Homeless in San Diego
Society & Culture
About
Homeless in San Diego: Real People, Real Stories, is a podcast created by Interfaith Community Services, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization located in North San Diego County. Hosted by Greg Anglea, CEO of Interfaith Community Services, each episode features a local professional's perspective on the issue of homelessness, as well as shares the real story of an individual or family who has experienced homelessness in San Diego.
Episodes
- Phylicia Applewhite
Phylicia Applewhite from the Regional Task Force on Homelessness discusses the homelessness service systems in San Diego and shares her lived experience on the podcast Homeless in San Diego.
- Jordan Verdin
This episode features Jordan Verdin, founder of Humanity Showers and Street Stories. Humanity Showers provides mobile showers across multiple counties, and Street Stories aims to share the individual experiences of people facing homelessne…
- Tracy & Caleb
Tracy and Caleb returned to the Homeless in San Diego podcast to share their success in purchasing a home together with a VA loan. Tracy reflected on his past homelessness and recovery, emphasizing the importance of timely support.
- Ernie Alvarez
Mitchell Snow hosts Ernie Alvarez to discuss Interfaith's Empathy Building Experience, an interactive simulation focused on building empathy. The conversation covers Alvarez's experience and the value of this activity for organizations.
- Natalie Raschke
Natalie Raschke discusses her family's experience with homelessness after losing jobs during COVID, their journey from living in a motor home to finding stability through a housing voucher, and the significance of support systems.
- Elvis Chavez
This week's episode of Homeless in San Diego features Elvis, a former family shelter resident with an incredible story of resilience. He shares how he and his kids found themselves without housing, their strength to overcome it, and the ki…
- Lisa Halverstadt
In our latest episode of Homeless in San Diego, we're excited to welcome back Lisa Halverstadt, senior investigative reporter at Voice of San Diego. She returns to share about her new guide on ethically reporting homelessness, created in c…
- DA Summer Stephan
In this week's episode of Homeless in San Diego , we welcome San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan to discuss the launch of their new Shelter Ready app. During its beta testing phase, Interfaith's Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) u…
- Brother Batie
On this edition of Homeless in San Diego , we're honored to welcome Brother Batie, Social Services Program Director at the YMCA of San Diego County. He shares powerful insights from his work in the Transitional Age Youth (TAY) homelessness…
- Mario Melgoza
This week on Homeless in San Diego, we're honored to welcome Mario, a recent graduate of our detox and residential program, and his Certified Substance Use Disorder Counselor, Sandy. Mario shares his powerful story of recovery, the challen…
- Jennifer Nations
Tune in to this data-driven episode of Interfaith's Homeless in San Diego , where we explore the landscape of homelessness in our region. Joining us is Dr. Jennifer Nations, Managing Director of UC San Diego's Homelessness Hub, who shares…
- Ana & Saul
Don't miss this episode of Interfaith's Homeless in San Diego to see how Neighborhood Healthcare's street medicine team is making a local impact. Meet Ana, Peer Support Specialist, and Saul, Street Medicine Medical Assistant, as they share…
- Robert & Nikole
This week's episode of Homeless in San Diego delves into the critical work being done to combat addiction and help people experiencing homelessness. Hear from Certified SUD Counselor Robert and our Peer Support Specialist Nikole at Interfa…
- Tamera Kohler
Today we're talking with Tamera Kohler, Chief Executive Officer of the Regional Task Force on Homelessness (RTFH). With 19 years of experience in addressing poverty and homelessness, Tamera provides invaluable insights into the complex lan…
- Kenneth Straight
On this episode of Homeless in San Diego, hear Kenneth Straight's remarkable journey. After his service in the US Army ended in 2013, Kenneth struggled to regain stability upon returning to San Diego. Support from Veterans Village of San D…
- Sunny Soto-Brisco
