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According to Need

By: Katie Mingle and 99% Invisible
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  • Summary

  • From 99% Invisible, a five and half part series that asks what we’re doing to help people get back inside.
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  • Chapter 5: Housing Finally

    Chapter 5: Housing Finally
    Mar 17 2021

    If homelessness is the problem, housing is the solution. But it’s not always that simple. Kate Cody has been living in her encampment community for a long time. And there’s no guarantee she’ll be able to make the transition inside, even with the golden ticket. More at 99pi.org/need
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    48 mins
  • Chapter 4: The List

    Chapter 4: The List
    Mar 17 2021

    When Tulicia Lee tried to get help with housing, she was essentially put on a big long list with a bunch of other homeless people. If you live in the U.S., your community probably has a list like this too. Where one ends up on the list can have huge implications, but how one rises to the top of it is a bit of a mystery. In this episode, Katie finally gets to see how it works. More at 99pi.org/need
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    31 mins
  • Chapter 3: Housing First

    Chapter 3: Housing First
    Mar 17 2021

    In the 1980s, a psychologist named Sam Tsemberis was working with mentally ill homeless people on the streets of New York. Sometimes, when he thought it was necessary to keep someone safe, Sam would have people committed to a psychiatric hospital. But a few months later, he’d notice that person was back on the streets. Sam knew he needed to try something different. What he did changed everything about the way we think about solving homelessness.

    In this episode, what happens when you ask people what they need.
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    32 mins
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