Hear Steve's Story

Click here to Check out Steve's debut as STREATS News Television Host at streats.tv/happen.html and get your copy of this production today!   What A Loser! Needs your encouragment in 2010

Steve after Housing Prevention Rapid Rehousing Program meeting presented by DHS

Steve shares with 2010 Candidates (see more at streats.tv/happen.html

10/22/09 Eric and Steve share after their television production featuring 2010 Mayoral candidate Leo Alexander and DC Council At-Large candidate Rev. Anthony Motley

Oct 5 2009 Councilmember Wells hearing where they discuss $20 million dollar budget cut to homeless services

A perspective on creating a Homeless Campus - Please share your opinion for us to share with the Mayor and City Council of DC

8 20 09 Homeless Advocate Jessie Smith 1 day after heart surgery

6/27/09 STREATS brings Homeless to Sandy Point Beach

STREATS Homeless Job Training Fair introducing One Stop providers from AYT (Automotive Training), Dudley (Cosmetolegy), Toni Thomas (CDL Training), The Learning Center (Computer and Medical Records)

May 15 Steve being interviewed by Washington Times after Job Training seminar

DC's Homeless, Homeless Service Providers, Homeless Advocates, and Citizens and Workers of the District of Columbia present your suggestions/solutions on how the Department of Employment Services can better provide job training to the Homeless via traiing inside the shelters or at the One Stop Centers or Other - Let's be serious here this is very important. Give your short public opinion below and the longer detailed plan for STREATS and DOES review via

April 7 - The STREATS Team strategizes on the movement to get job training in the shelter

March 30 - Let's Talk - DC Govt DOES and you too DPW - DPR - DCHA

March 16 Steve brings the homeless together to find the serious workers for Project Empowerment, Aprenticeships, Aaramark, CSC, and your company

March 11 Steve on WPFW with Gloria Minot talking about Employment for Homeless

March 2  Steve's take on the matter of Job Training for the homeless

February 23, 2009 Part III Steve visits with Cory and Jennifer and some breaking news from "On the Clock with Sheptock"

February 17, 2009 Part II Steve visits Cory and Jennifer at the place provided to them by "the collaborative".

January 26, 2009 Steve visits Cory and Jennifer at the place provided to them by "the collaborative".

Pamela Stovall, Associate Director Martin Luther King Jr. Library discusses rule changes pertaining to bags and sleeping, allegedly designed against the homeless

January 2009 Happy New Year he Tear in Review

December 16, 2008, STEVE reveals about his homelessness to his sister

December 10, 2008 Steve follows up on Metro and issues challenge to government.

December 6, 2008 - Cliff Carle Jr. (streats.tv/cliff.html) joines STEVE to discuss Metro

November 13, 2008 Steve salutes DC Government

November 10, 2008 Steve meets with Pete at a Housing First recipients apartment

November 3, 2008 Steve at the Hospital after his homeless friend beaten up at his apartment he received via Permanent Supportive Housing

October 31, 2008 Steve Testifies at the Council of the District of Columbia, Committee on Human Services, Chairman Tommy Wells

September 30, 2008 Steve as a panelist in the STREATS Production - Who's First for Housing First? - The Sequel

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"BETTER BELIEVE STEVE" STREATS Speaking Series designed for all who are Striving To Reach Educate And Transform Self

 I am pleased to respond to many invitations to speak at shelters, prisons, churches, schools, conventions and conferences. Unfortunately, I am unable to respond positively to all invitations but seek to share what God has brought me through in a variety of settings. All invitations will be considered prayerfully, confidently seeking the mind and will of God in all things. All invitations will receive a timely and courteous response. Bless You, Steve

Please to electronically submit your request.

"Better Believe" Steve

A native Washingtonian and graduate of Eastern High School, Stephen (STEVE) Thomas got involved with drugs and alcohol at 13 years old. Throughout most of his 53 years Steve struggled with addiction. " I couldn't get rid of the problem because the problem was me ". After years of losing apartment after apartment and job after job, Steve ended up in downtown D.C. where," As I walked along Pennsylvania Ave., I saw people on every bench, and it hit me," They're homeless, and I am too". Steve ended up on a bench three blocks from the White House. " I would have died on the street rather than go into one of those shelters". It got so bad that one cold night Steve prayed for God to end it all. " I prayed for God to cover up the hole that I'd been digging for myself all of my life, but instead of burying me, he planted me". That night a Unity Healthcare van pulled up in front of Steve's bench, and a doctor( Dr. Thomas Garland ), "felt my pain" and directed him to Samaritan Inns where he spent 28 days in Intensive Recovery before moving into Transitional Housing. Steve say's that, " God sent him 5 angels, Lynette, Marilyn, Sean, Angie and Roger to pull me through ". Steve now lives in a Single Room Occupancy (SRO). On Nov. 8th 2008, Steve celebrated one year clean and sober. With nothing being more important to Steve than his recovery, he has been able to start his own non-profit organization, S.T.E.V.E., Inc. Striving To End Vagrancy/homelessness Everywhere. He's a speaker for the, Speaker's Bureau , The National Coalition for the Homeless and he holds the title of Director of Community Development with STREATS