Here is what audiences are saying about
the Speakers' Bureau!
the Speakers' Bureau!
Responses from an 8th grade class:
“Before I met you when you came to speak to my class I thought that most people who were homeless at least before the economy crashed were people who begged for money on the sides of streets. I also didn’t have very much respect for many homeless people because I thought that they didn’t try to work out of being homeless. But after I met you I gained a lot of respect for homeless people because I realized how hard it is.”
“You gave me a better understanding about homelessness. You completely changed my view.”
Responses from local high school students:
"If homelessness hadn't already hit home to some, this presentation will hit home."
"I liked that the presenters were so willing to give us a firsthand experience of homelessness so that we may understand more... it was done so well in a way that gives outsiders a light into what homelessness is truly like."
"I liked, and am very thankful, that the panels were very open and honest. It gave me a better sense of homelessness."
"I will never again pass a homeless person without making eye-contact."
"By hearing direct experiences, the issue of homelessness became more real, more tangible. We saw the homeless as people."
"Homelessness happens for a lot more reasons than i thought; it's a lot of work & a lot different than I thought. I feel bad I was ever afraid of homeless people, it doesn't make much sense now."
Response from a local college student:
