About Sam Tsemberis
Born 1949. Sam Tsemberis is an American psychologist.
Sam J. Tsemberis (born March 11, 1949, in Skoúra, Lakonia, Greece) is a Greek Canadian psychologist and homelessness activist. He founded the Housing First program and the Pathways to Housing organization, and is CEO of the Pathways Housing First Institute. He is also an Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry and Bio-behavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Tsemberis founded the Pathways to Housing in 1992 to support the homeless population in New York in before expanding to other states.
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Who is Sam Tsemberis?
Greek Canadian psychologist
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Sam Tsemberis was born on 11 March 1949 in Skoura.
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Sam Tsemberis is a psychologist.
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Sam Tsemberis is American.
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