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Life Along The StreetcarBreaking the Cycle: Social Venture Partners' Bold Plan to End Generational PovertyIn this week’s episode of Life Along The Streetcar, we sit down with Anne Miskey and Jennie Grabel of Social Venture Partners Tucson to explore a bold and collaborative mission: ending intergenerational poverty in our community.
Discover how SVP Tucson is building a city-wide coalition that includes nonprofits, government leaders, businesses, and artists—working together to break systemic barriers and create lasting opportunity for every family in Tucson. From policy innovation to grassroots collaboration, this is a story about turning compassion into action and building a better future for all.
🌟 Featuring insights into:
- The launch of the Community Coaliti...2025-06-3028 min
Changing the Narrative About HomelessnessDrug Addiction Is Not the Root of HomelessnessLaura Guzman, Executive Director of the National Harm Reduction Coalition, and Shawn Morrissey, Vice President of Advocacy and Community Engagement at Union Station Homeless Services, engage in a candid dialogue with host Anne Miskey to confront the prevailing myths about substance use and those experiencing homelessness. This episode explores the concept of Harm Reduction as a pathway toward destigmatizing drug use and prioritizing mental health. The conversation boldly challenges the misconception that Harm Reduction advocates for consequence-free drug access, emphasizing instead its pragmatic approach to reducing the negative consequences associated with drug use. Finally, the...2024-03-2720 min
Changing the Narrative About HomelessnessNo! Mental Illness is Not the Cause of HomelessnessIn this episode, we'll be addressing a pervasive misconception surrounding homelessness: the assumption that all unhoused individuals are suffering from mental illness, largely as a result of the closure of mental institutions in the 1970s and 1980s. Host Anne Miskey is joined by Dr. Deborah Padgett, Professor at NYU Silver School of Social Work, and Keris Myrick, a leading mental health advocate and executive, as they discuss this widespread misunderstanding that has fueled a troubling trend toward advocating for mandatory treatment and institutionalization to end homelessness. We'll also delve into the profound impact of homelessness...2024-03-0521 min
Changing the Narrative About HomelessnessDomestic Violence, Women and HomelessnessDomestic violence is one of the main drivers into homelessness for 60,000 unhoused women in the state and 18,000 homeless women in Los Angeles County. Survivors can experience obstacles both in looking for housing and maintaining safe housing. Elizabeth Eastlund, a fierce advocate for persons with lived experience and advisor of Enfuse Action Collective, and Maricela Rios-Faust, CEO of Human Options, a comprehensive domestic violence service provider in Orange County, discuss with host Anne Miskey the impact of domestic violence on women and their children as well as cross-county and statewide e...2024-02-0729 min
Changing the Narrative About HomelessnessThe Rise in Latino HomelessnessIn this episode, host Anne Miskey delves into the causes of the rise in homelessness among the Latino community. Joined by Dr. Melissa Chinchilla, Health Services Researcher with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Adrian De Leon, Associate Director, Recovery Housing with Union Station Homeless Services, the discussion revolves around the question of how can we respond to meet the unique needs of Latino people experiencing homelessness. What are the service and resource gaps as well as the policy roadblocks that this community faces? You will also hear William’s personal story of becoming homeless, after caring fo...2024-01-0917 min
The Future Of WorkThe Number One Reason People Are Facing HomelessnessWhat can we do to support the most vulnerable members in our society? In order to ensure the success of everyone, even students without a home, we must debunk the myths of what actually causes homelessness here in Los Angeles and throughout the entire world. We need to bring together the community, both employers and educators, to focus on jobs, childcare, transportation and other barriers that will transform the lives of the younger generation. Host Salvatrice Cummo, Vice President of Economic & Workforce Development at Pasadena City College introduces the closing keynote speaker for the 5th annual Future Of Work...2023-12-1924 min
Changing the Narrative About HomelessnessThe Rent is Too Damn High: The Cost of Housing and HomelessnessThe number one reason for the increase in people experiencing homelessness is the shortage of affordable housing. It is estimated that over half a million low-income renter households in LA County do not have access to an affordable home. Sarah Saadian, SVP of Public Policy and Field, National Low Income Housing Coalition and Sarah Hunter, Director, RAND Center on Housing and Homelessness in Los Angeles join Anne Miskey to talk about the direct link between the high cost of housing and homelessness. But there is hope and innovative solutions to address this crisis.L...2023-11-3017 min
Changing the Narrative About HomelessnessIs Being Homeless in Los Angeles Really That Different?California is the epicenter for homelessness - with the state being home to 50% of the country’s unsheltered people, or those living in places such as streets, cars or parks - but is it really that different from other places in the U.S.? In this episode, Anne Miskey talks with two national experts, Jeff Olivet, Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, and Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. They weigh in on how Los Angeles compares to other cities in the U.S., and what is working - or not wo...2023-08-1626 min
Friends In Deed Podcast2022-24 More Interim Housing Needed! A Conversation with Anne Miskey, CEO of Union Station Homeless ServicesAfter having COVID for 11 days, Rabbi Joshua is back with a new episode! In a wide-ranging conversation, he speaks with Anne Miskey, CEO on Union Station, the largest homeless service provider in Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley. In addition to learning about the new projects Union Station is working on, Anne and Joshua discuss the barriers to the vexing problem of no interim housing available in Pasadena, along with some potential solutions. This is a hard-hitting episode you won't want to miss!www.friendsindeedpas.orgwww.unionstationhs.orghttps://friendsindeedpas.org2022-12-0224 min
Homeless in San DiegoHomelessness: A Common CauseHost Greg Anglea, CEO of Interfaith Community Services, welcomes you to the Homeless in San Diego Podcast — Season Two: “Homebound.” Anne Miskey is the CEO of the Union Station Homeless Services in San Gabriel. Last year, they helped over 1,100 people out of homelessness and continue to do a lot of the same work we do in San Diego.2020-08-2032 min
INSIGHT with Mark OppenheimINSIGHT: Union Station Homeless Services - Anne MiskeyAnne Miskey, President & CEO at Union Station Homeless Services, discusses how the organization addresses the homeless crisis in a city with one of the largest homeless populations in the country. This interview was produced in collaboration with mOppenheim.Org.2020-06-2400 min