Bio
Tony del Zompo came to LEAG after attending a Neighbors for Neighbors event. When he learned about the Housing Matters mission and their vision for ending homelessness, he decided that his story might serve as an important point of reference for decision makers and also as a potential source of inspiration for those who are currently unhoused. Tony is proof that change and recovery are possible, and that no human being is ever truly lost.
My time with Housing Matters and LEAG continues to provide opportunities for me to learn the profound power of the lived experience, shared without reservation or pretense."
TONY DEL ZOMPO
My Book
5150: A Manic Depressive Adventure
5150 A Manic Depressive Adventure is the first full length memoir by writer Tony del Zompo. Tony grew up in a troubled home. His father, a Korean War Veteran, an alcoholic, and a San Francisco Police Sergeant was an ominous presence throughout his childhood and adolescence. His mother, a hairstylist with an insatiable need for control, was too busy trying to keep the house intact to notice how the family chaos had affected her youngest son. Tony began to medicate himself with booze and drugs at an early age, and although he sobered up briefly in his twenties, he reached his young adulthood completely unaware that he was about to assume responsibilities for which he was completely unprepared.
