Dedicated Abode Leader

Reporter Wayne Freedman in recent years produced a great TV news story in that highlighted the many achievements of Louis Chicoine, a longtime Abode leader.

Freedman, an award-winning journalist at ABC7 News, featured Chicoine in a 2019 segment called "Faces of Fremont." It was part of the station's Building a Better Bay Area series. The story also featured Tina and Billy Joe, Abode participants who now live at Laguna Commons, a Fremont housing site that Abode co-developed.

"The only reason that we develop is that it's a need," Chicoine said in the story. "So we're based on a mission. Our mission is to really end homelessness for people"

Laguna Commons is a supportive housing site that shows how Abode fulfills its mission, and that the combination of housing and services is the best way to reach that goal of ending homelessness.

"The test of a good community is how well it takes care of those who have the least," Chicoine said. 

Click on this link to learn more about Louis Chicoine and Freedman’s excellent news story.