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Pathlight’s HOME Team
Pathlight HOME’s President & CEO, Carl Falconer, and COO, Danny Arroyo, tackle homelessness one episode at a time—with football as the playbook. HOME Team blends real talk on housing solutions with stories of resilience in Central Florida, plus highlights of athletes using their platforms for good. The goal: educate, engage, and inspire action. If you care about ending homelessness or love the game, this show connects both worlds. Questions? questions@pathlighthome.org
Episodes
24 episodes
Season 2, Episode 2 - How to Access Our System for Help
On this week’s episode of the Home Team Podcast, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo break down one of the biggest questions surrounding homelessness: how do people actually access services within the system of care? From outreach teams and emergenc...
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Season 2, Episode 1 - How to recognize a Housing Focused Agency
Season 2 of the HOME Team Podcast is officially here! In Episode 1, Carl and Danny dive into a critical question: What does it take to staff a housing-focused agency—and why does it matter?From breaking down the definition of...
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22. What does employment look like for those experiencing homelessness?
On this episode of the HOME Team Podcast, hosts Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo take on a critical and often misunderstood topic: employment among people experiencing homelessness.They explore the realities of employment for those experie...
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21. What is Affordable Housing?
This week on the HOME Team Podcast, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo tackle a foundational question: What is affordable housing?They break down the 30% rule (housing costs shouldn’t exceed 30% of income), explain AMI (Area Median Income), ...
20. What is a Shallow Subsidy program?
Please review this week's summary for spotify and youtube: On this week’s episode of the HOME Team Podcast, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo break down the concept of shallow subsidies: modest, flexible financial support designed to help peop...
19. What is the Point In Time Count?
On this week’s episode of the HOME Team Podcast, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo break down the Point-in-Time Count, a HUD-mandated snapshot used nationwide to better understand homelessness in our communities. They explain how the count works, ...
18. How do we know if we are ending homelessness?
In this week’s episode, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo tackle one of the biggest (and most misunderstood) questions in the field: what does real progress look like—and how do we measure it beyond headlines and politics?We break down the ...
17. Pathlight Home Success Stories (Christmas Edition)
In this episode, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo share powerful, real-life examples of what Housing First, workforce training, outreach, and reunification can accomplish when paired with consistent support and trust. (Names are changed for priva...
16. What are the Funding Sources for Homeless Service Providers?
This week on The HOME Team Podcast, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo break down a question we hear all the time: Where does funding for homeless service providers actually come from?We walk through the major funding categories that keep ho...
15. What is Transitional Housing?
On this episode of The HOME Team Podcast, Carl Falconer and Daniel Arroyo break down one of the most misunderstood pieces of the homeless response system: transitional housing. What is it, who is it for, and how does it actually work between sh...
14. What is Continuum of Care?
On this episode, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo break down one of the most important — yet often misunderstood — systems in the fight to end homelessness: the Continuum of Care (CoC).They explain what a CoC is, how it was created by HUD,...
13. What is Pathlight HOME?
On this episode, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo host a special Thanksgiving edition of The HOME Team Podcast — celebrating football, community, and the heart of Pathlight HOME.This week’s topic is “What Is Pathlight HOME?”, and ...
12. What is Prevention
On this episode, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo dive into the topic of prevention — exploring what it means to stop homelessness before it starts. From rental and utility assistance to legal aid, case management, and flexible funding, they brea...
11. Veteran Episode
On this episode, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo honor Veterans Day with a special discussion on homeless veterans — exploring the challenges they face, the programs designed to help, and the importance of community in ensuring no veter...
10.What is Reunification?
On this episode, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo dive into the theme of reunification — exploring how reconnecting people experiencing homelessness with family or loved ones can be a life-changing path to housing stability.Throug...
9. What is Harm Reduction?
In this Halloween-themed episode of the HOME Team Podcast, Carl and Danny kick off with a fun weekend recap—costumes, golf, and pumpkins—before diving deep into a powerful and sometimes misunderstood topic: harm reduction.Throug...
8. What is Case Management?
In this episode, Carl and Danny take a deep dive into the heart of supportive housing: case management. They explore what great case management looks like, how it helps people build trust and stability, and where it sometimes falls short. With ...
7. What is a Comprehensive Day or Drop-In Center?
This week, Pathlight HOME’s Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo dive into the role of day and drop-in centers in ending homelessness — and how football lessons apply along the way.Carl defines what day ...
6.What is Permanent Supportive Housing?
In this episode, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo dive deep into Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) — a long-term solution that combines affordable housing with supportive services to help people experiencing chronic homelessness achieve...
5. What is Outreach?
In this episode, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo break down the frontline work of outreach—how relationships, persistence, and compassion connect people to housing and services. They tackle the tough questions: Should law enforcement be part of ...
4. What is Emergency Shelter?
In this episode, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo delve into emergency shelters, which provide temporary housing for individuals experiencing housing crises. They differentiate between congregate and non-congregate shelters, noting that congregat...
3. What is Rapid Rehousing?
Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo are back for another four quarters of football and homelessness talk. This week’s focus: Rapid Rehousing—what it is, why it matters, and whether housing programs should mandate services. Carl and Danny de...
2.What is Diversion?
In Pathlight's HOME Team second episode, Carl Falconer and Danny Arroyo continue to tackle homelessness and joke about their football teams. They define homeless diversion as a strategy to house newly homeless individuals within seven da...
1. What is Housing First? (Inaugural Episode)
Pathlight's HOME Team Podcast - Where Football meets Housing Solutions with Carl Falconer and Danny ArroyoWelcome to the Inaugural Episode. This week, Carl and Danny weigh-in on the upcoming football season and examine New York City's Ri...
