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	<title>OrgCode Consulting » Iain’s Blog</title>
	
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	<itunes:author>Iain De Jong</itunes:author>
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		<title>Sobriety is NOT a Precondition for Housing Success – Look at the Facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain De Jong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once people hit the age of majority, they are entitled to drink legally. Everyone can have their own opinions about their own consumption. These opinions may be based upon their personal values, religious beliefs, upbringing or whatever. BUT – making sobriety a precondition for assisting a person who is homeless for accessing a housing program <a href='http://www.orgcode.com/2013/05/20/sobriety-is-not-a-precondition-for-housing-success-look-at-the-facts/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from my Mother About Ending Homelessness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain De Jong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mom is not a social worker. She has never worked in a homelessness setting of any sort. About the closest she has come, as I recall, was helping out a community kitchen. But that doesn&#8217;t mean she didn&#8217;t teach me lots about ending homelessness. Here are 10 pearls of wisdom given to me in <a href='http://www.orgcode.com/2013/05/12/lessons-from-my-mother-about-ending-homelessness/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>When Clients Die</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 21:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain De Jong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When working with vulnerable populations, one of the unfortunate realities is that some clients will die. Death is part of life. Even when exercising professional boundaries, there is a bond formed with clients. With death, we need closure – even when a client is palliative and our work with clients was catered to the best <a href='http://www.orgcode.com/2013/05/06/when-clients-die/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wellness and Recovery in Housing Support – Part 4 of 4</title>
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		<comments>http://www.orgcode.com/2013/05/02/wellness-and-recovery-in-housing-support-part-4-of-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain De Jong</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recovery]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.orgcode.com/?p=478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a very personal connection to wellness and recovery as it relates to mental illness. If you haven’t read my older blog on living with depression, you can read it here. Or if you want to watch my video blog on mental illness and stereotypes that emerged in the wake of Sandy Hook, you <a href='http://www.orgcode.com/2013/05/02/wellness-and-recovery-in-housing-support-part-4-of-4/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wellness and Recovery in Housing Support – Part 3 of 4</title>
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		<comments>http://www.orgcode.com/2013/04/29/wellness-and-recovery-in-housing-support-part-3-of-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain De Jong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.orgcode.com/?p=477</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a very personal connection to wellness and recovery as it relates to mental illness. If you haven’t read my older blog on living with depression, you can read it here. Or if you want to watch my video blog on mental illness and stereotypes that emerged in the wake of Sandy Hook, you <a href='http://www.orgcode.com/2013/04/29/wellness-and-recovery-in-housing-support-part-3-of-4/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wellness and Recovery in Housing Support – Part 2 of 4</title>
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		<comments>http://www.orgcode.com/2013/04/25/wellness-and-recovery-in-housing-support-part-2-of-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain De Jong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.orgcode.com/?p=476</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a very personal connection to wellness and recovery as it relates to mental illness. If you haven’t read my older blog on living with depression, you can read it here. Or if you want to watch my video blog on mental illness and stereotypes that emerged in the wake of Sandy Hook, you <a href='http://www.orgcode.com/2013/04/25/wellness-and-recovery-in-housing-support-part-2-of-4/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wellness and Recovery in Housing Support – Part 1 of 4</title>
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		<comments>http://www.orgcode.com/2013/04/22/wellness-and-recovery-in-housing-support-part-1-of-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain De Jong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.orgcode.com/?p=474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a very personal connection to wellness and recovery as it relates to mental illness. If you haven’t read my older blog on living with depression, you can read it here. Or if you want to watch my video blog on mental illness and stereotypes that emerged in the wake of Sandy Hook, you can <a href='http://www.orgcode.com/2013/04/22/wellness-and-recovery-in-housing-support-part-1-of-4/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Success is Not an Accident – The Value of the Right Training in Ending Homelessness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain De Jong</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.orgcode.com/?p=470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the movement started towards communities developing 10 Year Plans to End Homelessness, I was skeptical. Not because I didn’t think having Plans was a good idea. They harnessed a lot of great community energy. They started a national conversation in a way that had been absent. They focused attention on the issue of chronic <a href='http://www.orgcode.com/2013/04/15/success-is-not-an-accident-the-value-of-the-right-training-in-ending-homelessness/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Five Sure Signs that the Leadership in Ending Homelessness has Gone Awry</title>
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		<comments>http://www.orgcode.com/2013/04/02/five-sure-signs-that-the-leadership-in-ending-homelessness-has-gone-awry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain De Jong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership in the pursuit of ending homelessness lately. Part of it stems from helping a few communities update their 10 Year Plans to End Homelessness. In some instances, this has been a pure joy &#8211; an inspiration to me and my team. In other instances, it has been a <a href='http://www.orgcode.com/2013/04/02/five-sure-signs-that-the-leadership-in-ending-homelessness-has-gone-awry/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>I’ll Take that as a Compliment Because I am Okay with That</title>
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		<comments>http://www.orgcode.com/2013/04/02/ill-take-that-as-a-compliment-because-i-am-okay-with-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain De Jong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A buddy of mine on the west coast was recently talking to the office of an elected official about a speaking engagement I had there in late 2012. The response in an email, “The [community] reaction was, well….mixed. But I think he is on to something big.” Now, you might be thinking wouldn’t a unanimous <a href='http://www.orgcode.com/2013/04/02/ill-take-that-as-a-compliment-because-i-am-okay-with-that/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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