Tim Houchen was homeless in Orange County between 2011 and 2015. He is now an Anaheim Commissioner of Housing & Community Development, Co-Chairman of the Orange County Continuum of Care's "2018 Homeless Providers Forum" and Executive Director of Hope 4 Restoration.
He is known for tackling the issues regarding homelessness head-on with a no-nonsense approach by providing information based more on facts than personal opinion.
​To read more recent articles from Tim Houchen and other experts on

homelessness and affordable housing solutions to homelessness, get all of your news and information at:  

  HomelessPerspective.com

Feb. 6, 2016
​H4R Article 
​"Homelessness: A State of Emergency"

April 15, 2016   
H4R Article
"Opioid Abuse and Homelessness"

Dec. 21, 2016   
H4R Article
"R.I.P. Richard aka Dirty Santa"​

Feb. 13, 2017   
Orange Juice Blog
"Supervisors' Sneaky Special Session on the Riverbed"​

Feb. 20, 2017   
Orange Juice Blog
"Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You: The Riverbed Homeless"

​Feb. 27, 2017   
Orange Juice Blog
"How Lawsuits Are Forcing Cities to Face Their Homeless Issues"
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April 20, 2017 
H4R Article 
"Housing First"​

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May 29, 2017   
Orange Juice Blog
"OC's Proposed Budget in Crisis: What Happened to the Ten-Year Plan?"

July 26, 2017   
H4R Article 
"Unsheltered Homelessness: Trends, Causes and Strategies to Address"
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July 27, 2017   
H4R Article 
​"Community Development vs. Public Safety: An Overview of Current Policies in Local Municipalities"
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July 28, 2017   
H4R Article 
"Ending Chronic Homelessness Saves Taxpayers Money"
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July 28, 2017   
Orange Juice Blog
"The Homeless and Our Residents Deserve Better"

​Aug. 8, 2017   
H4R Article 
"How McKinney-Vento Helps Homeless Kids Stay in and Excel in School"

​Aug. 25, 2017   
Orange Juice Blog
​"Andrew Do Caught in Homeless Crackhouse Scandal"

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​Sept. 2, 2017   
H4R Article 
​"What is a CoC?"

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​Sept. 21, 2017
H4R Article
"What is a Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness?"

Nov. 12, 2017   
H4R Article
"The intentions of County Officials Are Now Clear, SART Homeless Will Be Pushed Into Neighborhoods Soon"

​Nov. 21, 2017   
H4R Articles
​"Top 30 Myths About Homelessness and the Realities"

​Jan. 21, 2018  ​ 
Orange Juice Blog
"My Last Day of Homelessness"

​Feb. 6, 2018   
Voice of OC
​"Houchen: OC's Painless Solution For Ending Homelessness"