa.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority \u003c/a>to scores of nonprofit programs aimed at getting people into supportive housing — and into drug rehab, job training and other services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Well, we hope that there is a recognition of the fact that the federal government has an important role to play,” says Mike Alvidrez, the chief executive officer at \u003ca href=\"http://skidrow.org/\" target=\"_blank\">L.A.’s Skid Row Housing Trust.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trust operates a number of large, modern, permanent supportive housing projects across Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Primarily in terms of rental subsidies required to be available to help pay for the operating costs of a building that houses homeless folks. We wouldn’t want to see homelessness get worse across the county,” says Alvidrez, when asked about the coming leadership shake-up at HUD.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289268\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289268\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/skht-STREET-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"One of a number of permanent supportive housing complexes in downtown Los Angeles complexes that rely in part on rental subsides for formerly homeless tenants .\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/skht-STREET-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/skht-STREET-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/skht-STREET-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/skht-STREET.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/skht-STREET-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/skht-STREET-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/skht-STREET-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/skht-STREET-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/skht-STREET-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of a number of permanent supportive housing complexes in downtown Los Angeles that rely in part on federal rental subsidies for formerly homeless tenants . \u003ccite>(Steven Cuevas/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But the homeless and those at risk of homelessness may have cause for concern. Ben Carson is \u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/23/ben-carson-obamas-housing-rules-try-to-accomplish-/\" target=\"_blank\">generally critical \u003c/a>of social welfare programs that he sees as trapping people in a cycle of dependence. On \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2016/12/06/checking-in-with-san-franciscos-top-homeless-official/\" target=\"_blank\">KQED’s Forum program last month\u003c/a>, San Francisco’s director of the new \u003ca href=\"http://dhsh.sfgov.org/\">Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, \u003c/a>Jeff Kositsky, expressed hope that the agency would not see a reduction in HUD money under the new Republican leadership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A significant portion of San Francisco’s roughly $250 million a year homeless budget comes from HUD. Kositsky says his team is working on contingency plans should there be any significant drop in funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You know, we can never rely on federal, state and even local funding. We always need to be careful in our planning and are thinking about this,” says Kositsky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He expressed faith in HUD staff that will likely stay on in the new administration, and in long-standing federal housing initiatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And I’m hopeful that these programs are going to continue because HUD’s been very successful in this particular area,” says Kositsky. “And I hope that Ben Carson will recognize that and not knock the country off of what I think has been a pretty positive trajectory around homelessness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289274\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/HOMELESS-VOTERS-V_Katherine-and-Billy-800x585.jpg\" alt=\"Several homeless services programs at Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco rely on HUD funding. Staff there express concern over President Trump’s choice to run the federal department. \" width=\"800\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/HOMELESS-VOTERS-V_Katherine-and-Billy-800x585.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/HOMELESS-VOTERS-V_Katherine-and-Billy-160x117.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/HOMELESS-VOTERS-V_Katherine-and-Billy-1020x746.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/HOMELESS-VOTERS-V_Katherine-and-Billy.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/HOMELESS-VOTERS-V_Katherine-and-Billy-1180x863.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/HOMELESS-VOTERS-V_Katherine-and-Billy-960x703.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/HOMELESS-VOTERS-V_Katherine-and-Billy-240x176.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/HOMELESS-VOTERS-V_Katherine-and-Billy-375x274.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/HOMELESS-VOTERS-V_Katherine-and-Billy-520x381.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several homeless services programs at Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco rely on HUD funding. Staff there express concern over President Trump’s choice to run the federal department. \u003ccite>(Lacy Robertrs / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At his Senate confirmation hearing, Carson was vague on whether he aimed to slash the HUD budget or redirect how money is spent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in a style befitting a Donald Trump nominee, he pledged to create a housing plan that is “world class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to convince you all that this is what we need to do. I don’t know what that number is going to be. Quite frankly it might be more, might be less,” said Carson. “But it will be what is required to accomplish what we need to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A bipartisan Senate committee confirmed Carson’s appointment as the nation’s new housing chief earlier this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nomination now goes before the Republican-controlled Senate for a final vote.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ‘’\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfhip.org/index.php?module=promisepractice&controller=index&action=view&pid=3933\" target=\"_blank\">housing first\u003c/a>” philosophy is at the heart of homeless reduction strategies in big cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, where homelessness is on the rise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289264\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"L.A. originations like the Skid Row Housing Trust are hoping President Trump’s choice for HUD chief doesn’t mean a shift in focus away from a housing first approach to combatting homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/SKHT-close-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">L.A. organizations like the Skid Row Housing Trust are hoping President Trump’s choice for HUD chief doesn’t mean a shift in focus away from a housing-first approach to combating homelessness. \u003ccite>(Steven Cuevas / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In any given year, tens of millions of dollars of HUD money flows through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.lahsa.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority \u003c/a>to scores of nonprofit programs aimed at getting people into supportive housing — and into drug rehab, job training and other services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Well, we hope that there is a recognition of the fact that the federal government has an important role to play,” says Mike Alvidrez, the chief executive officer at \u003ca href=\"http://skidrow.org/\" target=\"_blank\">L.A.’s Skid Row Housing Trust.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trust operates a number of large, modern, permanent supportive housing projects across Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Primarily in terms of rental subsidies required to be available to help pay for the operating costs of a building that houses homeless folks. 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Ben Carson is \u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/23/ben-carson-obamas-housing-rules-try-to-accomplish-/\" target=\"_blank\">generally critical \u003c/a>of social welfare programs that he sees as trapping people in a cycle of dependence. On \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2016/12/06/checking-in-with-san-franciscos-top-homeless-official/\" target=\"_blank\">KQED’s Forum program last month\u003c/a>, San Francisco’s director of the new \u003ca href=\"http://dhsh.sfgov.org/\">Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, \u003c/a>Jeff Kositsky, expressed hope that the agency would not see a reduction in HUD money under the new Republican leadership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A significant portion of San Francisco’s roughly $250 million a year homeless budget comes from HUD. 