While in foster care he experienced his very first healthy relationships, some of which survive to today. Timothy Bell was a son of the State of Washington for six years before aging out of the foster care system at eighteen. She always says yes to adventures.ĭuring the February workshop at Seattle U, Liz Allen began telling the rough draft of her story. Her passion lies in educational equity and good policy. She is a former Title I sixth-grade teacher in Colorado and is finishing her law degree at the University of Washington. Liz Allen loves to climb up rocks, bike down hills and buy plane tickets. Nine graduates of The Moth's "Home: Lost and Found" workshops told their stories at the April event. Learn a little more about them here. Meet the "Home: Lost and Found" Storytellers The Moth public events attract a devoted crowd its open-mic StorySLAMs in Seattle sell out every time. The Moth is particularly in Seattle, where its open-mic StorySLAMs - produced twice monthly in partnership with public radio station KUOW - have sold out for every event since their inception in 2012.Ī participant shares his five-minute story. Its podcast is downloaded 25 million times a year. The Moth is known for its Mainstage events and StorySLAMs, as well as its weekly radio show, the Peabody Award-winning The Moth Radio Hour. New to the Moth? Here's What You Should Know The Showcase was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and by our project, the Seattle University Project on Family Homelessness. See how our storytellers found their voice in this beautiful behind-the-scenes video created by The Moth. Nine of the seventeen Seattle-area residents, who completed The Moth workshops in February and March, were chosen for the Showcase.
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We invited applications from people who have a personal story related to family homelessness who wanted to attend special workshops and learn how to craft their idea into a compelling five-minute story that can be told in front of a live audience. "Home: Lost and Found" was created to develop the storytelling skills within family homelessness providers and advocacy organizations in the Puget Sound region. Proceeds from the event benefited two programs that provide backpacks and school supplies every fall to thousands of children who are homeless or at risk: Project Cool (Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness) and School Days (YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish). A reflection by Firesteel advocacy volunteer Jenn Martinis, "There Was Always a Helping Hand: Reflecting on Success Stories Heard at The Moth's Community Showcase."Įight of the stories will be available on The Moth's website and will be broadcast on The Moth Radio Hour.Our project assistant, Lindsey Habenicht, highlighting the best social media posts and photos of the evening.You can read about the magical evening through: You can also see eight of them on The Moth's YouTube page.Īt the sold-out showcase, we heard from a variety of storytellers, all of whom shared stories about how homelessness has affected them personally - from vivid childhood memories to contemporary tales of survival. at Fremont Abbey Arts Center.įive of them have aired on the Radio Hour, on 500 radio stations across the country. Nine Seattle-area residents told their poignant, beautiful, personal stories about homelessness at "Home: Lost and Found" - A Moth Community Showcase," Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Nine of our workshop “graduates” stepped up to the mic. Storytelling workshop "graduates" shared stories about homelessness eight to air on national radio show
The Moth "Home: Lost and Found" Showcase in Spring 2015 Made Homelessness Personal
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