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Local advocate recounts decade of homelessness and urges diversified local responses
Summary
Grant Denton, a presenter who said he spent 10 years homeless and later worked in local service programs, urged a diversified approach to homelessness—triage, treatment, housing and workforce supports—while board members discussed river encampments, outreach programs and a council item proposing mobile cameras.
At the Ward 6 Neighborhood Advisory Board meeting on April 6, Grant Denton — who described spending about 10 years homeless and later working in shelter, outreach and recovery programs — gave a wide‑ranging presentation on the causes of homelessness and local policy responses.
"I spent about 10 years homeless myself, addicted on the streets, and then for the last 10 years have been working in this field," Denton said, framing his talk with historical context and policy analysis. He walked the…
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