EPISODE · Dec 2, 2020 · 29 MIN
Regional homelessness activist group turns 15
from Civic · host Laura Wenus, Mel Baker
In 2005, a group of advocacy groups working on homelessness formed a coalition to collaborate across cities and states and advance national policy. They called it WRAP, the Western Regional Advocacy Project. Its director, Paul Boden, joined “Civic” to look back on 15 years of organizing and ensuring that people experiencing homelessness themselves inform research and policy.
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