In this episode of Homeless in San Diego , we sit down with Sunny Soto-Brisco, the heart and soul of Sunny Street Outreach, a 501(c)(3) organization providing restaurant quality meals to the houseless and underserved communities in Oceansi…
- Katie Holden
On this episode of Homeless in San Diego, we interview Katie Holden, a former Occupational Therapist Intern at our Abraham & Lillian Turk Recuperative Care Center. As an intern at the Turk Center, she conducted a study on pet ownership dur…
- Tom McDaniel
Join us this week on Homeless in San Diego to listen to Tom McDaniel's story. Tom went through both our residential and outpatient programs, worked hard in college, and two months ago graduated with his degree in air conditioning & refrige…
- Mike Smack
Tune in to Interfaith's Homeless in San Diego podcast as we feature local artist Mike Smack. Mike joins us to speak about his inspiring journey and the beautiful mural he created in our Escondido shelter. Inspired by conversations with det…
- Brandon O'Connell
Welcome to this special episode of Homeless in San Diego. Today, we are honored to have Brandon O'Connell as our guest. Brandon, a Job Coach at Vantage Point for three years, is now pursuing his own company to help people coming out of inc…
- Eddie Walker
In this episode of Homeless in San Diego, we welcome our first-ever property manager, Eddie Walker. With over a hundred episodes behind us, we're excited to bring you a new perspective on the challenges and solutions surrounding homelessne…
- Jason Ritchie
This week on Homeless in San Diego, we welcome filmmaker Jason Ritchie, a storyteller driven by the struggles of his own life. Ritchie was incarcerated for over 17 years in the California prison system and has overcome drug and alcohol add…
- David Fitzgibbons
In honor of Volunteer Appreciation month we have a remarkable podcast episode for you. Our guest today is none other than David Fitzgibbons, a dedicated volunteer and donor at Interfaith. David has been serving as an intake volunteer every…
- Dr. Kadri Webb & Dr. Nate Sessoms
"I think one of the things I'm most proud of about the organization and obviously your leadership is a huge part of that, is that the organization has taken this bold stance to say we are going to stand up against injustice, we are going t…
- Point In Time Count 2024
Joining CEO of Interfaith Community Services, Greg Anglea, are 3 employees each with their own diverse careers and their take on the Point In Time Count. Throughout the podcast, we tackle essential questions, such as the motivation behind…
- Lisa Halverstadt
Interfaith's podcast, 'Homeless in San Diego,' is making a grand return! Not only are we launching the first episode back with senior investigative reporter Lisa Halverstadt, but going forward each episode will have a video version. Lisa H…
- Peter Seidler- A Commitment to Help
Join us for a reflective journey in this special episode of "Homeless in San Diego: Real People, Real Stories" as we pay tribute to the late Peter Seidler. Your host, Greg Anglea, CEO of Interfaith Community Services, guides us through a p…
- Scott
Scott life had hit rock bottom. After serving in the Air Force and battling homelessness and addiction on the streets of San Diego, he felt trapped in despair. Yet, a glimmer of hope emerged when he realized he had the unwavering support o…
- Hugh Hughes/ Residency Apparel
Hugh Hughes is the president of Residency Apparel, a social enterprise using custom, branded apparel to support women transitioning into permanent housing in Los Angeles. For over the last ten years, Residency has worked with and alongside…
- Lynn (Ashley's Hope pt.2)
We welcome back Lynn Solorzano, Founder and President of Ashley's Hope . Lynn started this non-profit in memory of her daughter, Ashley. Ashley passed away after 8 years living on the streets of San Diego -- she was only 25. The mission of…
- Rich
Rich has lived experience of homelessness and addiction. He is a former Marine, MMA, Fighter, and Police Officer whose life has not been easy. While dealing with trauma Rich turned to drugs as an escape from reality. Ultimately, he ended u…
- Shannon
Shannon came to interfaith through a referral to be part of our RWC Program (Recovery and Wellness). After successfully graduating from the program, she is now a live in Manager of a women's sober living home. Through the trials and tribul…
- Mei pt.2
