Brian Gruters

Housing and homelessness nerd at @pathpartners in San Diego. Tree hugger from way back.

[MAG - Maricopa Association of Governments @MAGregion]

Thanks to HUD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Richard J. Monocchio and our colleagues from around the region for participating in the discussion https://t.co/LSbyomP8G4 https://t.co/BBoz8Gctvz @HHSGov @HUDGov @shikemore @hominc @ahcccsgov

[PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) @pathpartners]

Today, PATH is recognizing #IndigenousPeoplesDay. We are committed to working with our community to end these disparities, which starts with addressing factors like systemic racism and discrimination in housing and employment opportunities.

[PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) @pathpartners]

Meet the Benitez family!🤗 Before connecting with PATH, they were experiencing homelessness after losing their home in a fire. This tragedy led their family to move from a place of comfort and predictability to an unpredictable living situation in a tent in Lincoln Heights.

[Aaron Carr @aaronAcarr]

I want to share a story about the power of the Housing First model — which provides permanent housing to the homeless — and how it’s actively undermined through criminalization efforts and the high cost of housing.

This story takes place in Venice Beach.

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[Jennifer Hark Dietz @jenniferhdietz]

Criminalizing homelessness reinforces a vicious cycle that gets us nowhere. I am grateful to be in the company of @StJosephCtr, @LAFamilyHousing, @ssghopics, & @ThePplConcern, sharing best practices on actually reducing homelessness.

[Brian Gruters @bbgruters]

@JoeLaCavaD1 Go Bri Go!!! @belliottsd

[William D. Lopez @lopez_wd]

No one:
Me: 2022 Oscar Outfits as Public Health Graphs

[Brian Gruters @bbgruters]

I’m looking for the movie equivalent of Meatloaf’s Bat Out of Hell tonight.

[PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) @pathpartners]

Homelessness is a policy failure, not a personal one. Today the LA City Council voted down a proposal to rush people off the streets before building enough housing to meet individuals’ needs. This was the right decision. Our full statement below ⬇️

[Brian Gruters @bbgruters]

Carla’s incredible!

[PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) @pathpartners]

Happy Monday! This week we are highlighting our outreach staff in Mid-City, San Diego! Thanks to our passionate and hardworking staff, outreach workers like Carla, have helped 1,500 people experiencing homelessness connect to supportive services and housing.

[KPBS News @KPBSnews]

Officials are just over a week into their big downtown push to connect homeless residents to shelters and housing. The operation involving a number of nonprofit partners, the city and county is being coordinated by the San Diego Housing Commission.

https://t.co/y4US3XKhZD

[Brian Gruters @bbgruters]

Yay!

[The San Diego Union-Tribune @sdut]

San Diego school board renames Lindbergh/Schweitzer Elementary School https://t.co/siWP9GxpwP

[PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) @pathpartners]

Even for people stably housed, accessing a second shot has proven difficult. We need to make the vaccination process easier for our unhoused neighbors and hard-to-reach populations.

[PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) @pathpartners]

Thank you @cmraulcampillo, Vic Vettiyil, and Anthony Hackett from San Diego District 7 for joining our outreach team in the field with @sandiegoriver Park Foundation. Together, we performed our point in time count and distributed food and hygiene kits to our unhoused neighbors.

[Mysterious Galaxy @MystGalaxyBooks]

This post is vulnerable, but we need your help. With the cancellation of in-person Comic-Con in 2021 this morning, Mysterious Galaxy is facing two straight years without our biggest sales days. Festivals, conventions, and conferences play a key part of our business. 1/4

[PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) @pathpartners]

Meet Daniel! Daniel lived on the riverbed for 3 years before he was connected to PATH. When our outreach team met Daniel, they referred him to our Rapid Rehousing Program. Now, he lives in his very own apartment and feels a greater sense of stability. Welcome home, Daniel! ��� 🏡

[BikeSD @BikeSD]

🚨Road Rage Incident🚨 : Tuesday Jan. 5th a driver in a black Ford SUV exited their vehicle and assaulted a BikeSD member sending them to the hospital. This happened near the intersection of 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘃𝗲 around 6pm.

Witnesses sought.

[Tal Kopan @TalKopan]

Please remember that every amazing photo and video of these upsetting events unfolding is brought to you by a journalist putting themselves in harm’s way so you may witness history.

[Brian Gruters @bbgruters]

Hahahaha