Homeless Shelter Insider: How Helping Homeless Has Become A Lucrative Business | Christian Pineda

Siyamak sits down with Christian Pineda, a former homeless shelter employee in San Diego. His experience could reflect what’s going on across California and homeless shelters. We also had a chance to talk with Scott H Silverman, who’s an addiction recovery expert and has been in the homeless nonprofit industry for many years.
Homeless Shelter Insider: How Helping Homeless Has Become A Lucrative Business | Christian Pineda
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(Episode 412) Siyamak sits down with Christian Pineda, a former homeless shelter employee in San Diego. His experience could reflect what’s going on across California and homeless shelters. We also had a chance to talk with Scott H Silverman, who’s an addiction recovery expert and has been in the homeless nonprofit industry for many years.

“Inside the shelter, it felt like for every $100 that was donated 75 went to admin, 25 to the people. No one’s talking about there’s a huge elephant that people need to fix,” Mr. Pineda said, “If we just keep on throwing money at this every year, if the money goes up and the homeless population goes up as well, does the math really add up?”

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Siyamak Khorrami
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Siyamak Khorrami has been the general manager and chief editor of the Southern California edition of The Epoch Times since 2017. He is also the host of the “California Insider” show, which showcases leaders and professionals across the state with inside information about trending topics and critical issues in California.
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