Homeless No More: Emily Martinek
Location: Los Angeles, CA.
What led to homelessness: the Great Recession and mental illness.
Housing First agency: LA Family Housing.
Notable: works as notary public and serves as a CSH Speak Up! Advocate.
Our favorite quote: “If a homeless person could help themselves, they wouldn’t be homeless.”
Homeless No More is a series featuring voices of formerly homeless folks who gained a second chance through Housing First.
The Housing First solution to homelessness makes success stories like Emily’s commonplace, and through our film we want to bring these stories to the mainstream public. Please support our effort by hitting the “donate” button below and give what you can. It’s time everyone learned that homelessness can be solved.
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