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What can be done to quell Monroe County’s housing crisis and help families who are unhoused?

By Gino Fanelli,
Megan Mack
Published July 3, 2024 at 2:15 PM EDT
Four smiling people wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a woman front left has blonde hair and is wearing a blue sleeveless top, white pants, and brown sandals and is holding a black purse; a woman back left has grey hair and is wearing a purple shirt; a man back right has short grey hair and a grey goatee and is wearing a blue short-sleeved button-down shirt; a man on the far right has short brown hair and a beard and is wearing glasses, a blue and yellow short-sleeved button-down shirt with stripes and flowers, brown pants, and black shoes.
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(foreground) Anna Valeria, (background) Connie Sanderson, and Andy Carey with guest host Gino Fanelli on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, July 3, 2024
A man with short light brown hair, mustache and beard, wearing glasses and a green jacket
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Gino Fanelli

Partners Ending Homeless released its annual point-in-time count of Monroe County's homeless population. It shows some of the worst figures on record.

This hour, guest host Gino Fanelli leads a discussion about the county’s deepening housing crisis and what can be done to mitigate it.

In studio:

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Gino Fanelli
Gino Fanelli is an investigative reporter who also covers City Hall. He joined the staff in 2019 by way of the Rochester Business Journal, and formerly served as a watchdog reporter for Gannett in Maryland and a stringer for the Associated Press.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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