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We always need to be careful in our planning and are thinking about this,” says Kositsky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He expressed faith in HUD staff that will likely stay on in the new administration, and in long-standing federal housing initiatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And I’m hopeful that these programs are going to continue because HUD’s been very successful in this particular area,” says Kositsky. “And I hope that Ben Carson will recognize that and not knock the country off of what I think has been a pretty positive trajectory around homelessness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289274\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/HOMELESS-VOTERS-V_Katherine-and-Billy-800x585.jpg\" alt=\"Several homeless services programs at Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco rely on HUD funding. 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"content": "\u003cp>Builders in Orange County are using an innovative approach to solve the long-running problem of homelessness among veterans. They’re transforming old shipping containers into new permanent homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 16-unit apartment complex uses 54 recycled shipping containers that have been redesigned so each apartment has a kitchen, bathroom and living space. When finished, the project, called Potter’s Lane, will have two stories with a balcony, stairs and a courtyard. And each 480-square-foot apartment will house a veteran who is coming off the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We got the design ready, we hired our architect, and as we went through the process found out that this was going to be the first multifamily project in the nation that was going to be built with recycled shipping containers for homeless,” said Donna Gallup, the president of \u003ca href=\"https://afhusa.org/\">American Family Housing\u003c/a>, the nonprofit overseeing the project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We designed the project specifically to meet the needs of homeless veterans,” Gallup said. That means a U-shaped design that seeks to balance privacy with collective living.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re hoping that it will build community, reduce isolation and help them feel like they’re a part of something bigger,” said Gallup. “Hopefully, it will lead to some very successful long-term permanent housing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289261\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289261\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The Potter's Lane development in Midway City, Orange County will recycle shipping containers into 16 apartments. It welcomes its first residents in February.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Potter’s Lane development in Midway City, Orange County, will recycle shipping containers into 16 apartments. It welcomes its first residents in February. \u003ccite>(Dorian Merina/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The timing of the project, from design to finish, came in at about a year, and the speed is one of the reasons builders chose recycled shipping containers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, the nonprofit won a \u003ca href=\"http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/american-family-housing-receives-17-million-from-veterans-housing-homeless-2118515.htm\">$1.8 million housing loan\u003c/a> from the \u003ca href=\"http://www.hcd.ca.gov/\">State of California Department of Housing and Community Development\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvet.ca.gov/\">California Department of Veterans Affairs\u003c/a> to start the project. The shipping containers went to a manufacturer to be redesigned in May and were ready to install on the building site by September.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gallup said the containers are energy-efficient, with strong steel sides that won’t need a lot of upkeep and long windows on the sides to let in sunlight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s especially important now because of the tremendous demand for zero-bedroom and one-bedroom units in the area and the shortage that we’re experiencing currently,” said John Hambuch, housing assistance manager for the Orange County Housing Authority, a partner in the project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His office receives 19-25 referrals a month from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, about 70 percent of whom are looking for single-bedroom apartments or studios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289263\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289263\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-800x545.jpg\" alt=\"Each 480-square-foot apartment will house a veteran who is coming off the streets.\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-800x545.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-1020x694.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-1180x803.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-960x654.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-240x163.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-375x255.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-520x354.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Each 480-square-foot apartment will house a veteran who is coming off the streets. \u003ccite>(Dorian Merina/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Veterans who are eligible can receive housing vouchers to help pay for the rent, but the tight private market makes it hard to place many of them, said Marie Vu, who works with the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing, or VASH program, in Orange County. There’s also a four-month window of eligibility, so without an extension, the tight timeline makes finding a rental space in the private market tough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Potter’s Lane project aims to close this gap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Counselors from the VA and American Family Housing will have offices on-site so they can keep track of how veterans are adjusting and troubleshoot any problems that come up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t want to just get them into a unit and then say goodbye,” said Hambuch. “We want to be able to ensure that they’ll be there successfully.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The veterans homeless population in Southern California has decreased in recent years. In Los Angeles County, the number of homeless veterans \u003ca href=\"https://documents.lahsa.org/Planning/homelesscount/2016/factsheet/2016-HC-Results.pdf\">dropped by 30 percent last year from 2015\u003c/a>, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. But the problem has persisted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti had to back away from \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-veteran-homelessness-20150129-story.html\">a pledge to end veterans homelessness by 2015\u003c/a>, after the year concluded with veterans still on the streets. He’s since called the issue his “highest priority,” though he’s refrained from putting a new date on the goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, during a visit to Los Angeles, then-VA Secretary Robert McDonald \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2017/01/05/54244/va-secretary-mcdonald-would-stay-if-trump-asked/\">called Los Angeles his “greatest challenge”\u003c/a> in ending veterans homelessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The scale here is just so large,” said McDonald. “There’s not a lot of low-cost living here, so we need creative solutions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289269\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289269\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Donna Gallup, president and CEO of American Family Housing, in her office next to boxes of donated televisions that will go into the apartments at Potter’s Lane. The non-profit is overseeing the housing project in Midway City located next to its offices, where counselors will maintain regular contact with the veterans who move in next door.