Voices of the Community

I think sometimes people make the assumption that if someone is unhoused, there's nothing in common with someone who's housed. And that's a real misnomer because I feel like we're all, ultimately one…

“These are people often who are experiencing homelessness, who use the ICU as a waiting room”- Kevin Adler

In this episode our featured voices are the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages Kevin Adler a…

“We've definitely been listening to the needs of artists and artists of color not only opening ourselves up as a venue for them, but also making sure that we're helping them be successful out in the …

“It's for the community. We're trying to serve the community. We all live here. You know, how are we going to serve our community going forward?” - Greg

In this episode, our featured voice is the pre…

“I think just due to pervasive sexism, racism, classism in our society, the needs of under-resourced women of color are often overlooked”- Anu Menon

In this episode, our featured voice is the Executiv…

“Really there's nothing that's going to stop the revolving door of clients that have very severe psychiatric conditions, periodically because these are chronic conditions where people do have relapse…

"When the private equity money comes in, that's when unfortunately you see the human equity and the cultural equity and the racial equity tends to disappear. Suddenly it's equitable only for the peop…

"Our families are still facing a collective total of about a million dollars in back rent, which is profoundly stressful” – Mary Kate Bacalao

Our featured voice in this episode is the Director of Exte…

“My joy is seeing the families as they first walked through the door and that support that they feel and that relief that they feel that, finally they have a place that for now they can call home unt…

"We made the commitment that even with an expected deficit, we want to give this  gift to the city.  It's so necessary for the community to come back together" - Ilan Vasconcelos

In this episode we fe…

"There's become a recognition again, internally that artists are seeing themselves as laborers and essential workers and that it is okay to proclaim that doesn't take away of the integrity of your wo…

"So we see the light at the end of the tunnel. I'm trying not to use the word pivot anymore. I feel like I've pivoted so many times that I'm just pivoting in a big circle right now" - Tracey Sylveste…

"We do whatever it takes to strengthen and advocate for children, families, and adults to realize their hopes, behavior, health, and well being"- Faith Jackson

In this episode, our featured voice is t…

We talk about all the pollution and all the issues that surround the Bayview and all the history such as the shipyard and all the changes in land  that has happened in the Southeast - Alex Velasco

In …

You don’t need a building to provide library services to your community - Jayanti

In this episode our featured voices are the founder of Common Knowledge Susan Stuart Clark, the Director of Library Se…

"Our mantras for the whole course of the pandemic has been trying to get as many resources to nonprofits as possible"-Lucy Salcido Carter

In this episode our featured voices are Public Policy Director…

“How you get an entire sector back on its feet after 18 months of closure is really difficult and we're going to need support for years”-Brad Erickson

In this episode our featured voice is the Executi…

“They tried to bury us, but they didn't know we were seeds." "I hope people recognize that we are continuing to fight and uprise against the injustices that are happening on all levels.” - Jasmine De…

"Harriet's Spirit is using the spirit of Harriet Tubman as an inspiration to a young girl to overcome bullying in school" - Nicole Paiement

In this episode our featured voice is the Artistic and Gener…

“I look forward to seeing how sort of the general public reviews, how they look at artists. And go, Oh, this is a valid life choice”-Erica Andracchio

In this episode our featured voice is Playwriter, …