Tallahassee Speakers' Bureau Comments and Feedback

The poor too seldom are allowed to speak for themselves in our society; yet they are frequently their own best advocates. This is why the Faces of Homelessness Speakers Bureau serves such a valuable role. – Jonathan Kozol, June 10, 2000

The Speaker’s Bureau gives a voice to the unheard – Erika Lindgren, March 19, 2007

Your group reminded us that we are part of the battle undertaken by many others: Our collective purpose was held before us as the mighty, righteous, challenge it is, and we felt the warm, radiant light of a future without homelessness – Deanna Ferber, Aebron House of Hospitality, May 31, 1995

I will never be the same; I want to have a job where I can help people every day – Jefferson School student, NYLC workshop, Summer 2004

This was really one of the most impacting seminars I have ever been to – Adams School student, NYLC workshop, Summer 2004

After seeing a panel, the passion to fight and end the plague of homelessness in this country inspired me to gain an internship for Break Away last summer and ultimately to work as a faculty advisor for the NYLC. I am currently pursuing a career in advocacy for urban renewal. Through your organization, I was able to learn and appreciate the stories I thought I didn’t want to hear – Kelly McSween

“Some people come into our lives and quickly go…Some may stay awhile, leave footprints on our hearts and we are never the same.” Thank you for leaving your footprints – Sister Alberta Surowiec, fssj, St. Thomas Aquinas, February 2, 2005

Your organization is clearly a gift to the community – Elana Berenson, Panim, July 17, 2006

Thank you for adding to our awareness and opening our minds to a world outside what we have known – Student group from Ellensburg, Washington, July 1, 2003

Your speakers are living proof that NCH’s mission to amplify the voices of the homeless in halls of power is long overdue. I was encouraged to think that these folks are there, to inspire and to “afflict the comfortable” – Dr. Sandra Hayslette, Washington and Lee University, January 22, 2007

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