Bremerton's Jackson aiming to 'change the game' for serving homeless
Drayton Jackson doesn’t need others telling him what it’s like to be homeless. The Bremerton resident and Central Kitsap school board director spent more than a decade without a permanent home, first in New York and then here in Washington.
From crashing on friends’ couches to seeking refuge at shelters and camps, Jackson has experienced it — and it hardly qualified as desirable living.
“When you are homeless,” Jackson said, “you are surviving.”
Jackson eventually freed himself from the grip of homelessness, and he's using his experience to help others. In addition to being a member of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Poverty Reduction Workgroup, Jackson is the founder and executive director for The Foundation for Homeless and Poverty Management, a nonprofit headquartered at a well-aged, two-floor building at 2741 Wheaton Way in Bremerton.
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