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Colleagues Jessica and Jennifer work on the Mobile Medical Van community outreach program for Providence Health in Sonoma County, California. In order to gain the trust of the homeless community they serve, they take a personalized approach by getting to...

I spoke with my friend Hector. Hector is homeless. He is a wonderful and gentle soul.

Based in Los Angeles, two old friends talk about their memories of their hometown libraries, what they like about current day libraries, and discuss the future function of libraries.

Rabiu "Elijah" Omolaja (59) talks with his wife, Felisa Omolaja [no age given], about a dream he had that compelled him to leave Nigeria and start a new life in the United States. He discusses his religious beliefs, the work...

Talking with jonathon

We talked about life and cried a little

Sedrick (22) and his sister Ruth (27) discuss First Step Communities, an organization that works with the homeless in order to find them homes in Sacramento, CA.

Michael Diaz-Rivera (23) interviews his mother, Linda Diaz-Rivera-Cleveland (46) about her life, focusing on her experience as a mother.

Judd Lofchie (58) talks to his girlfriend Suzanne Stegeman (55) about how he founded the homeless newspaper Streetwise in Chicago.

Here, we share the story of a boy who was just fifteen years old when he was permanently kicked out of the house by his dad. Here's his story of what he did next.

We talked about John's life and his experience of being homeless.

Michael Ortiz Hill (59) talks to his daughter Nicole Lockwood (37) about his life, being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and fond memories of Nicole's childhood.

When I first moved to Los Angeles, I experienced being homeless...briefly.

We talk about Adams Eagle Scout project and how it helps the homeless community in Green Bay

Patrick shared in an earlier story about being raised in Foster Care - this is his story once he aged out and the "system" was done with him. Without having been taught much in the way of life-skills, Patrick struggled...

One Small Step conversation partners Tammey Shimon (66) and Lara "Denise" Meirowsky (55) enjoy each other's company and discuss their families, their careers, teaching, love of both Texas and Kansas and how their faith guides them.

Deirdre Sekulic (45) sits down with co-worker Bernice Asamoah (31) to discuss how they came to work with the homeless population, and why the job is meaningful to them.

My grandparents, John and Judy Lauffer, share their story of helping with a homeless shelter. It started with helping out at their church and expanded to helping for over 5 years. This is the story of how it started and...

David Clayton (61) has a conversation with his social worker and friend Britta Larson (36) about his experience coming into his own and memories of sharing his identity with his mother and most recently his siblings.

Dan Straughan (60), talks with his coworker, Marty Peercy (41), about his work with the Homeless Alliance. Dan reflects on how the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, OK caused him to transition from working for...

Homeless

Gwendolyn shares her coming out as transgender story with Ian and even though it has costs her jobs, relationships, her home and for a time caused her to live in crisis, but being correctly gendered makes it all worthwhile

Interview with dewayne

I met with a fellow nursing student to discuss how human dignity in vulnerable populations is affected in the ER.

Kelly Plunkett speaks with her Nurse-Family Partnership nurse Kyla Pfannenstiel at Children First about her journey to becoming her son's biggest advocate & a confident mom. With Kyla's support, Kelly overcame homelessness relating to domestic violence, and was persistent in...