Young people in Manchester's Pathfinder program were asked what helped most.
Not the policy. Not the budget. Someone who stayed.
Built by @depaulintl.bsky.social championed by @andyburnham.bsky.social
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#YouthHomelessness #EndHomelessness #RadicalHospitality
The Most Expensive Mistake We're Making: Why LA Doesn't Prevent Youth Homelessness from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA with a background of a hand woven Union Jack flag symbolizing a public safety net for youth, in particular.
In 2021, Greater Manchester launched a youth prevention program.
Every at-risk young person gets a dedicated coach. No rotation. No handoffs. Someone who stays.
Result: 42% drop in rough sleeping since peak. 23% drop in a single year.
#Pathfinder #HousingFirst #RadicalHospitality
In 2028, the world watches LA. The county's plan is to clear encampments near Olympic venues. We could tell a different story — we didn't hide our neighbors, we hired them. That story is still possible. Read more: buff.ly/0e9qgka #EndHomelessness #SocialEnterprise #RadicalHospitality
Wrapping the week with this: every city in the IGH report that's making progress gave people with lived experience actual decision-making power. Not advisory roles. Real authority. That's not a footnote.
That's the whole model. buff.ly/ULGj1nh
#EndHomelessness #HousingFirst #RadicalHospitality
8 coordinators. 2,200+ faith communities. 4 million Angelenos served.
This is what "building bridges" actually looks like—and it survived the budget cuts.
What faith communities are doing this work where you live?
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#EndHomelessness #FaithInAction #RadicalHospitality
$200M budget shortfall. Programs eliminated. Federal policy reversals.
And yet—some of what we built in community co-design survived.
This is what Radical Hope looks like in practice. buff.ly/0TxXkJ8
#EndHomelessness #RadicalHospitality #HousingJustice
I'm not angry. But the people who gave their time and hope deserve to know.
So I wrote it down. Documented. Remembered. Waiting.
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#EndHomelessness #HousingJustice #RadicalHospitality
Poster with quote: Ai Weiwei: "Freedom is not a gift. It must be wrestled from the hands of banality and the quiet complicity with power." from SecondGrace.LA
Ai Weiwei: "Freedom is not a gift. It must be wrestled from the hands of banality and the quiet complicity with power."
No government is coming to save us. Our response must come from somewhere else entirely.
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#RadicalHospitality #SystemicChange #MutualAid
Baldwin wrote: "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."
Minnesota is facing it right now. The rest of us need to be ready.
What are you doing locally to prepare?
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#RadicalHospitality #MutualAid #CommunityAction
Full essay—with links to support organizations in Minnesota and LA doing the work right now:
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#RadicalHospitality #ImmigrantRights #MutualAid
…we blessed the Lynnwood Neighborhood Center over the #MLK Weekend of Service…please make a plan to #JoinUs for our Community Celebration this Saturday…
#RadicalHospitality
#VOAWW
#TLCS
(#VPHighlights)
"We always make sure that program officers are feeling good, that they like us, because otherwise we could jeopardize funding."
This is funder fragility. And it's killing our movements.
#RadicalHospitality #SocialJustice
Why don't more funders adopt these? Because it requires giving up control. This isn't about evidence—it's about power. buff.ly/wK1P7Rj #RadicalHospitality #SystemicChange #Philanthropy
Federal housing dollars are disappearing. Punitive shelters replace permanent housing. Our most vulnerable neighbors face unprecedented challenges. Three years ago, I never imagined the need would be this great. But we’re still here.
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#GivingTuesday #RadicalHospitality
Part 3 drops next week. We showed LA needs 500K units + Olympics urgency. Exposed broken nonprofit funding. Next: Vienna model in depth + LA's actual funding mechanisms to build 10K units by 2028. Theory becomes action.
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#EndHomelessness #LA2028 #RadicalHospitality
Rahab's Sisters Open House 2:00-4:00pm, Saturday December 13 232 SE 80th Ave, PDX (inside MUMC)
You're invited! Join
@rahabs-sisters.bsky.social to celebrate 22 years of #radicalhospitality!
Enjoy snacks, drinks, site tours & activities. Visit with staff & volunteers to learn more about Rahab’s Sisters’ services.
2:00-4:00pm, Saturday December 13
232 SE 80th Ave, PDX (inside MUMC)
What if nonprofit "success" is actually mission failure? New research shows how big funding systematically warps the organizations meant to serve communities. Thread on why growth often means losing your way
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#EndHomelessness #RadicalHospitality #SystemicChange
On the steering committee for Multnomah County’s groundbreaking Climate Justice Plan, Desiree Eden Ocampo of @rahabs-sisters.bsky.social helped center care and dignity so that every community member is included in the vision for a just future.
#ClimateJustice #RadicalHospitality #Portland
Read how: buff.ly/FEtwlvh #EndHomelessness #LA2028 #RadicalHospitality
This Throwback Thursday, we remember Jesus's Way long before Christianity became entangled witih Imperial Power...
#ThrowbackThursday #HistoricalJesus #BeforeConstantine #SocialGospel #RadicalHospitality #JesusSeminar #WestarInstitute #CommunityNotEmpire
LA needs 500K affordable housing units. We're building 17K/year. With Olympics in '28, will we house our neighbors or hide them like Paris did? New data shows 100K+ unhoused in LA County. Displacement or dignity?
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#EndHomelessness #RadicalHospitality #LA2028
As we reflect on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus this week, may we have the courage to feel the discomfort. And may it lead us to choose to be people of radical hospitality.
Let's pray…
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#Prayer
#RadicalHospitality
#Proper21C
“Those with blameless ways are His delight.” (Proverbs 11:20) 💛 Let’s live in a way that reflects His love to our neighbors.
💬 How can you share kindness today?
#KindnessMatters #ShareHope #WelcomeHouseKnoxville #RadicalHospitality #GiveHope
With rising costs everywhere, internationals in transition face more challenges than ever.
We offer what we can: safe housing, a warm welcome, and the love of community.
#LoveInRealLife #RadicalHospitality #SupportMatters
A heavily tattooed stranger stopped when the priest and warden walked by.
A sobbing man in a coffee shop was seen, heard, and helped—not by the ‘religious’, but by a young woman who simply lived mercy.
Neighbourliness knows no boundaries.
#Unitarian #RadicalHospitality #FaithInAction #UKUnitarians
A new Episode of Emissaries of Renewal has been released! So head on over to Spotify or Apple Podcasts and download and listen to Episode 8 “Nones and Dones: Radical Hospitality in a Divided World” #EmissariesofRenewal #EthicalEvangelism #RadicalHospitality #ImpactfulWitness #NonesandDones
Affordable housing is still in crisis — but we’re expanding.
We need partners willing to help us say yes to families in need.
🏠 One-time gifts & monthly donations make it possible.
#GiveWelcome #RadicalHospitality #BuildHope
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Affordable housing is still in crisis — but we’re expanding.
We need partners willing to help us say yes to families in need.
🏠 One-time gifts & monthly
donations make it possible.
www.zeffy.com/donation-for...
#GiveWelcome #RadicalHospitality #BuildHope
Today on the Day1 Radio Show & Podcast: Rev. Dr. Cynthia Campbell reflects on Lydia, welcome, and voices long silenced. Don’t miss this powerful message.
🎧 https://youtu.be/mgmPbTZxQtc
#FaithJourney #SundaySermon #LydiaInActs #RadicalHospitality #ChristianCommunity
