“Many people ask me, ‘How do we solve homelessness?’ And I think the better question to ask ourselves is, ‘How do we come alongside the person experiencing homelessness?’
I think the answer is first, we have to know their name. Then, we have to find a way to offer them hope.”
Mary Steele, executive director of New Horizons, a Seattle-based ministry that partners with youth to exit street life, from remarks delivered at a forum on homelessness held at Seattle Pacific University