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Conversations about affordable housing.
This episode is the first in a series where Neal interviews people who played key roles as part o f team who helped decrease chronic homelessness in Houston by over 70% in a span of 3 years.
Here at Affordable Houser we're interviewing people who have helped their cities and communities make great strides in developing affordable housing and alleviating homelessness. These are people using good data to make intelligent decisions to help people. They work with their hearts truly turned to the people they've served.
Dr. Rudy Rasmus is Pastor Emeritus, Author, Founder/Exec Director of Bread of Life Inc. You are going to love him. Rudy loves through action. He has been working with people experiencing homelessness since the 90's and has played a key role in the success we've seen in reducing homelessness in Houston.
In this episode Neal talks with Rudy a little about Rudy's personal housing story—where he grew up and how his housing impacted his own life. They'll then cover how Rudy started serving people experiencing homelessness and the work he's done and continues today.
In this series you'll learn some best practices that could positively impact your community and others across the country. While Neal is an attorney, none of the information in this podcast is legal advice. This podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only.
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In this episode:
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0:00 Episode preview
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0:45 Intro - More about me, Neal Rackleff, and why I’m doing this podcast.
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3:44 Interview with Rudy starts.
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5:40 What is Rudy’s Housing Story?
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12:07 One moment that changed Rudy’s life.
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18:36 Rudy describes meeting Joe Kirven.
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23:25 Rudy describes meeting Jack Blanton.
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25:56 Where Rudy received land for Knowles-Temenos Place.
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26:06 Rudy starts a church in Houston in 1992.
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26:52 How did Rudy start serving people experiencing homelessness?
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30:10 The social determinants of health.
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32:25 Veterans experiencing homelessness.
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34:03 15,000 in Houston experiencing homelessness every night at this time.
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34:29 Houston was first major city to “effectively” eliminate veteran’s homelessness—defined.
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37:38 It costs less to house people than leave them unhoused.
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38:36 What lessons can we learn from Rudy’s experience?
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42:19 Neal took Ben Carson to Los Angeles.
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45:20 Rudy introduces Bread of Life.
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47:46 Bread of Life served 240,000 people in 2023.
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53:48 Knowles-Rowland House
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55:00 Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth from proceeds of “No, No, No” by Destiny’s Child.
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Here at Affordable Houser we’re interviewing people who have helped their cities and communities make great strides in developing affordable housing and alleviating homelessness. These are people using good data to make intelligent decisions to help people. They work with their hearts truly turned to the people they’ve served.
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