My Dog is My Home: Stronger Together - Building Allyship Between Movements

Julián Castro has distinguished himself as a strong leader and successful public servant for nearly two decades. He served as the 16th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017, and as mayor of San Antonio from 2009 to 2014. At HUD, Castro managed 8,000 employees and a budget of more than $46 billion, and he led progress at the Department that earned it recognition as one of the most improved federal agencies. Castro also cochaired the United States delegation to the United Nations Habitat III conference, spearheaded efforts to reduce homelessness, and created Connect Home, a public-private partnership to deliver broadband to public housing residents. In this talk he emphasizes collaboration between advocates for housing and advocates for animal well-being to help improve the quality of life of humans and animals. 

This talk was recorded at the 2022 My Dog is My Home Co-Sheltering Conference.

Presenter(s): Julián Castro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, former Mayor of San Antonio, TX

keywords: My Dog is My Home conference, animal well-being, unhoused people with pets, homelessness policy; housing, broadband for public housing