Off the Street: Adlai Wertman left the world of high finance to help the homeless; his Chrysalis organization finds jobs for the chronically unemployed.(Interview)

From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: January 16, 2006| Author: Berry, Kate | Copyright information

THE juxtaposition is jarring. In the shadows of the skyscrapers and pricey lofts and condominiums of downtown Los Angeles, roughly 11,000 homeless men and women camp on Skid Row. The official policy of the Community Redevelopment Agency, whose goal is a downtown renaissance, is one of "containment," with single-room-occupancy hotels and a handful of social agencies within sever al city blocks. Enter Adlai Wertman, who left his investment banking job at Prudential Securities five ye...

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