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Creating an Urban Sanctuary for Safety and Health

Creating an Urban Sanctuary for Safety and Health

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 In this episode, host Susanne Stadler, architect and AHWGO Executive Director, welcomes Lydia Bransten, Executive Director of The Gubbio Project, for a compelling conversation about building community through compassion and sanctuary. The Gubbio Project is a pioneering daytime shelter housed in St. John the Evangelist Church in San Francisco's Mission District. Since its founding, Gubbio has offered a radical form of sanctuary: a safe place for unhoused neighbors to rest during the day, no questions asked. In this episode, we explore how Lydia's background in arts and theater informs her approach to building community and creating dynamic, engaging environments for healing. We discuss the origins of the Gubbio Project and its namesake—the Italian town where St. Francis famously found mutual understanding with a wolf by bringing it into the community rather than treating it as a monster. Lydia shares powerful insights about destigmatizing visible poverty, the crucial role of low-barrier spaces in our public health infrastructure, and what happens when housed and unhoused neighbors come together in shared spaces. We examine why sanctuary matters, how the church's mission aligns with harm reduction principles, and why expensive solutions like increased policing often fail to address the root issues. From recaptured food programs to partnerships with the Department of Public Health, The Gubbio Project demonstrates what's possible when we choose community care over criminalization. This conversation challenges us to rethink our relationship to public space, safety, and what it means to truly welcome our most vulnerable neighbors into the fold. "When you start to be treated like you deserve better, you suddenly want better. You can start to envision better: What does better look like?" — Lydia Bransten At Home With Growing Older is proud to host At Home, On Air — a radio hour offering connection, community and knowledge to our participants. Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/RO3XAuNe9JI Takeaway Resources: https://athomewithgrowingold.com/2025/12/06/at-home-on-air-a-conversation-with-lydia-bransten/ Learn more, support our work, and register for the next LIVE episode of At Home, On Air: www.athomewithgrowingolder.org.
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