The nonprofit Urban Alchemy has been integral to efforts to keep open-air drug scenes from popping back up again. Lurie had told the Bay Area Reporter during a recent visit to the Castro that, “We should do the same thing here we have done on Sixth Street, which is make sure we get people off the street and into mental health treatment beds, which is going to take us time.”
Three months into its mission, Urban Alchemy’s Homeless Engagement and Response Team—better known as HEART—is making an impact in Birmingham.
He also praised Urban Alchemy, whose ambassadors patrol intersections and deescalate chaotic street scenes, and Code Tenderloin, which provides job training for homeless residents and formerly incarcerated people.
A mobile medical unit is bringing substance-use treatment directly to some of Portland’s unhoused residents as a way to eliminate barriers to care in a city struggling with an addiction and overdose epidemic — and it has expansion in its sights.
One community health worker who credits Takeda’s technology with helping his work become more sustainable is Joe Calderon, a former inmate who served 17 years in prison who has made it his mission to build better outcomes for people in his California community while supporting his family.
The City Council received an update on homelessness in Culver City. Tevis Barnes, Housing and Human Services Director, introduced a new initiative in partnership with Urban Alchemy. The “LOVE Team” — Leading Outreach with Valued Engagement — is a dedicated outreach team focused on approaching and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness.
“Trash tells a story,” said Lou Hammonds, Director of Community-Based Public Safety Programs for Urban Alchemy, whom we met at Mint Plaza during the subscriber-only tour in San Francisco last week.
A man who spent a decade homeless in North Portland is now housed and working at a tiny home village just feet away from where he used to live out of a tent.
Homelessness is still a concern in Birmingham. On Jan. 6, HEART (Homeless Engagement Assistance Response Team) launched to address those concerns.
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved two contracts totaling $2.69 million in which two groups will provide shelter and support services to residents experiencing homelessness.
The Eighth Street Shelter in Austin has completed its first year of operation, marking a significant milestone for the City of Austin’s Homeless Strategy Office and its partner, Urban Alchemy.
Two weeks ago, she was approached by members of the CIRCLE program, which is aimed at addressing calls for service involving homeless people. She agreed to go to the Weingart Center on Skid Row for a place to stay.
