A call to radically rethink how homeless services are structured and provided locally found a generally receptive audience in Santa Rosa this week.

Now the challenge is to implement those ideas.

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The Homeless Solutions Summit was well attended by a full spectrum of people concerned about homelessness in Sonoma County. Jennielynn Holmes of Catholic Charities says she thinks the event will mobilize changes.

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Homeless Action organizer Adrienne Lauby was most encouraged by presenter Iain De Jong’s call for a one-to-one approach to providing homeless services, without preconditions.

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Adopting a New Model for Reducing Homelessness