Housing First Works. So Why Are They Attacking It? Homelessness isn’t getting worse because solutions don’t work. It’s getting worse because we keep ignoring the real cause — the lack of affordable housing — while misinformation falsely blames addiction and harm reduction. In this podcast episode, I talk with Daniel Malone, Executive Director of Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) in Seattle, one of the most effective homelessness organizations in the country. DESC houses people with the mo