This event will be held onsite at Mechanics' Institute.
When We Walk By takes an urgent look at homelessness in America, showing us what we lose—in ourselves and as a society—when we choose to walk past and ignore our neighbors in shelters, insecure housing, or on the streets. The book brilliantly shows what we stand to gain when we embrace our humanity and move toward evidence-based people-first, community-driven solutions, offering social analysis, economic and political histories, and the real stories of unhoused people.
“A compelling story of rediscovering our own humanity—and a roadmap for how we can make large-scale changes that improve everyone’s way of life. Read this book to understand how being connected can save us all.”
— ANDREW YANG, entrepreneur and former 2020 presidential candidate
“A must-read guide for navigating and fixing the broken status quo of homelessness in America...readers of this book will no longer ‘walk by’ feeling helpless.”
— MICHAEL D. TUBBS, former Mayor of Stockton, California, and special advisor to California Governor Gavin Newsom for Economic Mobility
Kevin F. Adler is an award-winning social entrepreneur, nonprofit leader and author. Since 2014, he has served as the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems and financial security, primarily through family reunification services, a phone buddy program and direct cash transfers, including one of the first basic income pilots for unhoused individuals in the United States.
Motivated by his late mother’s work teaching at underserved adult schools and nursing homes, and his late uncle’s 30 years living on and off the streets, Kevin believes in a future where everyone is recognized as invaluable and interconnected. Learn more at kevinfadler.com or follow him @kevinfadler.
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