“We’ve always wondered—there’s always been this question—how to you put a dent in the homeless population and what can be done? And what I see from you—what you’ve done—is probably the best example I’ve ever seen.” (Joe Rogan’s remarks to Alan Graham, founder in 1998 of the Fishes and Loaves community, a charity and society that has been quietly transforming lives for nearly 30-years). 

If you, like so many of us, look around you at the swelling homelessness crisis in North America, have wondered how it got to such a boiling point, and asked whether anything can be done about it, you’d be hard pressed to locate a more fitting or informative discussion of the topic. 

Motivated by a humble faith in Jesus of Nazareth, Alan Graham—a business entrepreneur and social innovator—sought to put his faith into tangible action. His quest to alleviate the suffering of the homeless population in their physical, health-related, and spiritual needs, grew into arguably the most successful approach to homelessness ever witnessed in the modern west. Graham’s solution? Create a neighborhood. Motivated by the loving example and transformative power and presence of Jesus, Graham has found a way to turn chaos into community and nihilists into neighbours. 

Listen as Graham and Rogan take the most human of journeys together. Join them as they ask the question, “How do we tangibly aid and assist those who have the least among us?” and “How do we approach the problem of homelessness with our souls intact?” If you need some encouragement for your days, or a proof for what is possible when people surrender themselves to the dynamics of competent love, this is the interview for you.

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