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donna Gallup, president and CEO of American Family Housing, in her office next to boxes of donated televisions that will go into the apartments at Potter’s Lane. The nonprofit is overseeing the housing project in Midway City located next to its offices, where counselors will maintain regular contact with the veterans who move in next door. \u003ccite>(Dorian Merina/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Most recent estimates put the homeless veteran population in L.A. and Orange Counties at about 3,500, though officials like Hambuch at Orange County Housing Authority caution that the counts could be low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the veterans getting ready to move in to Potter’s Lane is Jimmy Palmiter, a 59-year-old Army veteran. He heard of the project from a VA counselor, but was wary at first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had my misgivings; I wasn’t quite sure until I saw the place,” said Palmiter, who was unfamiliar with the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palmiter said he’s been homeless for about 4½ years, living mostly in cars, with his dog, Fifi. On a recent visit to the site, he held Fifi in his arms as he stood outside an unfinished apartment. Plastic sheeting still covered the kitchen countertops and electrical wires hung from the ceiling as two workers prepped the walls for a new coat of paint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the home was coming together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is just gorgeous, and one of these apartments is mine,” said Palmiter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As he spoke, he leaned on a cane, still recovering from a fall three years ago that shattered his right hip and ended his sporadic construction work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now I’m just trying to live a life with as little pain as possible,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s scheduled to move in by Feb. 8, just three days before his birthday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ll be 60 years old next month and it’s time for me to get off the street,” he said, gazing at the shipping container-turned-apartment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can’t wait, I can’t wait.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was produced by the \u003ca href=\"http://americanhomefront.wunc.org/\">American Homefront Project\u003c/a> — a collaboration of KPCC, WUNC and WUSF — with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Bob Woodruff Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Builders in Orange County are using an innovative approach to solve the long-running problem of homelessness among veterans. They’re transforming old shipping containers into new permanent homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 16-unit apartment complex uses 54 recycled shipping containers that have been redesigned so each apartment has a kitchen, bathroom and living space. When finished, the project, called Potter’s Lane, will have two stories with a balcony, stairs and a courtyard. And each 480-square-foot apartment will house a veteran who is coming off the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We got the design ready, we hired our architect, and as we went through the process found out that this was going to be the first multifamily project in the nation that was going to be built with recycled shipping containers for homeless,” said Donna Gallup, the president of \u003ca href=\"https://afhusa.org/\">American Family Housing\u003c/a>, the nonprofit overseeing the project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We designed the project specifically to meet the needs of homeless veterans,” Gallup said. That means a U-shaped design that seeks to balance privacy with collective living.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re hoping that it will build community, reduce isolation and help them feel like they’re a part of something bigger,” said Gallup. “Hopefully, it will lead to some very successful long-term permanent housing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289261\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289261\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The Potter's Lane development in Midway City, Orange County will recycle shipping containers into 16 apartments. It welcomes its first residents in February.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/OrangeShippingDevel-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Potter’s Lane development in Midway City, Orange County, will recycle shipping containers into 16 apartments. It welcomes its first residents in February. \u003ccite>(Dorian Merina/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The timing of the project, from design to finish, came in at about a year, and the speed is one of the reasons builders chose recycled shipping containers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, the nonprofit won a \u003ca href=\"http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/american-family-housing-receives-17-million-from-veterans-housing-homeless-2118515.htm\">$1.8 million housing loan\u003c/a> from the \u003ca href=\"http://www.hcd.ca.gov/\">State of California Department of Housing and Community Development\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvet.ca.gov/\">California Department of Veterans Affairs\u003c/a> to start the project. The shipping containers went to a manufacturer to be redesigned in May and were ready to install on the building site by September.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gallup said the containers are energy-efficient, with strong steel sides that won’t need a lot of upkeep and long windows on the sides to let in sunlight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s especially important now because of the tremendous demand for zero-bedroom and one-bedroom units in the area and the shortage that we’re experiencing currently,” said John Hambuch, housing assistance manager for the Orange County Housing Authority, a partner in the project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His office receives 19-25 referrals a month from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, about 70 percent of whom are looking for single-bedroom apartments or studios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289263\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289263\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-800x545.jpg\" alt=\"Each 480-square-foot apartment will house a veteran who is coming off the streets.\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-800x545.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-1020x694.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-1180x803.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-960x654.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-240x163.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-375x255.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/InteriorHousing-520x354.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Each 480-square-foot apartment will house a veteran who is coming off the streets. \u003ccite>(Dorian Merina/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Veterans who are eligible can receive housing vouchers to help pay for the rent, but the tight private market makes it hard to place many of them, said Marie Vu, who works with the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing, or VASH program, in Orange County. There’s also a four-month window of eligibility, so without an extension, the tight timeline makes finding a rental space in the private market tough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Potter’s Lane project aims to close this gap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Counselors from the VA and American Family Housing will have offices on-site so they can keep track of how veterans are adjusting and troubleshoot any problems that come up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t want to just get them into a unit and then say goodbye,” said Hambuch. “We want to be able to ensure that they’ll be there successfully.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The veterans homeless population in Southern California has decreased in recent years. In Los Angeles County, the number of homeless veterans \u003ca href=\"https://documents.lahsa.org/Planning/homelesscount/2016/factsheet/2016-HC-Results.pdf\">dropped by 30 percent last year from 2015\u003c/a>, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. But the problem has persisted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti had to back away from \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-veteran-homelessness-20150129-story.html\">a pledge to end veterans homelessness by 2015\u003c/a>, after the year concluded with veterans still on the streets. He’s since called the issue his “highest priority,” though he’s refrained from putting a new date on the goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, during a visit to Los Angeles, then-VA Secretary Robert McDonald \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2017/01/05/54244/va-secretary-mcdonald-would-stay-if-trump-asked/\">called Los Angeles his “greatest challenge”\u003c/a> in ending veterans homelessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The scale here is just so large,” said McDonald. “There’s not a lot of low-cost living here, so we need creative solutions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289269\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289269\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Donna Gallup, president and CEO of American Family Housing, in her office next to boxes of donated televisions that will go into the apartments at Potter’s Lane. The non-profit is overseeing the housing project in Midway City located next to its offices, where counselors will maintain regular contact with the veterans who move in next door.