Up Close: Hamilton Families demonstrates the power of storytelling to uplift the realities of family homelessness

What did Shift the Bay partner and Table Member Hamilton Families do when they received funding from Google.org and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki to fund a homelessness awareness campaign? They handed the camera over to families the housing justice advocacy and direct service organization serves.

AdvocacyCory WinterNovember 3, 2022Shift the Bay, shift the narraitve, NPH, Nonprofit Housing Association of Northern California, Hamilton Families, Susan Wojcicki, Mayor London N. Breed, The New York Times Op-Docs, documentaries, Homelessness Awareness Month, Community Forum, Residents United Network, speakers bureau, storybank, advocacy

Op-Docs: How to make a home without a house

With rapidly rising living costs, job insecurity and the challenges of building good credit, the Herrara-Lima family was stuck in a cycle of housing instability in California’s Bay Area.

DocumentariesCory WinterJuly 24, 2021Family Homelessness, Hamilton Families, What You'll Remember, The New York Times Op-Docs, Elizabeth Herrera

Opinion: How to Raise a Happy Family When You’re Homeless

Stable, affordable housing was out of reach for a Bay Area family. In a new short film, see a personal account of building a home without a house.

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