Oakland's approach to homelessness is a great example of why intent matters. Oakland has squandered its federal and state dollars on ineffective solutions, because the intention is controlling encampments, not housing people.
Oakland and Los Angeles have built over 200% of their luxury housing goals while they've met less than 20% of the affordable housing goals. #IStandWithTheMoms
My career in tech started with a $4K loan from my mom and my husband (then boyfriend) being financially stable enough to take care of the bills while I did a coding boot camp.
Money may not be everything, but it sure is damn lot.