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Two Institutions Collaborate for Homelessness Summit [News Channel 3]

North Coast Homelessness and Housing Insecurity Summit

College of the Redwoods and Humboldt State University brought 300 community leaders, students, and faculty together to look more deeply into the real life stories of those struggling with homelessness

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From the article: .... shifting questions from, “what’s wrong with you?” to “what happened to you?” They believe the foundation of growth stems from ACE, or adverse childhood experiences. To prevent ACE’s in the community one must start at the beginning and understand that childhood experiences have an impact on a person’s future.

Summit Coordinator Lynette Mullen believes connecting ACE to empathy, allows you to see through a different lens what someone has gone through, and ways it can be approached in order to help that individual going forward.

After highlighting real life stories of those struggling with homelessness, going over statistics, and learning how to implement change, summit attendees hope to utilize the information they learned to educate the public on the importance of providing empathy and support going forward, rather than turning the other cheek.

Click here to read the full article:  Two Institutions Collaborate for Homelessness Summit [News Channel 3]

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