'It’ll Get Done When It Gets Done'

6/8/2020

Samaritans

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In the first episode of Samaritans, we meet Christine Curtiss, learn where she came from and what her everyday life is like on the street. She has a community of friends in Mid-City, LA who look out for her. One of them enlists the local government in helping Christine. But getting help doesn’t necessarily mean getting housed.

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Homecoming
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In the final episode of Samaritans, Christine moves into a new women’s shelter. But her future is still uncertain.
'Back and Forth'
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In the third episode of Samaritans: For the first time in more than seven years, Christine sleeps indoors, in a bed with a roof over her head. But her new situation doesn’t last long.
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'It’ll Get Done When It Gets Done'
6/8/2020
29:08
In the first episode of Samaritans, we meet Christine Curtiss, learn where she came from and what her everyday life is like on the street. She has a community of friends in Mid-City, LA who look out for her. One of them enlists the local government in helping Christine. But getting help doesn’t necessarily mean getting housed.
Samaritans: Helping Christine Find a Home
6/8/2020
3:43
Los Angeles County is spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to combat homelessness. But why is the problem getting worse. ? For more than a year KCRW reporter Anna Scott followed a woman named Christine Curtiss through LA’s homeless services system. She found answers.

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'It’ll Get Done When It Gets Done'

Samaritans

More episodes from "Samaritans"

An Update

A Conversation With “Gimme Shelter”

Homecoming

'Back and Forth'

'That Is The System'

'It’ll Get Done When It Gets Done'

Samaritans: Helping Christine Find a Home