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  Culture

  response to  Lindsay Utz, Sam Slovick, and Stefan Nadelman's post On Skid Row: Drugs

  Cleaned Up

  This is amazing work. Thank you Sam for showing that this issue isn't comfortably black and white.

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  Commented on February 27, 2008 by - mer153

• On Skid Row: Drugs

  Authored by Lindsay Utz, Sam Slovick, and Stefan Nadelman - 5 votes

• On Skid Row: Kids

  Authored by Lindsay Utz, Sam Slovick, and Stefan Nadelman - 6 votes

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  Education

  response to  Lindsay Utz, Sam Slovick, and Stefan Nadelman's post On Skid Row: Kids

  Heartbreaking, Poetic, and Important

  Sam always does a great job of letting homeless children in Skid Row and elsewhere tell their own story. No matter what you perceive the situation to be in Skid Row, their perception, their reality is what will affect their development. Thanks for giving the kids a voice, Sam.
  Skid Row needs to be a safer place, no doubt. But moving homeless families out and loft families in doesn't solve the bigger problem. According to LAHSA's 2007 Homeless Count, “each night, an estimated 7998 children sleep in locations not suitable for human habitation." I hope that people like Sam will continue to fight to give these kids a voice even if Skid Row becomes Loft Row.

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  Commented on February 24, 2008 by - mer153

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  Health

  response to  Lindsay Utz, Sam Slovick, and Stefan Nadelman's post On Skid Row: Introduction

  We Need to Care

  Thank you Sam for once again being the voice of the most forgotton segment of our society--homeless children. Having worked in Skid Row for several years, I see these scenes everyday. Anyone who calls this fiction should volunteer regularly in Skid Row. Sam is the only one willing to point to the fact that the solution isn't all about money, it isn't about dispersing homeless families, it's about caring.

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  Commented on February 23, 2008 by - mer153