My Story of Shelterlessness and Loneliness

DANIEL: MY STORY OF SHELTERLESSNESS AND LONLINESS

Links for You to Consider

Giving Money to Homeless People Is Okay Links to an external site.

Mental health problems are often a consequence—not a cause—of homelessness Links to an external site.

About 1 in 5 Washington community-college students were homeless last year Links to an external site.




Centering Wisdom

Reflection:

How does loneliness fundamentally shift a person’s life experience? How does homelessness exacerbate that loneliness?

How can a community take on and help heal the trauma of being shelterlessness but opening up their homes and resources to people? What does it look like to give freely in our society for true healing?

Activity:

Write down your thoughts and feelings that arise as you watched Daniel’s video, what are parts that stood out to you the most, what are aspects you struggled with?