We tend to think of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as having been a champion of social justice. But he was also a fierce advocate for economic justice, for ending poverty and homelessness.
So on this holiday honoring King’s legacy, the issue of alleviating homelessness was on the front burner in Miami with a visit by the second gentleman. Doug Emhoff, who is Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, paid a visit to the Chapman Partnership homeless facility on Monday.
“One of the reasons I travel so much is to see what’s happening out there and I take it back, you know I live with the Vice President and we talk all the time,” Emhoff said.
Emhoff was escorted by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
“Compared to where they are in San Francisco or Los Angeles and Houston and Dallas, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, we’re light years ahead of ‘em,” Book said.
*Impact numbers are updated at the beginning of each fiscal year and will be updated annually.
As the private sector partner of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, Chapman Partnership is another step in the continuum of care. Any person or family who is homeless, about to be homeless, or assisting someone facing homelessness, and requiring emergency assistance must first contact the Homeless Helpline administered by the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust. Homeless Helpline Toll Free Number: 1-877-994-HELP (4357).
