The Trump administration released a best-practices toolkit for addressing homelessness last week, and Kern County experts who consulted on its creation were there to celebrate.<\/p>\n
Carlos Baldovinos is executive director of The Mission at Kern County, the county\u2019s oldest homeless shelter. Earlier this year, Baldovinos flew to Washington, D.C., to participate in a summit hosted by several federal agencies including the departments of Health and Human Services and Housing and Urban Development.<\/p>\n
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