Sylvana Niehuser's guest appearances

Sylvana Niehuser

HomeLandLab Podcast

Richard Rothstein

Tim Harris

Alan Graham

Mike O'Brien

John Wilson

Leslie Smith

Jonathan Martin

Scott Gilmore

Paul Simmons

Rachel Allen

Tamika Butler

Mike McGinn

Roger Valdez

Natasha Ponczek Shoemake

Melanie Granger

OwlTail

On today’s episode I wanted to move the conversation away from the big cities and talk about how homelessness impacts some of the smaller communities that may fly under the radar in our national dialogue. In Olympia, Washington, which lies roughly half-way between Seattle and Portland, the city’s Parks and Recreation staff are, like so many other parks departments, becoming the front line in confronting homelessness in their community. Recently, Olympia’s Parks Director Paul Simmons and Sylvana Niehuser who Oversees Stewardship and Environmental Programs, were able to sit down with me and discuss how homelessness has impacted their community and what their agency is doing to confront the crisis with compassion.

<p>On today’s episode I wanted to move the conversation away from the big cities and talk about how homelessness impacts some of the smaller communities that may fly under the radar in our national dialogue. In Olympia, Washington, which lies roughly half-way between Seattle and Portland, the city’s Parks and Recreation staff are, like so many other parks departments, becoming the front line in confronting homelessness in their community. Recently, Olympia’s Parks Director Paul Simmons and Sylvana Niehuser who Oversees Stewardship and Environmental Programs, were able to sit down with me and discuss how homelessness has impacted their community and what their agency is doing to confront the crisis with compassion.</p>

Episode 29: Paul Simmons and Sylvana Niehuser