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/Donna-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donna Gallup, president and CEO of American Family Housing, in her office next to boxes of donated televisions that will go into the apartments at Potter’s Lane. The nonprofit is overseeing the housing project in Midway City located next to its offices, where counselors will maintain regular contact with the veterans who move in next door. \u003ccite>(Dorian Merina/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Most recent estimates put the homeless veteran population in L.A. and Orange Counties at about 3,500, though officials like Hambuch at Orange County Housing Authority caution that the counts could be low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the veterans getting ready to move in to Potter’s Lane is Jimmy Palmiter, a 59-year-old Army veteran. He heard of the project from a VA counselor, but was wary at first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had my misgivings; I wasn’t quite sure until I saw the place,” said Palmiter, who was unfamiliar with the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palmiter said he’s been homeless for about 4½ years, living mostly in cars, with his dog, Fifi. 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Plastic sheeting still covered the kitchen countertops and electrical wires hung from the ceiling as two workers prepped the walls for a new coat of paint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the home was coming together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is just gorgeous, and one of these apartments is mine,” said Palmiter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As he spoke, he leaned on a cane, still recovering from a fall three years ago that shattered his right hip and ended his sporadic construction work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now I’m just trying to live a life with as little pain as possible,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s scheduled to move in by Feb. 8, just three days before his birthday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ll be 60 years old next month and it’s time for me to get off the street,” he said, gazing at the shipping container-turned-apartment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can’t wait, I can’t wait.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Like most of us living in the Bay Area who are lucky enough to have a roof over our heads, Daniel Hughes says he has looked away when walking past homeless people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What I observed in my own behavior, as well as people on the street, was just how difficult it was to confront how someone has fallen so low,” says Hughes, who serves as the artistic director and conductor of \u003ca href=\"http://www.choralproject.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Choral Project\u003c/a>, a community choir in San Jose. “The regular man’s reaction to that is to try to ignore it and pretend it’s not there, because it really does force us to confront our own humanity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That response, or lack thereof, is exactly what \u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em> is designed to confront. Choral groups around the world have performed the work since its debut in 2014 — and donated proceeds to support the homeless in cities from Melbourne, Australia to San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/304880949″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now the Choral Project is performing \u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em> in San Jose and Santa Cruz, two Silicon Valley cities with \u003ca href=\"https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/2016-AHAR-Part-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">substantial homeless populations\u003c/a>. 10 percent of the net proceeds from the choir’s shows will be donated to the Office of Social Ministry at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.stjosephcathedral.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saint Joseph Cathedral Basilica\u003c/a> in downtown San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kathleen McGuire, one of the co-creators of \u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em>, spent 13 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. She led a number of high profile groups, including the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgmc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus\u003c/a> and a homeless choir in San Francisco called \u003ca href=\"http://www.singersofthestreet.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Singers of the Street\u003c/a> (SOS).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGuire was inspired to launch SOS by a fellow Australian choral conductor, \u003ca href=\"http://www.jonathonwelch.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathon Welch\u003c/a>, who’s started two homeless choirs himself, in Australia. He also came up with the idea for \u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf_exeHB9JA?list=PLwHx0O0gnxuj3Vnf5RZBtImSqzAGvjQrK]”There are so many people who die on the streets every year, who nobody mourns, and nobody knows their name,” McGuire says. \u003cem>Street Requiem,\u003c/em> she says, “is really about the experience of the person on the street, and yes, trying to put the audience, as well as the performers, into a different mindset.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em> draws from multiple musical traditions, foremost among them Roman Catholic religious music. The “Requiem Æternam” movement, or “Eternal Rest” in Latin, for instance, is a prayer asking God to hasten the journey souls take from purgatory to heaven.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve taken some core elements of the traditional requiem, but we’ve put it into modern vernacular,” McGuire says. “We’ve also taken out some of the very overtly Christian language to try and make it more accessible to people of faith but not a specific religion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Excerpt from “Ubi Caritas – Charity and Love”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What is it that scares you when it’s change I’m looking for?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What is it that scares you that make you bar the door?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What is it that scares you when my hand’s stretched out this way?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What is it that scares you that makes you turn away?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ubi caritas et amor deus ibi est.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>(Where there is charity and love, there you will find the spirit of God.)\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em> also addresses the multiple ways people die on the street across the world every day — not just as a result of exposure to the elements, but also through crime and government oppression. One of the most touching movements, “Gloria,” includes a phrase from the Zulu language commonly sung at South African funerals and demonstrations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Senzeni na means ‘What have I done?’ or ‘What have we done?'” McGuire says. “It also means, ‘What have we done, as a society, to each other?'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGuire is not the only musician involved in the project who feels the homeless crisis applies to all of us. That’s why the Bay Area-based, internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade is involved in the San Jose and Santa Cruz performances of \u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12685633\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12685633\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt='\"The more you go back to [Street Requiem], the more you discover new levels of depth,\" says Daniel Hughes, artistic director and conductor of The Choral Project in San Jose. \"The depth of emotions I have to this music and the issues just continues to increase.\"' width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-960x541.