Friends In Deed Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Jennifer is a single mom of two children who all fled for their lives on January 7th. Along with her parents, sister and their families, who all lived together in Altadena, they lost home. Jennifer talks with Rabbi Joshua about her life pre-fire and what has happened since that harrowing night. 

Jennifer and her kids, after 7 months of moving around from motels to airbnbs, are now settled in a new apartment in Pasadena, the first people in Friends In Deed's new time limited subsidy program (TLS), which offers families up to 12 months rent to help them get back on their feet, along with case management and ongoing support. 

We are grateful to Jennifer for sharing her story with us. 

Closing music: Eric Clapton

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Today, Rabbi Joshua speaks with the Director of Street Outreach and Housing, Tish Inong, LCSW, to hear about the ways her team has been supporting those impacted by the Eaton fire, as well as a few exciting partnerships that are offering new aspects to the program, including Kaiser School of Medicine and Grandview Foundation a local organization providing addiction recovery programs and sober living.

Grandview Foundation

Kaiser School of Medicine

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In this special episode, Rabbi Joshua speaks with Tim McDonald, the Library Director for Pasadena. They discuss not only the value and importance of libraries in our communities and society, but also talk about the film The Public, and how libraries are central to the lives of people experiencing homelessness. FID is showing this film at their fall fundraiser in a few weeks. Learn more about the event, and the film, on the FID website.

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Watch trailer for The Public:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlBJv9C9yYc

Closing music: Eric Clapton

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In this episode, Rabbi Joshua shares an update on what transpired at the recent city council meeting around the Grants Pass decision and how it might affect those experiencing homelessness in Pasadena. If you want to learn more about the whole issue, visit the previous episode.

And, we also share some highlights from our brand new FY24 Annual Report, which shows the impact FID has been to have in the past year.

View the whole report here:
https://friendsindeedpas.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/FID-Annual-Impact-Report-FY24-DIGITAL.pdf

Closing music: Eric Clapton

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In this short episode, Rabbi Joshua shares Friends In Deed's 'keynotes and solutions' study sheet that was submitted to city council in advance of the meeting on 9/9/24. Unfortunately, after requesting to be included in the official presentation to the council, and hearing an initial positive reception to the idea, in the end none of the local service providers were invited to participate. As such, the ideas in this podcast are the ones outlined on the sheet sent to the council. Immediate solutions include partnering with local motels to 'master lease' rooms for emergency shelter; there are several motels in Pasadena ready and willing to engage in this kind of agreement TODAY!

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Outro music by Eric Clapton

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In this episode, Rabbi Joshua continues the conversation about the Grants Pass decision, and specifically how this might start directly affecting our city of Pasadena. He welcomes Friends In Deed's Director of Street Outreach and Housing, Tish Inong, MPA, MSW, LCSW.

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In this episode, Rabbi Joshua discusses the recent ruling by the Supreme Court, which overruled the 9th circuit in saying that 'camping' on the streets if you are homeless, even if you don't have anywhere else to go, does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment, and can be punished with citations or arrest. This first discussion is with one of Friends In Deed's MSW interns, Joel Moss, who has been doing research on this case and following it closely.

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https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/pasadena-homeless-advocates-warn-governors-encampment-removal-order-could-backfire

Full decision:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-175_19m2.pdf

Closing music: Eric Clapton

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In this episode, Rabbi Joshua shares the highlights and findings from the recently released Pasadena 2024 Homeless Count report.  In the next episode, he will bring on other folks to discuss the report and talk about what it means for the state of homelessness in our city. A link to the full report is included below.


More about Friends In Deed:
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Full report:
https://www.pasadenahomelesscount.org/

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In this episode, Rabbi Joshua speaks with Stacey McCarroll, the Director of our Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance program, about the overall state of evictions in our community, and the rising rate of older Americans in particular.  There is a link to the report that we discuss below.

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https://endhomelessness.org/blog/paint-by-numbers-older-americans-and-homelessness/?utm_source=Master+Email+List&utm_campaign=84e6c585a0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_05_07_05_43&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1cf64328bb-392bc375c0-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D


Ending music by The Black Crowes

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On this episode, Rabbi Joshua speaks with therapist and psychologist, Dr. Julie Moore, who has a private practice, but has been volunteering her services at Friends In Deed, offering twice a month walk-in sessions for both Street Outreach and TWR clients. This conversation covers a wide-range of topics around the area of mental health and how it relates to homelessness. And the answers are not always what you think they are. Please listen and share!

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Closing music by The Black Crowes

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