Paul Leon

Founder and Executive Director, Illumination Foundation

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Founder and Executive Director of the Illumination Foundation, a nonprofit that works to break the cycle of homelessness in Orange County, California

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Last year, the official count of homeless people in Los Angeles County was more than 70,000.

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Last year, the official count of homeless people in Los Angeles County was more than 70,000.

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