We are happy to welcome back Mei. Mei inspires all of us at Interfaith. In Mei's own words, she "suffered bouts of homelessness throughout her life and has managed to obtain secure housing and push forward through many years of trauma sinc…
- Elizabeth
Liz Rosas faced homelessness in San Diego for a year, from December 2013 to December 2014. Now, she actively advocates for others who are currently experiencing homelessness. She is a member of the Regional Task Force on Homelessness' Cont…
- Drew Moser
Drew Moser is the Executive Director of the Lucky Duck Foundation, which raises money to fund, activate and lead high-impact programs that alleviate the suffering of homelessness throughout San Diego County. He has been in this role since…
- Sunny Rey
Sunny Rey, was born into homelessness and dropped off in San Diego by her birth mom where her early experiences in foster care into adoption rooted her first musings as a writer at age 12. Growing up in the system with social workers ever…
- Tiny Homes with Ellen and Renee
Here to talk about their expertise with (tiny) Housing is Ellen Stone and Renee Seevers. Ellen is the Founder and Managing Director of Tiny Home Central Consulting and Renee is the CEO of, the much anticipated, TinyFest. Ellen and Renee pa…
- Holly Point-in-Time Count
Holly Nelson serves as Housing and Neighborhood Services Manager for the City of Escondido. She's also a friend and former employee of Interfaith. Holly began her career with us as a case manager and has shown an unrelenting commitment ove…
- Marc Prescott
Marc is a Volunteer at Interfaith, who feels passionately about giving back to those in need. In his adventurous career he has worked in television as a new reporter, and an entrepreneur in many fields of media entertainment. While perusin…
- Jimmy pt. 2
Jimmy, came through Interfaith twice, and is now housed, sober, and working fulltime as an employee with the Union. In his story he shares that when facing homelessness, it was difficult to accept help when it was offered, but through the…
- Jimmy
Jimmy, came through Interfaith twice, and is now housed, sober, and working fulltime as an employee with the Union. In his story he shares that when facing homelessness, it was difficult to accept help when it was offered, but through the…
- Pam
Meet Pam! Pam has overcome adversity and is ready to help others do the same! Pam is one of Interfaith's newest employees. Despite recently joining, she has had to become familiar with our motto of "helping people help themselves" long bef…
- Mauro
We're taking a short recess in recording this week while we prepare for our Annual Meeting and Grand Opening of our Turk Recuperative Care Center on October 26th . This gives us the perfect opportunity to look back on a previous episode wi…
- Marlon
As we take a short break lets reflect on one of our most popular episodes. Please note new phone number is : 760.489.6380 Marlon is a Navy veteran from New Jersey. After serving for 20 years and being deployed to San Diego, he was able to…
- Candi
Candi Milo is one of the busiest actresses in voice-overs today and is honored to have taken the mantle from the legendary late June Foray as the voice of Granny for all of Warner Brothers Animation projects. Milo is a successful actor and…
- Amy
Amy Denhart is the Director of Funders Together to End Homelessness San Diego (FTEHSD) at Catalyst, where she supports FTEHSD's strategic grantmaking and advocacy in systems change and permanent housing opportunities to reduce homelessness…
- Gregg
At the University of Washington, Gregg enjoys teaching courses in housing, economics, and finance at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He maintains an active research agenda focused on housing policy, housing markets, housing aff…
- Anna & Officer Ferry
Anna is a licensed social worker and member of Interfaith's Homeless Outreach team, who works closely with Officer Ferry of the Oceanside Police Department's Homeless Outreach. The H.O.T. works closely with several service providers to hel…
- Dane
Dane White sees opportunities for helping one another through challenges and improving our local communities. He joins us today sharing his very personal journey overcoming homelessness, addiction and mental health challenges. Dane shares…
- Isaac
Isaac came through Interfaith twice, and has now been sober for over 20 months (longest duration in over 20 years). In his own words, "the biggest turning point was deciding to stay sober no matter what was going on, and realizing I did no…