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Things have been quiet on this site for the past couple of months as we've been preparing for 2012 activities. The Project on Family Homelessness will soon announce a slate of public outreach activities for March-June that explore family homelessness from different and perhaps highly unexpected perspectives. Watch for more details in mid-February.
New Journalism Fellowship on Family Homelessness Awarded to The Herald of Everett
The Project on Family Homelessness, Seattle University Center for Strategic Communications, welcomes a team from The Herald of Everett as the newest group of Journalism Fellows. Watch for their series on family homelessness in Snohomish County, unfolding over the first quarter of 2012.
The series began with this insightful look at the challenges faced by homeless students in the Everett School District, expected to number 1,000 children this year. Read "Homeless students face extra burdens" by Julie Muhlstein and Sharon Salyer of The Herald, published Sunday, January 15, 2012.
The 2011 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism in Multimedia went to the Seattle Times online presentation of “Invisible Families.” This is the second award for the reporting project, which grew out of the Center for Strategic Communications Project on Family Homelessness and its Journalism Fellowships. The award recognizes distinguished news coverage of disadvantaged children, youth and families. The Seattle Times team accepted the award at a ceremony Oct. 18, 2011. The Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism are presented by the Journalism Center on Children & Families and funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More.
The Project on Family Homelessness partnered with host Seattle Central Community College to help present Seattle's first large-scale event to help U.S. military veterans experiencing homelessness: the Stand Down, Thursday, Sept. 15, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Seattle Central Community College's Mitchell Activity Center, 1718 Broadway.
Young veterans, including members of the Seattle U Veterans Committee, drove this event, which served 300 veterans. Seattle U junior and Strategic Communications major Samuel Barrett served as director. Read more here.
See sample media coverage of the event and hear interviews:
September 12, 2011, The Bob Rivers Show – KJR 95.7 FM: Live interview with Stand Down Director Sam Barrett and on YouTube
September 15, 2011, KCPQ 13 TV: “Seattle Stand Down steps up to help veterans”
September 16, 2011, KUOW 94.9 FM (NPR), Patricia Murphy report: “Stand Down Event Draws Hundreds”
September 16, 2011, Seattle Times – article by Hal Bernton, color photo by Greg Gilbert: “’Stand Down’ offers homeless vets access to services, benefits, clothes”
Seattle University's Center for Strategic Communications hosted a groundbreaking Journalism Fellowships program to help build public awareness of family homelessness in Washington state. Learn more here.
Prof. Barry Mitzman, Director -- mitzmanb@seattleu.edu, (206) 296-2826
Catherine Hinrichsen, Project Coordinator, Journalism Fellowships -- hinrichc@seattleu.edu, (206) 755-7904
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