180: Philip Mangano: Abolishing Homelessness

No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp

Is homelessness a problem that can be solved?

Historically, efforts made to address homelessness in the US have taken a symptom-management approach, focusing on soup kitchens, clothing drives, and medical programs. But these well-intentioned efforts often have a paradoxical effect: over time, they end up serving more and more homeless people, rather than reducing the number of those unhoused.

In this episode, Philip Mangano describes his longtime effort to approach homelessness in a new way. “I took the abolitionist frame,” he says of his renowned Housing-First Initiative. “People were homeless, so the antidote must be a place to live.”

Show Notes

Resources mentioned this episode:

"The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

"Good to Great" by Jim Collins

"The Innovator’s Dilemma" by Clayton Christensen

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PDF of Lee's Interview Notes

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