{"id":3188,"date":"2011-01-31T22:34:25","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T06:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardlynormal.com\/blog\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2022-10-09T08:16:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T12:16:38","slug":"interview-with-albuquerques-mayor-richard-berry-homeless-100khomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/interview-with-albuquerques-mayor-richard-berry-homeless-100khomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Albuquerque’s Mayor Richard Berry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This morning waking up at 4am did not come easy for me. I don’t know how Becky Kanis,<\/a> Kat Johnson<\/a> and the 100,000 Homes Team<\/a> does this on a regular basis. I have to say I am beyond impressed with the preparation and commitment to make a registry week happen. On top of that, 100KHomes<\/a> held the first ever boot camp bringing in 7 communities from around the U.S. for a hands-on intensive training. As leader, Becky Kanis has always blown me away, and now I have even more respect for her.<\/p>\n

I was also very impressed and encouraged by Albuquerque’s Mayor Richard Berry<\/a>. Mayor Berry championed the Albuquerque Heading Home<\/a> initiative that is bringing together local stakeholders to house 75 of the city’s most vulnerable homeless people. For a politician the homeless conversation is rarely popular so it takes a lot of courage to stand up to effect real change. There is a huge difference in the success of any campaign when a city’s mayor is proactively involved. From what I saw behind the scenes and then meeting the mayor in person I have a lot of respect of Mayor Berry. I hope that his example spreads to other communities and we put a serious dent in homelessness!<\/p>\n

Here is one of the local TV packages from today:<\/p>\n