An Ode to Our Project Team
By Catherine Hinrichsen, Project Director
This time it’s different.
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Happy Hellos and Hard Goodbyes, 2016 Edition
Reclaiming Their Story: A Reflection on New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward
By Lindsey Habenicht, Project Assistant, Project on Family Homelessness and Seattle University Strategic Communications senior
Editor’s Note: Lindsey recently went to New Orleans for a spring-break service trip. We asked her to reflect on how her experience relates to the work we do on our project. She found a city still struggling to recover but filled with people who are amazingly resilient. Here is her report.
When I saw the Lower Ninth Ward for the first time, I immediately noticed the water marks that were eight feet high or above on some of the buildings, and the spray-painted markings on many houses. Those markings told, among other things, the number of victims – dead or alive – found inside the structure, or made a plea to leave the home as is.
Art for Advocacy: The Face of Family Homelessness
How partners across Washington state are using art for advocacy around homelessness.
By Catherine Hinrichsen, Project Director, Seattle University Project on Family Homelessness
Partnering with Seattle Art Museum for the screening of “Inocente” allowed us to reach a new audience of art lovers. Here, they give Inocente a standing ovation at the conclusion of the film. Photo by Steve Schimmelman.
Republished from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Impatient Optimists” blog, April 7, 2016.
A young woman of color takes the stage. With a quick prop change and shift of her posture, she becomes several different characters: a young military veteran, a successful business executive, a street paper vendor, all of whom have been hit with homelessness. Continue reading
“The Story Told Itself” — Catching Up with Tiny
Film about formerly homeless teen is screened at NAEH Conference
By Catherine Hinrichsen, Project Director, Seattle University’s Project on Family Homelessness
The revered documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark died months ago, but we felt her presence very strongly as we watched her final work on the night of Feb. 18, 2016. Continue reading
Shared Brokenness: A Reflection on “Nourish” and the One Night Count
Our partner Hannah Hunthausen reflects on the One Night Count of homelessness in King County and how she has renewed her commitment professionally and personally.
This academic year, we at the School of Theology and Ministry are taking time each month to reflect on a theme as a learning community. Every month, a faculty or staff member offers up a personal reflection, exploring how that month’s theme applies to their life and work. (See here for an overview of these themes, which will also be highlighted in each month’s school e-newsletter.)
The theme for our school community this February 2016 is “Nourish.” We choose to unite. We choose to nourish body, mind and spirit.
When I was invited to offer a reflection on this theme, I felt compelled to share my recent experience with the One Night Count in King County, and reflect on the personal and systemic implications of human brokenness, connection and compassion.
By Hannah Hunthausen, Program Coordinator, School of Theology and Ministry (Originally published 2/2/16 on the School of Theology and Ministry website)
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Making an Infographic on Homelessness: The Designer’s Tale
By Amy Phung, Digital Design Project Assistant, Seattle University Project on Family Homelessness
Between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2016, over 1,000 volunteers set out to count the number of people outside, unsheltered in King County during the 36th annual One Night Count. In preparation for this day, I along with our fierce project manager, Catherine Hinrichsen, and previous Digital Design Project Assistant, McKenna Haley, worked through the month of January to create a visual element to represent the One Night Count results for our partners at All Home. Continue reading
Join Us Jan. 21 for a “Social Media for Housing Advocates” Workshop
Thursday, Jan. 21, join us virtually, or in-person at Seattle University, to learn how to use social media skills to effectively advocate for affordable housing and other social justice issues. It’s our fourth annual “Social Media for Housing Advocates” workshop, and you can watch online — or join us in person at Seattle University. Continue reading
Welcome our New Design Assistant, Amy Phung
Today we welcome a new member to the team: Amy Phung, who joins us as our Digital Design Project Assistant.
Amy is a senior Digital Design major at Seattle University. She has an extensive background in working with marginalized communities. Most recently, she volunteered at Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), a nonprofit organization that helps minors who have traveled to the United States alone navigate the legal system, as well as helping to find housing for new arrivals. Prior to that, Amy volunteered as a classroom assistant, working specifically with English Language Learners at Wing Luke Elementary. Continue reading
Two Worlds Collide: Inequality in America
Written by Lindsey Habenicht, Seattle University student and project assistant, Seattle University Project on Family Homelessness
Wandering around the streets of downtown Washington, D.C., and trying to find the building where I interned for the summer, I passed by eight people on the streets. A cacophony of voices—begging and pleading for someone to help—overwhelmed me, as did my inability to help them on my own. I had been in the District for less than 24 hours and already witnessed the plight of people who are homeless in excruciating detail. No matter where I walked, I continued to hear the same calls:
“Excuse me, do you have any change?”
A Night of Optimism About Homelessness — All Home’s “Engage-Raiser”
More than 200 energized community members gathered at the new Optimism Brewing Co. on Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood Tuesday night, Nov. 17, for “All Home @ Optimism.” Continue reading
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