Housing First With Michele Steeb

Join Austin and Charlie with their guest Michele Steeb, as they discuss the Housing First model and her transitional housing non-profit in Sacramento.

 

Michele has spent her career in causes for the public good. She managed several successful political campaigns, served on lead fundraising team for a US Senate campaign, founded two successful technology focused companies and served for four years as Vice President of Political Affairs for the California Chamber of Commerce. In 2006, Michele joined the board of a struggling emergency homeless shelter and transitioned to its Chief Executive Officer transforming it into a comprehensive program serving 270 women and children helping them overcome the root causes of their homelessness. She launched three social enterprises all of which serve as hands-on “real-world” employment training, grew funding increasing the operating budget seven fold to $7.5 M from a diversified funding base that included earned income, public and private funding, the formation of a foundation, plus a 5-year, $8 M contract to serve women transitioning from prison. She led the efforts to secure $4+M public and private capital funding to acquire over 50,000 square feet of operating capacity, enabling Saint John’s to become a first-ever “homeowner”. In 2012, Governor Brown appointed Michele to serve on the California’s Prison Industry Authority board. She also served on the Policy Board to End Homelessness and on the steering committee that helped launch Sacramento Steps Forward. Michele is a noted public speaker, has authored and co-authored numerous editorials on homelessness and has received numerous awards and honors for her work in helping people realize their full, God-given potential. In 2019, Michele’s family made the decision to relocate to Lucas, Texas. Michele stepped down as CEO of Saint John’s. Her extensive on-the-ground experience led her to author, "Answers Behind the RED DOOR: Battling the Homeless Epidemic." In 2020, Michele joined Texas Public Policy Foundation to develop and lead their initiative to transform United States' and Texas' homelessness policy. In 2023, she joined the International Women's Forum as a Visiting Fellow.

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