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The Way Home: The roots of the homeless crisis
A 1970 arson marked a turning point in the city’s ability to provide housing for its low-income residents, many of whom lived in rooming houses and SRO hotels.
Sinan Demirel has been executive director of Rising Out of the Shadows (ROOTS), home to a popular all-ages feeding program and emergency shelter for young adults, and of Elizabeth Gregory Home, a home
A 1970 arson marked a turning point in the city’s ability to provide housing for its low-income residents, many of whom lived in rooming houses and SRO hotels.
What exactly is “broken” here? And why has it resisted our best attempts to fix it?