This past March I was in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, speaking at a homeless conference. Whenever I can I ask to be taken out with an outreach team to meet new people. I have to be honest, there is a reason I moved from Upstate New York to Sunny, Southern California -- I hate cold! It was so cold I thought my face was going to fall off. I was close to asking them to take me back to the warm car when we say a man in a doorway.

Donny has been homeless over twenty years. Watch the original video I taped that night here http://bit.ly/fJvq5k. He had nothing but a blanket and the heating vent from a local business to stay warm. I honestly don't know how he survived.

Thanks to the wonderful people at Calgary Homeless Foundation Donny now has a home. After Donny's video was posted the Calgary Homeless Foundation went out and found him to get Donny into housing! This is a near textbook model of why Housing First model works. It's nearly impossible to get sober while living on the streets. People need dignity and self-worth. Once Donny was in an apartment he decided to change his life. He has stopped using drugs and is even looking for a job.

Local CTV News also covered the story "Homeless success story " http://bit.ly/pHL9a1