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Jim Walden: “The idea is that you put people in housing no matter what…”

Featuring: Jim Walden, Attorney, Former Candidate, New York City Mayoral Election 2025

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New York City Public Service Retirees' Friday Night Live with Mayoral Candidate Jim Walden

Published | Video Starts at 1:05:15

And I have ideas for that that I'm still fleshing out. And the one that I think is, you know, there's this whole idea of housing first. And The idea is that you put people in housing no matter what their conditions are. are, and whether they need alcohol and drug counseling, whether they need mental health services, whether they just need financial assistance, whatever the circumstances are, you just put them in a home. (1:05:15–1:05:19)

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Describes the 'housing first' approach to homelessness.

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