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Homelessness in the Bay Area

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We check in with different regions of the Bay Area to hear about local efforts to help the homeless. Is there more desperate poverty on the street? What innovative programs have been effective in reducing homelessness?

Guests:

Jennifer Friedenbach, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness

Jennifer Loving, executive director of Destination: Home, a public-private partnership dedicated to ending chronic homelessness in Santa Clara County

Terrie Light, executive director of the Berkeley Housing and Food Project

Diane Linn, executive director of the Ritter Center, a non-profit that seeks to foster self-sufficiency for low-income families and to end homelessness in Marin County

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