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Veteran and Single Father of 3, Eugene Reece (40) speaks with Al Lejarde (37) on how the Easterseals Bob Hope Veteran Support Program assisted Eugene navigate out of homelessness and unemployment during the Holidays back in 2019.

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Kathleen O’Dell (68) interviews her long-time friend, Annie Busch [no age given], about her work in the Springfield community, from serving as the Executive Director of the Springfield-Greene County Library to her efforts to aid children experiencing homelessness.

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.

Friends, Danielle D'Haiti (27) and TaTeasha Davis-Brown (34) have a conversation about Danielle's experience with homdlessness and the events that lead up to her being a homeless single parent.

Mary Caravalho's mother died young of cancer and Mary honored her mother by taking on her mother's role of staying in touch with her cousin Judy throughout Judy's life. Now Mary honors her cousin Judy by uncovering and telling the...

Fred and Craig talk about their five-year project to write Fred’s life story, a story with roots in the South during the Great Depression, and stops in the Army, the prize-fighting world, Harlem, Sing-Sing Prison, and Washington DC.

My dad has experienced a hard life, with his mother an alcoholic and not conscious during his childhood and his dad who died when he was 4. Growing up in LA had its hardships

Me: “Who was the person misusing drugs in your family”? Anonymous: “It was my dad, he started developing a drinking problem when I was midway through eighth grade. We found out about his drinking problem when I was midway through...

interview with my father

Kimberly Casey interviews her colleague Ana Cody about her efforts to prevent and respond to human trafficking among youth who are experiencing homelessness.

We went to college together, but barely spoke. 8 years later we're coworkers and we're growing a friendship!

Me: Okay, who was the person in your family that was using drugs? Joe: That would be my father, he was using alcohol, abusing alcohol. Me: Okay, did they ever lie or try to hide the truth about their addiction?...

Stockton University student, Lamia Dean, interviews someone who is in recovery from addiction for 29 years.

One Small Step partners LaTanya Ri'Chard (50) and Melanie Sanwo (55) discuss their college experiences, early memories of politics, and feeling misunderstood.

My father and I talked about his upbringing, family, and career in our interview.

One Small Step partners Paula McElwee (70) and Mary Jane Gilmer (72) have a conversation about their fathers as great influences in their lives, believing in keeping people at home and out of nursing homes, and discussing how the government...

One Small Step conversation partners Roxxi Davis [no age given] and Joseph Shepard (27) discuss their relationships with their fathers and consider how faith has shaped their lives.

Anne Marie Walsh (43) is interviewed by her friend Mark Horvath (53) about experiencing homelessness and how she met Mark.

William Pagels(future billionaire I might add,) interviews his mother. Emotional not clickbait.

Spouses, Joycelyn Raqib (55) and Abbas Raqib (67), reminisce on the time and memories they have shared together.

One Small Step participants Madison "Maddie" Mueller (23) and Valerie Lipow (69) have a conversation about adoption's influence in their lives, their shared Jewish heritage, and mensches.

I (Oliver Short, 19) interview Chris Taylor from Therapeutic Life Choices in Tulsa, OK.

One Small Step partners Sarah Bronson (59) and Chris Ruffino (69) have a conversation about motherhood, loss and parenting.

Heather Kovar (18) interviews her mom Bernie Creaven (55) about her work as a nurse. Bernie works with homeless families in Seattle, WA.