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“The more you go back to [Street Requiem], the more you discover new levels of depth,” says Daniel Hughes, artistic director and conductor of The Choral Project in San Jose. “The depth of emotions I have to this music and the issues just continues to increase.” \u003ccite>(Photo: Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s not very hard to end up on the street.” says von Stade, who has performed \u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em> in Dallas, San Mateo, San Francisco and with an Australian choir at Carnegie Hall. “Nobody’s that different than we are. They’ve just had unbelievably tragic circumstances and they’re circumstances that are beyond people’s control.” Over the years, she’s also worked with a couple of organizations that provide opportunities for poor children to learn music, including the \u003ca href=\"http://www.youngmusiciansco.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Musicians Choral Orchestra\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With real estate prices as high as they are in Silicon Valley, choir members can’t help but resonate with the thought that we’re all potentially one crisis away from the streets, and that any one of us could fall prey to a layoff, a health crisis, crime, or indifference from friends and family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s heavy stuff, acknowledges Choral Project baritone Wilfred Matthews. He’s been singing with the community choir for 13 years, commuting from as far away as Sacramento at one point to be a part of the group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12685634\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12685634\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-800x453.jpg\" alt='The Choral Project rehearses Street Requiem at Willow Glen United Methodist Church in San Jose. \"It’s very moving,\" says alto Kathy Armstrong, \"but also uplifting at the same time. It’s great fun to sing.\"' width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-800x453.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-160x91.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-768x435.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-1020x578.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-1180x669.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-960x544.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-240x136.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-375x213.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-520x295.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Choral Project rehearses Street Requiem at Willow Glen United Methodist Church in San Jose. “It’s very moving,” says alto Kathy Armstrong, “but also uplifting at the same time. It’s great fun to sing.” \u003ccite>(Photo: Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Matthews sang \u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em> two years ago when it was performed in San Francisco and San Mateo. “It was such a moving work,” Matthews says. “I felt like I could contribute in a little way, you know, even with my own small voice, to spreading the message of hope for the marginalized in our society.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Matthews says the work has helped to change the way he interacts with people living on the streets. “I actually look at them in the eye,” he says. “I don’t walk away like I used to before.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"Q.Logo.Break\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>The \u003cstrong>Choral Project\u003c/strong> performs \u003cstrong>Street Requiem\u003c/strong> on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the \u003cem>Saint Joseph Cathedral Basilica\u003c/em> in San Jose; and Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at Peace United Church of Christ in Santa Cruz. \u003ca href=\"http://www.choralproject.org/categories/street-requiem/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details here.\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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He also came up with the idea for \u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/nf_exeHB9JA?list=PLwHx0O0gnxuj3Vnf5RZBtImSqzAGvjQrK'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/nf_exeHB9JA?list=PLwHx0O0gnxuj3Vnf5RZBtImSqzAGvjQrK'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>”There are so many people who die on the streets every year, who nobody mourns, and nobody knows their name,” McGuire says. \u003cem>Street Requiem,\u003c/em> she says, “is really about the experience of the person on the street, and yes, trying to put the audience, as well as the performers, into a different mindset.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em> draws from multiple musical traditions, foremost among them Roman Catholic religious music. The “Requiem Æternam” movement, or “Eternal Rest” in Latin, for instance, is a prayer asking God to hasten the journey souls take from purgatory to heaven.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve taken some core elements of the traditional requiem, but we’ve put it into modern vernacular,” McGuire says. “We’ve also taken out some of the very overtly Christian language to try and make it more accessible to people of faith but not a specific religion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Excerpt from “Ubi Caritas – Charity and Love”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What is it that scares you when it’s change I’m looking for?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What is it that scares you that make you bar the door?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What is it that scares you when my hand’s stretched out this way?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What is it that scares you that makes you turn away?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ubi caritas et amor deus ibi est.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>(Where there is charity and love, there you will find the spirit of God.)\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em> also addresses the multiple ways people die on the street across the world every day — not just as a result of exposure to the elements, but also through crime and government oppression. One of the most touching movements, “Gloria,” includes a phrase from the Zulu language commonly sung at South African funerals and demonstrations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Senzeni na means ‘What have I done?’ or ‘What have we done?'” McGuire says. “It also means, ‘What have we done, as a society, to each other?'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGuire is not the only musician involved in the project who feels the homeless crisis applies to all of us. That’s why the Bay Area-based, internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade is involved in the San Jose and Santa Cruz performances of \u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12685633\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12685633\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt='\"The more you go back to [Street Requiem], the more you discover new levels of depth,\" says Daniel Hughes, artistic director and conductor of The Choral Project in San Jose. \"The depth of emotions I have to this music and the issues just continues to increase.\"' width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-960x541.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23888_Photo-Jan-23-7-27-40-PM-001-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“The more you go back to [Street Requiem], the more you discover new levels of depth,” says Daniel Hughes, artistic director and conductor of The Choral Project in San Jose. “The depth of emotions I have to this music and the issues just continues to increase.” \u003ccite>(Photo: Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s not very hard to end up on the street.” says von Stade, who has performed \u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em> in Dallas, San Mateo, San Francisco and with an Australian choir at Carnegie Hall. “Nobody’s that different than we are. They’ve just had unbelievably tragic circumstances and they’re circumstances that are beyond people’s control.” Over the years, she’s also worked with a couple of organizations that provide opportunities for poor children to learn music, including the \u003ca href=\"http://www.youngmusiciansco.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Musicians Choral Orchestra\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With real estate prices as high as they are in Silicon Valley, choir members can’t help but resonate with the thought that we’re all potentially one crisis away from the streets, and that any one of us could fall prey to a layoff, a health crisis, crime, or indifference from friends and family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s heavy stuff, acknowledges Choral Project baritone Wilfred Matthews. He’s been singing with the community choir for 13 years, commuting from as far away as Sacramento at one point to be a part of the group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12685634\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12685634\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-800x453.jpg\" alt='The Choral Project rehearses Street Requiem at Willow Glen United Methodist Church in San Jose. \"It’s very moving,\" says alto Kathy Armstrong, \"but also uplifting at the same time. It’s great fun to sing.