CNN Interviews Abode Services CEO for Encampment Story

In this CNN story about the Fremont encampment ban, Abode Services CEO Vivian Wan discusses why we strongly oppose the policy change Fremont council members approved Tuesday night.

Here's an excerpt:

Outreach workers may have to make a choice between potentially keeping someone alive on a cold night by providing them with a tent, or staying out of legal trouble themselves, said Vivian Wan, CEO of Abode Services, a Fremont organization that assists unhoused people.

The CNN article capped off a week of TV news stories and print media articles that reported on the details of the Fremont encampment. Abode opposes the ban because it would not solve homelessness, it might put Abode outreach team. members in jeopardy of facing legal trouble just for doing their jobs, and it treats those experiencing homelessness with cruelty, rather than compassion and humanity.