Success Stories

December 4, 2024

James' Story

In 2017, we launched our first Housing First team for individuals with opioid use disorder, offering housing without preconditions and the support...

Success Stories

September 27, 2024

Meet Shaun

Shaun moved into a new apartment just three weeks before he shared his story with us. He’d been living unsheltered for a few years, and had worked...

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June 4, 2024

Anthony's Story

I met Anthony at my first participant picnic back in 2019. He was the self-described "Grill Master", standing over multiple grills and looking...

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May 15, 2024

Meet Anthony

Anthony has been a Pathways participant since October 2018. His first apartment was in Kensington, near where he spent a lot of time when he was...

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February 12, 2024

Mark's Story

When the Housing First model was first founded, it was assumed to be a permanent solution. The population targeted by Housing First was individuals...

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November 8, 2023

Meet Robert

Historically, Housing First has been used to support single individuals living in their own studio or one bedroom apartments. The model wasn’t...

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December 6, 2022

Dwayne's Story

As 2022 comes to a close, we are reflecting on what, for many, has been an incredibly difficult two years. Stress and fatigue have become every day...

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December 6, 2022

Aaron's Story

As 2022 comes to a close, we are reflecting on what, for many, has been an incredibly difficult two years. Stress and fatigue have become every day...

Success Stories

October 17, 2022

How Housing First Changed My Life

Housing First is a policy that offers unconditional, permanent housing as quickly as possible to people experiencing homelessness, and other...

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August 10, 2022

Meet Lisa

Lisa considers herself the poetess in the skies. She’s been writing poems since she was in the 7th grade. A poem from high school, called Failure, was...

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