\"' width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-800x453.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-160x91.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-768x435.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-1020x578.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-1180x669.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-960x544.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-240x136.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-375x213.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/RS23886_Photo-Jan-23-7-24-00-PM-001-qut-520x295.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Choral Project rehearses Street Requiem at Willow Glen United Methodist Church in San Jose. “It’s very moving,” says alto Kathy Armstrong, “but also uplifting at the same time. It’s great fun to sing.” \u003ccite>(Photo: Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Matthews sang \u003cem>Street Requiem\u003c/em> two years ago when it was performed in San Francisco and San Mateo. “It was such a moving work,” Matthews says. “I felt like I could contribute in a little way, you know, even with my own small voice, to spreading the message of hope for the marginalized in our society.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Matthews says the work has helped to change the way he interacts with people living on the streets. “I actually look at them in the eye,” he says. “I don’t walk away like I used to before.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"Q.Logo.Break\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Contra Costa County began its annual homeless count Thursday, and volunteers spread out looking for people like Jarrett Keesling, who is living in an encampment in Concord. They need to find out where he lives and what he needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I need to get my license or see if I can get my license. Get an ID, that would be a definite start,” Keesling said. “It’s just transportation — transportation would make things so much easier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287990\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11287990 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_154-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Contra Costa Health Services worker Shayne Kaleo hugs Jarrett Keesling, who is among the hundreds of homeless CCHS interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. CCHS' Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Contra Costa Health Services worker Shayne Kaleo hugs Jarrett Keesling, who is among the hundreds of homeless CCHS interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. CCHS’s Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented people in the area. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/homeless/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contra Costa Health Services Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services\u003c/a>, its community partners and volunteers began documenting hundreds of homeless people in the county — both sheltered and unsheltered — who need permanent housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CCHS reported during its 2016 count that approximately 3,500 people across the county identified as homeless. Data from the 2017 homeless survey, which wraps up Friday, will not be available for several weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287983\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11287983 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_119-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Members of Contra Costa Health Services prepare to hand out bedding as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. CCHS's Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of Contra Costa Health Services prepare to hand out bedding as they conduct an annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa County’s overall homeless population dropped in 2016, but there were some places where it increased, like in the far eastern suburbs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We do anticipate that the numbers will continue to be highest in east Contra Costa County. However, we have not made any predictions as to whether or not we’ll see an overall increase in homelessness,” said Lavonna Martin, Contra Costa County’s homeless services chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11287987\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_185-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, whom are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. CCHSÕs Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, who are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The county has struggled to serve eastern Contra Costa as the population has quickly grown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11287986 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_041-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Jarrett Keesling, left, and Kelli Lengele, are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jarrett Keesling, left, and Kelli Lengele are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289119\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289119\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/RS23881_20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_234-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A trucker looks down upon the homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, whom are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A trucker looks down upon the homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, who are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many Bay Area counties are launching homeless surveys. San Francisco launched its count Thursday night and Alameda County will begin its census on Jan. 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287980\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11287980\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_016-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Members of Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) walk to a homeless encampment to conduct its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. CCHSÕs Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) walk to a homeless encampment to conduct its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://erickayne.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Kayne\u003c/a> is an award-winning photojournalist who has worked for the Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News and Seattle Times. KQED’s Devin Katayama contributed to this post.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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CCHSÕs Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, who are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The county has struggled to serve eastern Contra Costa as the population has quickly grown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11287986 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_041-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Jarrett Keesling, left, and Kelli Lengele, are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jarrett Keesling, left, and Kelli Lengele are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289119\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289119\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/RS23881_20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_234-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A trucker looks down upon the homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, whom are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A trucker looks down upon the homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, who are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many Bay Area counties are launching homeless surveys. 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They warned Wendy and Country that stormwater draining from the San Fernando Valley can raise the river fast, and by as much as 10 feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"But it didn't,\" she says now, plaintively, shaking her head. \"Two or three times the water never got that high. So we didn’t think anything of it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That rainy November night, the water rose, and fell, rose, and fell. They thought they were safe. But Wendy woke first to a rising flood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"And I'm like, honey, you need to wake up,\" she says. Country told her to zip the tent against the deluge, but the current kept rising. \"Next thing I know you can feel it under the tent, and he said, put your shoes on, get your coat, let's go.