On the Corner of Homelessness and "_____________" – Details, episodes & analysis

This week we have a short, but very special, episode to share with you. One former guest of Family Promise of Spokane sent in a letter and graciously allowed us to share it with you.

This letter is just one experience of homelessness, and the journey to being housed. Her story shows that it is possible to break the cycle of homelessness.

Thank you to our host Emma Hughes & Joe Ader, our producers Gwyn Griffith & Cheree LaPierre, and a special thank you to our voice actor Emberly Jurgens.

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Welcome to today’s episode, “On the Corner of Homelessness & Talking to Kids ”.  Hosts Joe Ader and Emma Hughes welcome a very special guest, Kama Einhorn, Senior Director of Content Design for Sesame Workshop’s Research, Education, Data & Impact group to talk about how and when to talk to children about homelessness.

Homelessness is a complex issue. We don’t claim to explore every part of this intersection, but hope that each conversation brings new clarity to the reality as a whole. Please keep an open, curious mindset as you listen, and seek to learn, just as we are.

Guest: Kama Einhorn from Sesame Workshop

Hosts Emma Hughes and Joe Ader of ⁠⁠Family Promise of Spokane⁠⁠.

Produced by Cheree LaPierre and Gwyn Griffith

Recorded at The Spokane Public Library

Links to additional reading: Homepage - Sesame Workshop

Why Sesame Street connected food insecurity to family homelessness – Chasing the Dream | PBS Asking for Help - Sesame Workshop H Is for Hope - Sesame Workshop Sampled Audio in Episode:

Dot to Dot Sesame Street Video

Ribbons of Hope Sesame Street Video

A huge thank you to the team at Sesame Workshop for making this episode possible!

This is the second part of a two part episode. If you have yet to hear part 1, please go back and listen to that first.

Today we’re lucky to have Special Guest Claire Jefferson-Glipa. Claire is the Executive Director of FP Riverside. Claire has over 10 years of experience in non-profit management. She excels in establishing partnerships and collaborations. Claire is a powerful public speaker and a passionate servant leader.

Hosted by Emma Hughes (Outreach and Recruitment Director) and Joe Ader (Executive Director) of Family Promise of Spokane

Guest: Claire Jefferson-Glipa (Family Promise of Riverside)

Produced by Cheree LaPierre and Gwyn Griffith

Terms, Articles and Links referenced in this episode:

⁠Skin color and Race⁠⁠A 'Forgotten History' Of How The U.S. Government Segregated America⁠⁠Mapping Race and Segregation in Spokane Washington⁠

⁠Redlinging's Lingering  Shadows  - Housing discrimination shaped Spokane in ways that are still visible today | Spokane Historical⁠⁠The Origins of Segregated Neighborhoods in Spokane - It Started in the Cemeteries | Spokane Historical⁠⁠Timeline of Systemic Racism against AAPI⁠

⁠To Dismantle Anti-Asian Racism, We Must Understand Its Roots⁠⁠Myths and Questions about Homelessness⁠

⁠Who is Homeless?⁠

⁠How to Shift from a Scarcity Mindset to an Abundance Mindset⁠⁠What Is the Halo Effect? ⁠⁠L.A. County to Pay $20 Million for Land Once Seized From Black Family (Published 2023)

Today we’re lucky to have Special Guest Claire Jefferson-Glipa. Claire is the Executive Director of FP Riverside. Claire has over 10 years of experience in non-profit management. She excels in establishing partnerships and collaborations. Claire is a powerful public speaker and a passionate servant leader.

Hosted by Emma Hughes (Outreach and Recruitment Director) and Joe Ader (Executive Director) of Family Promise of Spokane

Guest: Claire Jefferson-Glipa (Family Promise of Riverside)

Produced by Cheree LaPierre and Gwyn Griffith

Terms, Articles and Links referenced in this episode:

Skin color and Race

A 'Forgotten History' Of How The U.S. Government Segregated America

Mapping Race and Segregation in Spokane Washington

Redlinging's Lingering  Shadows  - Housing discrimination shaped Spokane in ways that are still visible today | Spokane Historical

The Origins of Segregated Neighborhoods in Spokane - It Started in the Cemeteries | Spokane Historical

Timeline of Systemic Racism against AAPI

To Dismantle Anti-Asian Racism, We Must Understand Its RootsMyths and Questions about Homelessness

Who is Homeless?

How to Shift from a Scarcity Mindset to an Abundance Mindset

What Is the Halo Effect?

