EP #149: The Housing Crisis with Sandy Jarvis
Everyone deserves adequate housing. It seems unfair that people without a place to live can be so close to others with building they can call home.
Sandy Jarvis has spent 40 years working with the homeless and people who want to help them. She retired just before the COVID-19 pandemic and has since become an author. You can tell she still has a heart for people in need. Get ready to learn about programs that can help the homeless and how to get involved and make an impact.
What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:
About social work
How homeless people struggle to find a home
About qualifying for housing
About public assistance
About HASA
How Sandy got into social work
How Sandy was inspired by her grandmother
Why we should support those in need
Some of the programs for the homeless that exist
About the 80/20 program
Some of the recommendations Sandy gives to people
About Sandy’s children’s books
How Sandy retired right before the COVID-19 pandemic
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“Social Services is like the last stop on the bus.” - Sandy Jarvis
“There’s no quick access for housing.” - Sandy Jarvis
“My grandmother would open up her home. She would cook. She would sit down to write letters to people in prison.” - Sandy Jarvis
“At first, I was very selfish.” - Sandy Jarvis
“My grandmother was just very passionate about helping people who were less fortunate.” - Sandy Jarvis
“You have to try to help those who are less fortunate.” - Sandy Jarvis quoting her grandmother
“You don’t even know these people.” - Sandy Jarvis quoting herself talking to her grandmother
“When an emergency happens they don’t have an extra $1,000.” - Sandy Jarvis
“A lot of times it’s pride that they don’t come in for help.” - Sandy Jarvis
“You might have 50 openings but you have 300 people applying for the apartment.” - Sandy Jarvis
“They call me the 80/20 expert.” - Sandy Jarvis
“You have to fill out the entire application.” - Sandy Jarvis
“I might have the whole book in my head completed.” - Sandy Jarvis speaking of her next book
“At any time you could become homeless.” - Sandy Jarvis
“I enjoyed what I did.” - Sandy Jarvis
“I just wanted to go to the next step in my career.” - Sandy Jarvis speaking about retirement
“It’s not about all the possessions that you can accumulate but how can you do good with what you have.” - Bob DePasquale
Resources In Today's Episode:
Sandy Jarvis - LinkedIn
The Golden Kite by Sandy Jarvis
Speaking of Impact episode 100 with Jason Peterson from Feed off Fear
Bob’s Book - Personal Finance in a Public World
This week’s E-Impact Blog Entry
Episodes Referenced:
EP #127: Human Services Impact with Vanessa Seltzer and Kim Vassar