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unzipping the tent, water ran over her knees, then her hips, speeding up to 35 mph.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It looked like the Colorado River and I said, I can’t do it,\" Wendy says. \"He said, yeah you can. I said, baby I can’t, And he said, we gotta get in the tree.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neighbors soon joined them there. \"We had just enough charge on a cellphone that was in a Ziploc baggie. I had smarts enough to put it in a baggie. And he called 911.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.lafd.org/alert/update-water-rescue-01052017\">Los Angeles Fire Department’s swift water rescuers \u003c/a>pulled people from the rushing river 17 times last year, all of them homeless, including Wendy and Country and their two friends. Most of them were right at this spot. City police and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department rescue people, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now Wendy calls higher ground home. It's a noisy spot, crammed between the I-5 freeway and a bike path from which you can see the island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says they made a mistake -- admittedly, a potentially deadly one -- just like anyone can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just because we’re homeless and we don’t have clean clothes on and we’re dirty doesn’t mean we’re bad people, she says. “It doesn’t mean we’re bad people. We’re just people who need someplace to live.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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He said yeah you can, we gotta get in the tree.'\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Last June, Wendy began calling one silty island in the river \"home,\" just north of the Los Feliz Boulevard overpass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There was so much bamboo you couldn’t see through,” she says, a half-smile on her face as she recalls it. “There was so much bamboo and the palm trees. It was beautiful, beautiful. Like a bird sanctuary.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says Country taught her to love the quiet and security of the remote island, which they shared with their neighbors Big Jeff, Mexican Ed and Animal. It was easy to forget the river is also an active flood control channel. Until it roared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11266645\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11266645 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/LARiverCamp-800x444.jpg\" alt=\"The L.A. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>From “Eldorado; or Adventures in the Path of Empire,” by \u003ca href=\"http://www.kennettpubliclibrary.org/taylor.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Bayard Taylor\u003c/a>. He came to San Francisco during the early days of the Gold Rush to document the scene in California for the New York Tribune. Here’s his observation of conditions on the city streets as the rainy season set in.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">T\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>owards the close of my stay, the city was as dismal a place as could well be imagined. The glimpse of bright, warm, serene weather passed away, leaving in its stead a raw, cheerless southeast storm. The wind now and then blew a heavy gale, and the cold, steady fall of rain was varied by claps of thunder and sudden blasts of hail. The mud in the streets became little short of fathomless, and it was with difficulty that the mules could drag their empty wagons through. …\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘Hundreds were obliged to lodge in tents, with which the summits of the hills were covered. Fever and ague and dysentery were the prevailing complaints, the great prevalence of which was owing undoubtedly to exposure and an irregular habit of life.’\u003ccite>Bayard Taylor\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“The plank side-walks in the lower part of the city ran along the brink of pools and quicksands, which the Street Inspector and his men vainly endeavored to fill by hauling cart loads of chaparral and throwing sand on the top; in a day or two, the gulf was as deep as ever. The side-walks, which were made at the cost of $5 per foot, bridged over the worst spots, but I was frequently obliged to go the whole length of a block in order to get on the other side. One could not walk any distance, without getting at least ankle-deep, and although the thermometer rarely sank below 50 it was impossible to stand still for even a short time without a death like chill taking hold of the feet. …\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11265123\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 320px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/eldorado.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11265123\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/eldorado-160x204.png\" alt=\"Title page of Bayard Taylor's "Eldorado," which was in its 18th printing in 1861. \" width=\"320\" height=\"408\" border=\"1\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/eldorado-160x204.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/eldorado-240x306.png 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/eldorado-375x478.png 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/eldorado-520x663.png 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/eldorado.png 679w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Title page of Bayard Taylor’s “Eldorado,” which was in its 18th printing in 1861. \u003ccite>(Google Books )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The severe weather occasioned a great deal of sickness, especially among those who led an exposed life. The city overflowed with people, and notwithstanding buildings were continually growing up like mushrooms, over night, hundreds who arrived were obliged to lodge in tents, with which the summits of the hills were covered. Fever and ague and dysentery were the prevailing complaints, the great prevalence of which was owing undoubtedly to exposure and an irregular habit of life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“An association was formed to relieve those in actual want, many of the wealthiest and most influential citizens taking an honorable part in the matter. Many instances of lamentable destitution were by this means brought to light. Nearly all the hospitals of the place were soon filled, and numbers went to the Sandwich [Hawaiian] Islands to recruit [recover]. The City Hospital, a large, well-ventilated and regulated establishment, contained about 50 patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Two weeks ago Brittany Jones was homeless. Now she is safe and warm in an Oakland apartment, thanks to a KQED listener.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College and was homeless when KQED reporter Laura Klivans began talking with her as part of the series \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\">Homeless U\u003c/a>, which explored the lives of three homeless college students, and the growing awareness of this previously invisible population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I first met Jones in the early part of December when I began photographing her going about her days at school, visiting her storage unit and sleeping on BART. Even with the situation she was in, Jones always had a positive and motivated outlook. She could laugh at life and was determined to keep pushing herself to finish school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/6WFkcQgqhAY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones’ story was published as part of the Bay Area media collaboration \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/sf-homeless-project/\">#SFHomelessProject\u003c/a> on Dec. 7. After her story aired, KQED began receiving offers from listeners to provide rooms, storage spaces and anything else they thought might help Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230214\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230215\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones starts putting away kitchen pans in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones puts away kitchen pans in her new kitchen. