Join us this episode with Lauren Hall to chat about DISH's commitment to providing high quality permanent housing to San Franciscans who suffer from serious health issues. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, theres is a nationwide shortage of affordable housing and permanent supportive housing. We explore the political attacks on the Housing First framework that stigmatizes drug use and users and call for the prioritization of treatment before housing. "It is hard to make positive change in your life if you don't have a home,"

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On Today's episode we will be speaking to the Lucia Obregon, the director at the San Francisco Latino Party and Equity Coalition (SFLPEC) a citywide coalition of more than 22 Latinx-led and Latinx serving community based agencies, she is also the appointed commissioner for the immigrant rights commission of San Francisco, a volunteer with the Building Community Collective and lastly an artist and of the lead singers of the band Inti Mystica. We will be discussing how SFLPEC'S member agencies center unhoused communities in their work, the rise in family homelessness within the immigrant community and the ways that SFLPEC and the immigrants rights commission address this.

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In this episode, we delve into the intersectionality of homelessness and the Black experience with two prominent leaders in the fight for social justice and housing equity: Shellena Eskridge, Executive Director of the Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP), and Joe Wilson, the Executive Director of Hospitality House.

Shellena, a San Francisco native who is a passionate advocate for families, is leading HPP into a new era of hope and transformation for the Bay Area’s most vulnerable families. Joe Wilson, who leads Hospitality House with over 40 years of experience in community based solutions. Together, they’ll discuss the challenges Black individuals face in the homelessness crisis, the historical context behind these disparities, and the innovative, community-driven solutions that can pave the way forward.

Join us as we explore how these leaders are working to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness, share their vision for a more equitable future, and offer insight into how the community can come together to provide lasting solutions.

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