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Dr. Robert Marbut, Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute's Fix Homelessness initiative, spoke with Phil Altmeyer, CEO of @UnionGospelMission of the Inland Northwest, during their Conversations on a Bench event. Dr. Marbut shares about his experience working to bring people out of homelessness at the local and federal level, the importance of data-driven research and solutions, why Housing First has failed, and much more.
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Discovery Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, public policy think tank promoting thoughtful analysis and effective action on local, regional, national and international issues.
The mission of Discovery Institute is to advance a culture of purpose, creativity and innovation.
The Institute is home to an inter-disciplinary community of scholars and policy advocates dedicated to the reinvigoration of traditional Western principles and institutions and the worldview from which they issued. Discovery Institute has a special concern for the role that science and technology play in our culture and how they can advance free markets, illuminate public policy and support the theistic foundations of the West. For more information about the mission and program of Discovery Institute visit: discovery.org/about
Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness initiative offers innovative research and compassionate solutions to the growing crisis of homelessness, addiction, and mental illness facing many American cities. Our mission is to serve as a resource for policy leaders, business owners, and neighborhood organizations trying to meaningfully reduce homelessness and to help those suffering realize their full human potential. For more information about Fix Homelessness, visit: fixhomelessness.org
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Dr. Robert Marbut, Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute's Fix Homelessness initiative, spoke with Phil Altmeyer, CEO of @UnionGospelMission of the Inland Northwest, during their Conversations on a Bench event. Dr. Marbut shares about his experience working to bring people out of homelessness at the local and federal level, the importance of data-driven research and solutions, why Housing First has failed, and much more.
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Discovery Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, public policy think tank promoting thoughtful analysis and effective action on local, regional, national and international issues.
The mission of Discovery Institute is to advance a culture of purpose, creativity and innovation.
The Institute is home to an inter-disciplinary community of scholars and policy advocates dedicated to the reinvigoration of traditional Western principles and institutions and the worldview from which they issued. Discovery Institute has a special concern for the role that science and technology play in our culture and how they can advance free markets, illuminate public policy and support the theistic foundations of the West. For more information about the mission and program of Discovery Institute visit: discovery.org/about
Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness initiative offers innovative research and compassionate solutions to the growing crisis of homelessness, addiction, and mental illness facing many American cities. Our mission is to serve as a resource for policy leaders, business owners, and neighborhood organizations trying to meaningfully reduce homelessness and to help those suffering realize their full human potential. For more information about Fix Homelessness, visit: fixhomelessness.org
Follow Discovery Institute:
X:
@DiscoveryInst1
twitter.com/DiscoveryInst1
@DiscoveryCWP
twitter.com/DiscoveryCWP
Facebook: facebook.com/thediscoveryinstitute
facebook.com/discoverycwp
