KRFC From Here to Home

David and Larry talk about the different ways individuals can make a difference -- as well as the pitfalls when good intentions aren't enough.

David and Larry talk to Lindsay Mason, Director of Off-Campus Life and Michael Buttram, Basic Needs Program Manager, both from Colorado State University, about homelessness on college campuses -- and the toll it takes...

David and Larry talk to David Autenrieth, Director of Language, Culture and Equity at Poudre School District, about the rising numbers of elementary- and high-school students facing housing insecurity. That child may...

Learn why the language we use to talk about homelessness matters. Larry and David talk with the lead editors of Housing Justice: A Lexicon for Building Housing Solidarity , Drs. Madeleine Hamlin and Carlos Delclós...

In this episode, we hear David's speech from Homeward Alliance's recent annual fundraising event. Through a poignant anecdote, David explains how systemic failures in social systems lead a person into homelessness and...

Our homelessness crisis is about to get a lot worse, as the number of older people who are unhoused -- those over 50 -- continues to grow. David and Larry talk about why that's happening, and how resources are sorely...

A recent Supreme Court decision has made it a crime to be homeless. David and Larry discuss what's behind that decision--and the effort by so many communities to jail people for the simple fact that they have no place...

Long-time advocate for people experiencing homelessness, Sister Mary Alice Murphy, talks with David and Larry about how she became a nun, as well as her motivations for working with the needy and poor. Learn about how...

Long-time advocate for people experiencing homelessness, Sister Mary Alice Murphy, talks with David and Larry about how she became a nun, as well as her motivations for working with the needy and poor. Learn about how...

Why do people experiencing homelessness often have nice smart phones or cool shoes? David and Larry talk about homelessness and buying stuff. It turns out, the cost of a pair of new kicks isn't enough to buy a house.

David and Larry invite Bryan Aptekar to talk about his experience supporting people experiencing homelessness through his work with the city of Portland. Specifically, they talk about Bryan's experience with the...

Rhonda Merrick talks with David and Larry about her experience with homelessness in Fort Collins, the positives and the negatives of it. She shares her song, "My Catholic Charities Bed", and explains the themes within...

Learn what people mean when they use the phrase "housing first", as it relates to homelessness. Larry and David discuss the uses and abuses of this term, as well as the various programs or projects intended by this...

Larry and David discuss why and how people experiencing homelessness care for pets. You can also learn how people who are homeless care for their pets, and what life is like living with a pet while being homeless...

David and Larry discuss why people experiencing homelessness sometimes don't stay in shelters. Explore the topics like health risks, social restrictions, pets, and other concerns. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic was...