The Project WHY Podcast

Volunteers & Homelessness with Kimberly Pettus

Arielle Zappia speaks with a Miracle Friend from Miracle Messages, Kimberly Pettus, on topics surrounding volunteering and the importance of volunteers in addressing homelessness. They discuss Kimberly's experience as a volunteer and her biggest takeaways from it. Read the stories of our unhoused neighbors on Project WHY's website, ⁠⁠https://www.projectwhy.biz⁠⁠. Purchase Arielle's book, Unhoused & Unheard, ⁠here⁠. Please also donate to Arielle to support her in interviewing individuals experiencing homelessness as well as recording podcast episodes regularly! To learn more about Miracle Messages, click here [www.miraclemessages.org]⁠ [https://www.woundedwarriorhomes.org]. Thank you for listening & please contact Arielle at azappia@projectwhy.biz to send in topic suggestions, questions, or concerns.

Veterans & Homelessness with Mia Roseberry

Arielle Zappia speaks with CEO and Founder of Wounded Warrior Homes, Mia Roseberry, on topics surrounding veterans experiencing homelessness and the importance of focusing on care for these individuals. They discuss how Wounded Warrior Homes was the first nonprofit organization in San Diego to help sober, homeless veterans. Read the stories of our unhoused neighbors on Project WHY's website, ⁠⁠https://www.projectwhy.biz⁠⁠. Purchase Arielle's book, Unhoused & Unheard, ⁠here⁠. Please also donate to Arielle to support her in interviewing individuals experiencing homelessness as well as recording podcast episodes regularly! To learn more about Wounded Warrior Homes, click here [https://www.woundedwarriorhomes.org]. Thank you for listening & please contact Arielle at azappia@projectwhy.biz to send in topic suggestions, questions, or concerns.

Changing the Narrative Around Homelessness with Kevin Adler

Arielle Zappia speaks with CEO and Founder of Miracle Messages and Author of When We Walk By, Kevin Adler, on topics surrounding narrative change and its importance in addressing homelessness and de-stigmatizing individuals experiencing homelessness. They discuss how the narrative around homelessness has changed over the years and how it can continue to evolve through Project WHY, Miracle Messages, and other organizations. Kevin also introduces his new book, his motivations behind writing it, and the effects it has had on narrative change. Read the stories of our unhoused neighbors on Project WHY's website, ⁠⁠https://www.projectwhy.biz⁠⁠ [https://www.projectwhy.biz/]. Purchase Arielle's book, Unhoused & Unheard, ⁠here⁠ [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPD9H5V7?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520]. Please also donate to Arielle to support her in interviewing individuals experiencing homelessness as well as recording podcast episodes regularly! To learn more about Miracle Messages, click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://www.miraclemessages.org/]. Thank you for listening & please contact Arielle at azappia@projectwhy.biz to send in topic suggestions, questions, or concerns.

Social Media & Homelessness with Sarah Challis

Arielle Zappia speaks with the Health Educator at Connect-OC, Sarah Challis, on topics surrounding social media and its importance in educating society on all areas of homelessness and mental health. They discuss the aspects of homelessness that social media addresses as well as how Connect-OC carries out its social media outreach. Read the stories of our unhoused neighbors on Project WHY's website, ⁠https://www.projectwhy.biz⁠ [https://www.projectwhy.biz/]. Purchase Arielle's book, Unhoused & Unheard, here [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPD9H5V7?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520]. Please also donate to Arielle to support her in interviewing individuals experiencing homelessness as well as recording podcast episodes regularly! To learn more about Connect-OC, click ⁠here⁠ [https://www.connect-oc.org/]. Thank you for listening & please contact Arielle at azappia@projectwhy.biz to send in topic suggestions, questions, or concerns.

The Invisible Class with Josh Hayes

Today's episode is a specialty episode where Arielle Zappia speaks with Director, Cinematographer, and Editor, Josh Hayes, on his documentary about homelessness across the nation, The Invisible Class. They discuss the purpose of the film, how it was made, as well as the role film plays in addressing homelessness. Read the stories of our unhoused neighbors on Project WHY's website, https://www.projectwhy.biz [https://www.projectwhy.biz/]. Please also donate [https://www.projectwhy.biz/donate] to Arielle in order to support her in interviewing individuals experiencing homelessness as well as recording podcast episodes regularly! To learn more about The Invisible Class, click here [https://www.theinvisibleclass.com].  Thank you for listening & please contact Arielle at azappia@projectwhy.biz [azappia@projectwhy.biz] to send in topic suggestions, questions, or concerns.