Doing What Works: Episode 2: Becky Denison
Description
In this episode of Doing What Works: Innovations in Homeless Services, host Ashanti Blaze Hopkins interviews Becky Denison, Executive Director of Venice Community Housing. With over 20 years of experience in the homeless services sector, Denison offers her perspective on the root causes of homelessness in Los Angeles County, focusing on housing unaffordability, income inequality, and systemic issues such as institutional racism. She discusses how Venice Community Housing adopts an innovative, equity-centered approach emphasizing community-led design and inclusion. Denison highlights the importance of supporting homeless service workers through sustainable workplaces and addresses the need for scaled-up solutions like permanent supportive housing and street medicine programs. The episode concludes with Denison's vision for addressing homelessness through large-scale public or social housing programs.
Episode: https://rss.com/podcasts/doing-what-works-smc/1810541
Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/doing-what-works-smc
United States
