454: Solving Homelessness For Good with Chris Megison

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What does it take to stop the churn of homelessness and dependency permanently?

Chris Megison

Chris Megison is a social entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Solutions for Change in Vista California. Since 1993 Chris has designed and led numerous free market social purpose initiatives and innovations that have solved homelessness permanently for over 4,500 people.

His trademark impact is his “get up, suit up and show up” model of leadership in which he leads from the front, a style of servant leadership that he learned as a U.S. Marine. Chris is a movement trailblazer best known for his visioning, consensus building and then crafting and leading social impact initiatives that disrupt the status quo.

Listen as Chris shares their proven method for solving homelessness permanently, how he and his wife got started, how Solutions For Change programs are funded, and most importantly, the impact their initiative is having on people’s lives and legacy.

If you’ve ever experienced homelessness or seen it in your city and wondered how to solve the problem, you’ll find this conversation very encouraging and inspiring.

What We Discuss in This Episode

The inspiration behind Solutions For Change
Serving for the sake of others
Beyond the battlefield of compassion
Ending systemic enabling, codependency and addiction
Creating healthy boundaries and permanent solutions
The 3 Uniques of Solutions For Change
Transforming the least of us into the best of others
7 wellness areas and the 700-Day Solutions Academy
Instilling servant leadership through 13 behaviors
Scaling impact while staying true to their core values and mission
Shifting from state and federal funding to private funding

Podcast Highlights

1:15 – The battlefield of compassion

10:23 – Striking the root cause

17:00 – Building an army of overcomers

22:45 – 700-day servant leadership curriculum

35:00 – Scaling impact while staying true to the mission

47:40 – Supporting the future

Favorite Quotes

“We strategically strike at the root and end homelessness for those that we serve permanently.”

“We are freedom-loving dependency crushers.”

“The transformed, now transform.”

“What if the homeless themselves with the right interventions and support are the answer?”

Support Resources

Solutions Academy: https://solutionsforchange.org/our-work/solutions-academy.html

Connect with Solutions For Change

Website: www.solutionsforchange.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solutionsforchange
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solutionsforchange/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solutions-for-change/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SolutionsForChange
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solutionsforchange
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ServingToSolve

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