Welcome to “Out of The Dust Homeless Outreach”

My name is Dr. Rick Wadsworth, and I am a self-funded, self-directed homeless advocate and educator. I have spent nearly a year doing “man-on-the-street” interviews with the homeless in Salt Lake City to ascertain their needs, learn their struggles, understand their culture, and figure out where the gaps exist in government policy. What I have discovered is that the symptoms of homelessness (i.e lack of housing, food, etc.) are being addressed instead of the causes for it which explains why so many are stuck at the bottom. 

I have 3 audiences in mind—1) the public who needs to see the homeless with more accuracy and compassion 2) the politicians who focus on resource-distribution instead of changing thought patterns and behaviors that are essential for transformation and long-term success and 3) the homeless who need to learn life-skills, emotion-regulation, holistic healing, and self-compassion through trauma recovery, 12-step principles, and strength-based counseling.

*My purpose is 5-fold: 1) create awareness 2) generate discussion 3) offer an educational approach to current homeless practices 4) generate small dollar & large dollar donations for supplies and 5) locate a free venue to teach homeless classes in.

In order to fix homelessness, new channels of learning and understanding must open up for ALL parties involved—the public, the politicians, and those living on the streets. This site does just that by opening new channels of insight, engagement, and change.

*This song—along with several others on this site—contains a specific message.