KEN WILLIAMS RETIRES, 30 YEAR SOCIAL WORKER FOR THE HOMELESS
>> News >> Homeless Paul Wellman (file) HELPING HAND: After 35 years as a homeless outreach worker, Ken Williams, seen here helping a homeless man named Paul put on a coat, is calling it quits to concentrate on his writing. Longtime Homeless Advocate Retires Ken Williams Abruptly Leaves His Post Thursday, March 29, 2012 by NICK WELSH ( CONTACT ) Article Tools Print friendly E-mail story Tip Us Off iPod friendly Comments Share Article Ken Williams, the County of Santa Barbara’s high-profile homeless outreach worker — not to mention outspoken homeless-rights advocate — suddenly and mysteriously retired two weeks ago after 35 years on the job, leaving no one to fill his shoes or take over his caseload. “He announced one day that he was gone,” said his boss Kathy Gallagher, the county’s Department of Social Services director. “We’re still trying to figure out who to handle ...