Charlie Knight Interviewed
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On July 19, 2018, MassLandlords Executive Director Doug Quattrochi interviewed long-time Springfield member Charlie Knight about his lived experience with homelessness, his views as a director of a deluxe SRO, his role as a civic leader, and his wishes for civic reform in the Commonwealth.
The video is freely available online.Topics discussed: Affordable Housing and Deluxe SRO’s; his experience of homelessness living out of his car and in a shelter; the need to provide supportive services; HomeBASE and its shortcomings; the need to provide employment during homelessness; constructive criticism of current social services; comments on density and zoning; advice about landlording and civic participation; changing laws or policy.
The video is freely available online.Topics discussed: Affordable Housing and Deluxe SRO’s; his experience of homelessness living out of his car and in a shelter; the need to provide supportive services; HomeBASE and its shortcomings; the need to provide employment during homelessness; constructive criticism of current social services; comments on density and zoning; advice about landlording and civic participation; changing laws or policy.
