Resources
- Lesson Plans
Close to Home: Teaching Kids About Homelessness Through the Arts
Division: Junior – Intermediate Subject: Visual Arts Includes ideas for a multi-media curriculum engages students and teachers with essays written by people who have experienced homelessness, photographs, music, and speakers...
- Report
Wilson Commencement Park: Housing and Support for Families
Wilson Commencement Park provides safe and stable transitional housing to families experiencing homelessness. In addition to two years of affordable housing, residents thrive in achieving stability and self-sufficiency through services...
- Report
Reaching Out: Connecting with Resident Service Coordinators and Landlords
Resident Service Coordinators (RSC) play an important role in supporting housing residents and connecting them with the community. They also facilitate property management by serving as point of contact between...
- Q&A
Providing Crisis Respite Care: Q&A with Graydon Andrus, Director of Clinical Programs at Downtown Emergency Service Center in Seattle, Washington
Downtown Emergency Service Center’s Crisis Respite Program helps homeless adults who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis and are being discharged from emergency rooms or other crisis services. It helps...
- Report
Steven Samra: Finding His Voice in Recovery
Steven Samra spent thirty years in and out of homelessness while battling addictions. Now in recovery, he has dedicated his life to helping others transition from homelessness, addiction, and mental...