Life After Skid Row: a Decade of Homelessness Ends with Inside Safe

Cornell was homeless on the streets of Skid Row for over a decade. Also known as Smiley, many of you fell in love with Cornell's positive attitude as he wished people "Happy Monday" https://youtu.be/ZTfIm4xjC6M

And while it's always good to smile, Cornell showed us the harsh reality of life on Skid Row living in a tent during the rain https://youtu.be/YJgyIogC9IE

After a decade of homelessness, Cornell is now living in a hotel room provided by Inside Safe, a pioneering program led by Los Angeles Mayor Bass, designed to alleviate the city's chronic homelessness crisis.

Inside Safe provides temporary shelter to individuals experiencing homelessness, providing them with hotel rooms equipped with essential amenities. This initiative aims to provide immediate relief in the form of a safe space to live and restores a degree of dignity often lost in the struggle for survival on the streets. Despite facing significant challenges such as funding limitations and the need for scalable solutions, Inside Safe is a tangible lifeline for marginalized individuals, offering a stepping stone towards stability and a potential pathway out of homelessness. Its impact, as seen through a modest yet profound change of participants like Cornell, underscores its value in the broader context of homelessness relief strategies.

Soma Snakeoil runs The Sidewalk Project, a nonprofit organization striving to provide harm reduction services. Despite the overwhelming need in the community, Soma's unwavering commitment led her to facilitate Cornell's involvement in the Inside Safe program, a pivotal turning point in his life. We featured their fantastic work here: Saving Lives of Sex Workers and Addicts on Skid Row: Sidewalk Project https://youtu.be/vA_YZ_d45UE

Support The Sidewalk Project here: https://www.thesidewalkproject.org

Produced by Adam Trunell https://www.idiotdreamerbeast.com

More Skid Row stories:

Happy Monday: Life on Skid Row https://youtu.be/ZTfIm4xjC6M

Skid Row in a Rain Storm: When It Rains, It Pours Misery https://youtu.be/YJgyIogC9IE

Skid Row Homeless Sweeps Make Homelessness Worse https://youtu.be/wMF4XHi5IEk

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