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230216\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 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Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When classes let out for the day at \u003ca href=\"https://fec-sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com/\">Bessie Carmichael Elementary\u003c/a> in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, Principal Tina Lagdamen high-fives each boy and girl and says the same thing, over and over again: “See you tomorrow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This seemingly simple phrase is an important reassurance for many of these kids, Lagdamen explains. Roughly 80 families at this school are homeless, which translates to more than 100 children here who are living in shelters, couch-surfing with family and friends, or even sleeping in cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I always say, ‘See you tomorrow,’ so they know that there’s one person they know they can count on that they can see \u003cem>tomorrow\u003c/em>,” Lagdamen says. “Because sometimes in their lives they have to get up from a shelter or they get evicted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11232931\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11232931 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-1020x725.jpg\" alt=\"Tina Lagdamen, the Principal at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School in San Francisco, says goodbye to each of her students at the end of the school day with a high-five and a smile.\" width=\"640\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-1020x725.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-800x568.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-1180x838.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-960x682.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-240x171.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-375x266.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-520x369.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tina Lagdamen, the principal at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School in San Francisco, says goodbye to each of her students at the end of the school day with a high-five and a smile. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Most families don’t tell Lagdamen right away that they’re homeless. She relies on her security guard, Dante Washington, to help her figure out who needs help. The telltale signs usually appear in the morning, when the kids first arrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can tell when they get to school, they don’t really feel great. You know, they’re not happy, smiling.” Washington says, pausing to greet a small boy who flashes a bright smile. “This is one of my little people right here. When they’re not like this in the morning, I can tell something’s up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fundraiser Focuses on Families\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are nearly 2,000 homeless schoolchildren in San Francisco. Earlier this month, \u003ca href=\"http://sfmayor.org/article/mayor-lee-announces-innovative-public-private-partnership-dramatically-reduce-family\">San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee made a bold promise \u003c/a>to get most of them — and their families — into permanent housing by 2020. To do it, he’s asking schools to refer homeless parents to \u003ca href=\"https://hamiltonfamilies.org/\">Hamilton Families,\u003c/a> a local nonprofit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hamilton is in the midst of a $30 million fundraising campaign to expand its signature “rapid rehousing” program. The program attempts to move families out of shelters and into their own homes as quickly as possible through the use of rental subsidies and partnerships with landlords willing to help homeless families find stability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11232932\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11232932 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"Dante Washington, a security guard at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School, poses for a photo.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dante Washington, a security guard at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School, poses for a photo. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The number of families who are entering the system seeking services isn’t changing that dramatically now,” says Hamilton Families Director of Housing Elizabeth Hewson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But there is this backlog of families who’ve been experiencing homelessness and unstable situations for a long period of time. We believe we can clear the backlog by stepping up our services,” she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Housing — Yes, But Not Near Jobs\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initiative could put people like Ibrahima Bangoura and his 16-year-old son, Mustapha, on a faster track out of homelessness. But staying in — or near — San Francisco is more challenging. Bangoura, a single father from Guinea, came to San Francisco six years ago and has been homeless for much of that time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not easy,” Bangoura says in halting English. “It’s stressful, not having a house.” When Mustapha joined his father in the U.S. in September, they couldn’t find a shelter that would take them both. The pair often spent the night at the airport, where they pretended to be stranded travelers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Like we are waiting, but not really,” Bangoura laughs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, father and son share a bunk bed in a family shelter run by Hamilton. A caseworker is making sure Mustapha gets after-school tutoring while she works with Ibrahima to find a job and permanent housing, preferably in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11232933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11232933 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"Ibrahima Soriba Bangoura sits for a photo at the Hamilton Family Center in San Francisco, California. Bangoura stays at the family shelter with his 16-year-old son Moustapha.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ibrahima Soriba Bangoura sits for a photo at the Hamilton Family Center in San Francisco. Bangoura stays at the family shelter with his 16-year-old son, Moustapha. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Finding affordable homes in this pricey city remains no easy feat. In fact, Hamilton is currently placing only about one in five families in the city. The rest are sent to more affordable cities, such as Vallejo and Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s one of the flaws in the city’s initiatives, says Coalition on Homelessness Director Jennifer Friedenbach, who worries families who move to San Francisco’s suburbs and exurbs will encounter fewer resources to pull themselves out of poverty. “There’s just not the job base we have in San Francisco,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, there’s no firm guarantee that families will continue to stay afloat once their subsidies expire — the $30 million being raised through public and private sources is finite. But right now, the data show Hamilton’s model \u003cem>does\u003c/em> succeed at getting children into more stable environments. [contextly_sidebar id=”yuDfCgvJuemuhC1jIlnXjDhDZMYzMCDF”] Hamilton reports that 92 percent of the families they house are still in their homes a year after their subsidies end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is no perfect solution in the Bay Area with our housing market,” says Hewson, adding that Hamilton is making the most out of limited resources. And for this fundraising campaign, private companies, faith communities and private philanthropists seem eager to answer the mayor’s call to house homeless families now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://hamiltonfamilies.org/what-we-do/heading-home-campaign/\">The fundraising is already more than two-thirds of the way there\u003c/a>, with big-name donors that include philanthropists Marc and Lynne Benioff, Salesforce, Google and the San Francisco Giants.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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We believe we can clear the backlog by stepping up our services,” she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Housing — Yes, But Not Near Jobs\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initiative could put people like Ibrahima Bangoura and his 16-year-old son, Mustapha, on a faster track out of homelessness. But staying in — or near — San Francisco is more challenging. Bangoura, a single father from Guinea, came to San Francisco six years ago and has been homeless for much of that time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not easy,” Bangoura says in halting English. “It’s stressful, not having a house.” When Mustapha joined his father in the U.S. in September, they couldn’t find a shelter that would take them both. The pair often spent the night at the airport, where they pretended to be stranded travelers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Like we are waiting, but not really,” Bangoura laughs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, father and son share a bunk bed in a family shelter run by Hamilton. 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Bangoura stays at the family shelter with his 16-year-old son Moustapha.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ibrahima Soriba Bangoura sits for a photo at the Hamilton Family Center in San Francisco. 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