So you’ve been here a few weeks now? “Oh, 19 days.”
Has it been cold? “No, it’s been too warm to zip up my sleeping bag! I hope I get to see snow before I head back home.”
– John, Sundance Lookout Station, Bonner County, Idaho
Photo by Grafton Pannell (Read his journal entry about visiting John at the lookout.)
“I have loved libraries since I was a child and rode my bike to the nearest library to find a book to fall into. Reading is a way to escape, but more than that, it is a way of learning that can transform a person’s life. I love libraries because they offer equal access to learning for everyone; they are community gathering spaces; they are safe places. All are welcome.” – Sarah Bain, Spokane Public Libraries
Photo by Sean Girard
“Sometimes you feel like you fail as a parent, because my kids have had to know what homeless is, they’ve had to know what it’s like not to have food accessible. But the one thing they are blessed with, is they know empathy and they know compassion, and they know how to be resourceful.” – Michelle, Spokane
This week we’re featuring local individuals from the upcoming documentary “A Walk Through Poverty” created by Rogue Heart Media, Inc. in partnership with Spokane’s SNAP and John J. Hemmingson Philanthropy. You’re invited to the premiere public screening this Saturday at Gonzaga. See event details here.
“I think it’s really good for people who have resources, both cash assets and social network – particularly social network – to understand that for a lot of people there isn’t that resource. Like, there isn’t even a social network, to trust that the information you are receiving about a bus, or whatever, is accurate or that if you reveal that you are vulnerable that you won’t get hurt.” – Aiden, Spokane
This week we’re featuring local individuals from the upcoming documentary “A Walk Through Poverty” created by Rogue Heart Media, Inc. in partnership with Spokane’s SNAP and John J. Hemmingson Philanthropy. You’re invited to the premiere public screening this Saturday at Gonzaga. See event details here.
“It really is like walking up a path, and never quite getting to the top… Never quite being able to reach your goal. You can see it, and things do get easier as the path goes up… but it’s a real struggle. We’re just going to keep going and hope for the best, and keep our eye on that goal.” -Nicole, Spokane
This week we’re featuring local individuals from the upcoming documentary “A Walk Through Poverty” created by Rogue Heart Media, Inc. in partnership with Spokane’s SNAP and John J. Hemmingson Philanthropy. You’re invited to the premiere public screening this Saturday at Gonzaga. See event details here.
“You’re supposed to pay it forward. When you get blessed with money, or food, or whatever, just pay it forward. What goes around comes around in this life.” – Hook, Spokane Valley
The next few posts will feature local individuals from the upcoming documentary “A Walk Through Poverty” created by Rogue Heart Media, Inc. in partnership with Spokane’s SNAP and John J. Hemmingson Philanthropy. You’re invited to the premiere public screening this Saturday at Gonzaga. See event details here.