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Conversing with the Homeless
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Location:
Virtual (Global), Virtual
Organization:
The American Streetbook Project
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Start date:
June 18, 2008
Sex:
All are welcome
Language(s):
English, Spanish
Last updated:
June 18, 2008
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End date:
June 16, 2010
Age:
Adults (18-64), Teens (13-17)
Area of Focus:
Community Development, Housing and Homelessness, Poverty and Hunger
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Description:
Streetbook volunteers are asked, essentially, to talk to strangers. Volunteers interact with the homeless men and women in their own communities, not by donating money but by donating a little time and a listening ear. With consent, they write down the life stories of these people on the streets as they describe them, to be compiled into a publication for the world to see. In the future, Streetbook volunteers will be provided with pre-paid disposable cameras and envelopes to be distributed to the homeless in order to publish their artwork, written expression, and photography.
This project is done entirely on your own time.
How to Apply:
Simply visit the American Streetbook Project's temporary website at:
http://streetbook.blogspot.com
Or, e-mail me at robthom@stanford.edu. I'll ask for some of your personal information, send you a few materials, and you'll be good to go at your convenience.
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Permalink:
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/VolunteerOpportunity/151072-248/c
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