Posts by Glenn Cranfield

Last month we hosted Becca Stevens, a speaker, social entrepreneur, author, priest, founder of non-profit justice initiatives and President of Thistle Farms. During our conversation, one of the topics we addressed was the role that trauma plays in homelessness. Trauma comes in many forms and, as Becca argued, the very experience of homelessness is traumatic,…

A look at the history of homelessness with Nashville Rescue Mission CEO, Glenn Cranfield. Homelessness is one of the everyday things that people in our culture today can easily shrug off as an unavoidable issue. When the topic comes up, eyes glaze over and people tune out. The homeless are the unfortunates who “will always…