Janey Rountree, Greg Anglea, and Omar Passons
Host Greg Anglea, CEO of Interfaith Community Services, welcomes you to the Homeless in San Diego Podcast — Season Two: “Homebound.”
This season we are diving into four topics: Housing, Recovery, Poverty, and Mental Health.
Here to talk about their expertise with Poverty is Omar Passons and Janey Rountree. Omar is the Director of Integrative Services for the County of San Diego and Janey is the founding Executive Director of the California Policy Lab at UCLA.
Together, they are using research-based solutions to address economic inclusion and poverty in San Diego. Janey’s research is developing groundbreaking algorithms to determine the likelihood of someone becoming homeless, thereby attempting to answer one of the most important questions about prevention:
Can homelessness be predicted?
Database Ad Break:
At Interfaith Community Services, we pride ourselves on connecting people back with their community. Omar and Janey know that the key to accomplishing that at a regional level is through research-based solutions.
A strong database network, not only allows us to properly track the success of our programs, but also the long term success of our people.
So, we are revamping our database! Unfortunately, this endeavor will near $115,000. And so far, we’ve raised $80,000. Yet, thanks to Funders Together to End Homelessness, we have a $25,000 matching grant opportunity for this endeavor. That means every dollar you give will be matched 100% down to the penny. If we can reach that goal, our project will be nearly fully funded.
With your support, we can help thousands of people successfully reconnect with their community. To donate, please visit our website www.interfaithservices.org/donate and select “Matching Opportunity” in the drop-down menu. Thank you.
Janey’s Call to Action:
Invest in Prevention - We need more rigorous evidence to address structural poverty. To learn more about the UCLA’s Policy Lab visit: www.capolicylab.org.
Omar’s Call to Action:
Help People with Prevention - This research is an opportunity for elected officials and community leaders to reframe their approach to prevention solutions.