Okay, it’s been a hot minute or a few thousand since I last posted something on my blog or even lifted my head up to see what all y’all have been up to, and for that I apologize, but I have a good reason — I’ve been ghostwriting! 

Since last August, I’ve been working on a book for Deacon Michael Oles, the founder of Off The Streets, and I’m quite proud of the outcome. As of today, Finally Home – The Prophetic Witness of Off The Streets is available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback versions.

Here’s the synopsis where you can read all about it:

Be someone’s hero today.  We’ve all read the headlines.  The homelessness crisis in America gets worse each day — but what if I showed you how to help someone transition from homelessness into permanent housing in a few steps?  Would it seem impossible to you?  Too big a lift?  A problem for others to fix?  Well, not only is it possible, it’s relatively easy and it’s happening in communities across the country right now with this simple model developed by Off The Streets.  All it takes is a spark and a small group of committed individuals working together in your community.  Since 2009, nine Off The Streets chapters have transitioned approximately 7,000 people, mostly women and children, into permanent housing with the payment of a Security deposit and a couple truckloads of furniture.  Off The Streets has done the work and learned the lessons, and we are eager to share our knowledge with you.  All you need is an open heart and a few hours a month of your donated time.  In exchange, we will provide your organization with a template for transitioning the homeless into permanent housing.  Will you join us in becoming an important piece of solving the homelessness puzzle by spreading our message to communities across the country?  Why not start a chapter today?  Together we can make homelessness a thing of the past.  Become the hero you were born to be.

Joe Simons, Chairman of the Board, Off The Streets, Inc., President, Danbury, CT chapter, and Founding Member of Off The Streets

Off The Streets is a wonderful organization and seeing Deacon Mike’s commitment to getting the homeless into housing has been a humbling experience. With just a security deposit and a few rooms of furniture, Off The Streets has transitioned over 7,000 homeless persons into affordable housing in nine chapters across the country.

Ask any one of the OTS volunteers and you will see a common theme running through this organization — everyone believes they get more out of this work than they put in. It’s not just the clients who are grateful, it’s also the volunteers who work so diligently to help get persons experiencing homelessness into permanent housing. But don’t take my word for it. 

Read the book. 

Get inspired. 

Start a chapter!

Pam Lazos – 1/15/24 

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Pam Lazos

Pam Lazos is an environmental lawyer and the author of the enviro thriller, "Oil and Water," about oil spills and green technology; of a collection of novellas, "Six Sisters," about family, dysfunction, and the ties that bind us; creator of the literary and eco blog www.greenlifebluewater.earth; a blogger for the Global Water Alliance (GWA) in Philadelphia; on the Editorial Board for the wH2O Journal, recently rebranded as the International Journal of Water Equity and Justice (University of Pennsylvania); an editor and ghostwriter for the newly published book, "Finally Home" by Deacon Mike Oles; author of a children's book, "Into the Land of the Loud"; and former Senior Assistant Regional Counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where she protected water and wetlands for over 33 years. Pam continues this work through her writing. She practices laughter daily.