L.A. County to Pay $20 Million for Land Once Seized From Black Family (Published 2023)

We’re lucky to have Dr. Luis Manriquez with us for today's episode. Dr. Manriquez is a board-certified doctor. His passion is exploring the spectrum of health from acute disease to social factors and their effect on health. You can find him working with people experiencing homelessness on street medicine, working with community partners to create a healthier Spokane for all and teaching students as a clinical assistant professor at WSU’s College of Medicine.

Hosted by Emma Hughes (Outreach and Recruitment Director) and Joe Ader (Executive Director) of Family Promise of Spokane

Guest: Dr. Luis Manriquez (CHAS)

Terms, Articles and Links referenced in this episode:

⁠Street Medicine⁠: a program set up to provide care to the homeless population where they are and facilitate the connection between homeless service organizations and healthcare.

Spokane Street Medicine #509-481-3152 

Street medicine official website

Inside Efforts to Provide Health Care to Youth Who Are Unhoused.

Integrating Social and Health Equity into Medical Education and Practice

CHAS street medicine team provides medical care to homeless and vulnerable populations

Mortality of US Homeless Population

Homeless People Are 16 Times More Likely to Die Suddenly How Washington is treating housing as health care Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2022 Millions of Americans live nowhere near a hospital, jeopardizing their lives | CNN Youtube Video: Street Medicine With Dr. Luis Manriquez  ED: Emergency Department

What is case management, what is the changing future of case management, and why does Family Promise of Spokane use case management in their programs?

Hosted by Emma Hughes (Outreach and Recruitment Director) and Joe Ader (Executive Director) of Family Promise of Spokane

Guest: Chris Harbert (Family Services Assistant Director)

Terms and Links referenced in this episode:

Case Management

Case Management is a dynamic process that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates to improve outcomes, experiences, and value.

The practice of case management is professional and collaborative, occurring in a variety of settings where medical care, mental health care, and social supports are delivered. Services are facilitated by diverse disciplines in conjunction with the care recipient and their support system.

Eligibility rules- Answers what type of aid a person can access, and when they can do so

On the Corner of Homelessness & Data

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4qoBgjnJPS987fgXZ9K0kh?si=f42550fd3ce042d9

Housing First- Housing First is an approach that prioritizes providing permanent housing to people experiencing homelessness, thus ending their homelessness and serving as a platform from which they can pursue personal goals and improve their quality of life. 

https://endhomelessness.org/resource/housing-first/

Housing Ready-  People experiencing homelessness were required to first participate in and graduate from short-term residential and treatment programs before obtaining permanent housing.  In the linear approach, permanent housing was offered only after a person experiencing homelessness could demonstrate that they were “ready” for housing.

Housing Only- An approach where housing is provided without any additional support services

R.A.F.T.- Rapid Access Funding Tool

Permanent Supportive Services: (current definition) non-time-limited housing for persons with disabling conditions who have experienced homelessness or risk of homelessness and are offered voluntary supportive services aimed at assisting the client in maintaining the terms of their lease agreement.

DSHS- Department of Social and Health Services: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/

RFTA- Request for Tenancy Approval 

In the second half of On the Corner of Homelessness & Local Government, Nicolette Ocheltree (Manager of Homeless and Housing Initiatives in Spokane), Joe Ader, and Emma Hughes, continue to have a conversation of the role of Local Government in regards to homelessness, what we can learn, and where we can go from here.

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Hosts Emma Hughes and Joe Ader of Family Promise of Spokane, talk with Spokane City's Manager of Housing and Homelessness Initiatives, Nicolette Ocheltree. This casual conversation is the first part of a two part discussion of the role of local government regarding homelessness.

How do you define success when ending homelessness? What data and trends can we trust? We ask these questions and discuss how Family Promise of Spokane utilizes data in this week’s episode about the Data behind ending homelessness.

Want to learn more? Here are some resources that you might find helpful while listening to this episode.

HMIS or CMIS- Homeless Management Information System

COC- Continuum of Care

PIT- Point in Time Count

Other resources:

Statistics of Homelessness in America

Coordinated Entry

Want to get involved at Family Promise of Spokane? Visit our website at www.familypromiseofspokane.org or follow us on social media.

What is trauma and how does it affect us long term? What is the Adverse Childhood Experiences study and what happens when children are affected by hardships early on in life? Join us as we find out.

Thank you to our guest Sadonia Garner for joining us today.

Other resources:

• The Hand Model
• ACEs