Neli Vazquez Rowland on the Run to End Homelessness & A Safe Haven

Neli Vasquez Rowland is the co-founder and president of A Safe Haven, which is a Chicago-based nonprofit whose goal is to end homelessness. So we talk to Neli about A Safe Haven’s comprehensive approach; how and why their model could be adopted by other cities around the world; their Run to End Homelessness; and more.TOPICS & TIMES:Running in Chicago (0:53)What is A Safe Haven (5:14)What led you to start A Safe Haven? (6:30)A Safe Haven’s approach (15:00)Neli’s book, HEALING (18:04)Who qualifies for the program? (19:58)A Safe Haven’s housing options (28:48) How does this compare to other programs? (29:40)Providing jobs to break the cycle (33:38)What could other cities be doing better? (38:25)Expanding A Safe Haven to other locations (52:50)What policies or laws most need to be changed? (1:01:05)A Run to End Homelessness (1:08:58)RELATED LINKS:A Safe HavenRun to End HomelessnessNeli’s book: Healing: Real Stories Told By People Who Have Overcome The Homeless And Opioid Epidemics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.