A Place To Call Home
The seeds of change are found in everyday experience. The stories of people who live in supportive housing can shed light on important issues, such as what it is like to experience homelessness or live with mental illness or a disability. Because of this, during 2019, the Supportive Housing Providers Association (SHPA) and Housing Action Illinois partnered to bring a series of five workshops to help residents of permanent supportive housing explore telling stories to make a difference. The stories in this publication grew out of the workshops, and we are grateful to everyone whose experiences are shared in these pages. Together, we can build a more understanding, compassionate world. Our thanks to the Illinois Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund for making this collaboration possible.
The seeds of change are found in everyday experience. The stories of people who live in supportive housing can shed light on important issues, such as what it is like to experience homelessness or live with mental illness or a disability. Because of this, during 2019, the Supportive Housing Providers Association (SHPA) and Housing Action Illinois partnered to bring a series of five workshops to help residents of permanent supportive housing explore telling stories to make a difference. The stories in this publication grew out of the workshops, and we are grateful to everyone whose experiences are shared in these pages. Together, we can build a more understanding, compassionate world.
Our thanks to the Illinois Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund for making this collaboration possible.
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CONTENTS
Foreword 7
Allison - Chicago 9
Béjor - Hillside 10
Brenda - Chicago 12
Cecil - Hillside 14
Charles - Rockford 16
Cheryl - Peoria . 18
Cleveland - Hillside 20
Darius - Mt. Vernon 22
Dean - Rockford 24
Donna - Mt. Vernon 27
Holly - Mt. Vernon 29
Laura - Chicago 32
Marketta - Chicago 35
Patrick - Chicago 36
Stanley - Hillside 39
Steve - Peoria 41
T. Bryant - Peoria 42
Taj - Hillside 44
Acknowledgments 46
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