It's often common when you call an outreach worker to find their voicemail box full. Homeless services receives lots of calls at all hours and it's nearly impossible to stay stay on top of communications. Well, for two years I was trying to meet the man some call "The Godfather Of Outreach" and it finally happened yesterday.
Steven Samra is a 'character' and since I too can be rather 'colorful' we hit it off. I genuinely have a lot of respect for this man.
This interview starts off with a little background on Steven's life. I was blown away and he changed my paradigm on methadone maintenance.
Since Steven is considered an expert on outreach, which I have to agree with, this interview covered only the surface of the topic. If you are a homeless service provider I urge you to contact Steve directly and maybe bring him in to teach your staff. Distributed by Tubemogul.
