Susan Greenfield 
Sacred Shelter [EPUB ebook] 
Thirteen Journeys of Homelessness and Healing

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An inside look at an interfaith program for the homeless in New York City, including in-depth stories of those who have graduated and made new lives.


In a metropolis like New York, homelessness can blend into the urban landscape. For Susan Greenfield, however, New York is the place where a community of resilient, remarkable individuals is yearning for a voice.
Sacred Shelter follows the lives of thirteen formerly homeless people, all of whom have graduated from an interfaith life skills program for current and former homeless individuals in the city. Through interviews, these individuals share traumas from their youth, their experience with homelessness, and the healing they’ve discovered through community and faith.


Edna Humphrey talks about losing her grandparents, father, and sister to illness, accident, and abuse. Lisa Sperber discusses her bipolar disorder and her whiteness. Dennis Barton speaks about his unconventional path to becoming a first-generation college student and his journey to reconnect with his family. The memoirists share stories about youth, family, jobs, and love. They describe their experiences with racism, mental illness, sexual assault, and domestic violence. Each of the thirteen storytellers honestly expresses his or her broken-heartedness and how finding community and faith gave them hope to carry on.


Interspersed are reflections from program directors, clerics, mentors, and volunteers, including the cofounder of the program. While
Sacred Shelter does not tackle the socioeconomic conditions and inequities that cause homelessness, it provides a voice for a demographic group that continues to suffer from systemic injustice and marginalization.

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Format EPUB ● Strony 400 ● ISBN 9780823281213 ● Redaktor Susan Greenfield ● Wydawca Fordham University Press ● Opublikowany 2018 ● Do pobrania 3 czasy ● Waluta EUR ● ID 6726621 ● Ochrona przed kopiowaniem Adobe DRM
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