Health Matters: Housing is Health #1803

Poverty and the lack of affordable housing are major causes of homelessness in Spokane, pushing increasing numbers of women and families with children into unhealthy and unsafe living conditions. Local charity, business and community leaders discuss efforts to solve the problem and what still needs to be done.

 Guests:

David Lewis
Administrator, City of Spokane, WA CMIS

Robert Lippman
 Chair, Spokane Homeless Coalition

Spokane Housing Authority

Fawn Schott
President & CEO, Volunteers of America

Edie Rice Sauer
Executive Director of Mission & Services, Transitions

Dawn Kinder
Vice President Stabilization Services, Catholic Charities

Ben Stuckart
Executive Director, Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium