Alan Graham
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And yeah, look, we got the crack addicts and the glue sniffers and the prostitutes and the convicted felons.
All that comes with the package.
We do very little screening.
We want to know who you are, but it's a very low barrier entry to get into our deal.
We demand civil obedience.
I will tell you that over the course of my life, I have personally known thousands of dope addicts and alcoholics.
most of them are just good people.
Well, here are the numbers.
400 formerly chronically homeless men and women living in our community.
Average time on the streets is nine years.
At any given time, 15 to 20 are giving us a run for the money.
Well, you know, they're bringing, you know, most everything that happens negatively out there is going to be related to dope and alcohol.
So you may have the on-site dope dealer that we got to manage and figure out how to either tone that down or get them out of there.
The really aggressive meth or crack cocaine addicts are going to be stealing somebody's bicycle or debit card to go buy, you know, something.
Or sometimes we have the confluence of a profound mental health issue and drugs coming at the same time and they'll get destructive on their property.