A podcast about exceptional people who are rising above the odds to help others. Every episode features an inspiring story mostly from NYC and occasionally from around the globe. If you know someone in your community who is a hero and has a story worth sharing please reach me at info@anusenan.com
Publisher
Anu Senan
Category
health & fitness · society & culture · society & culture
Homelessness is not new in NYC. However, with the loss of jobs in 2020 a lot more people are facing an impending crisis. That of eviction. If and when the eviction ban in NYC is lifted, more people are expected to turn out into the streets and in homeless shelters that are already overwhelmed. Single adults, families and children are equally impacted. I chat with Giselle Routhier, Policy Director at the Coalition for the Homeless, the largest such agency in NYC on the work they do and ...
14 Mar 2021
Part 2 - Coalition for the Homeless
I take a trip around Manhattan on a cold January night with a group of volunteers at the Coalition for the Homeless. They distribute food to the people living on streets. I learn more about what drives these volunteers to help homeless people and they share with me what every homeless person actually needs. We discuss: 1) What drives the volunteers 2) Stories about the homeless 3) Misconceptions about the homeless 4) Message for the listeners Listen to part 1 of this episode where I ta...
8 Mar 2021
Helping the Homeless
There are many homeless people who call the streets of NYC their home. During the lockdown in 2020, where few people ventured out, the homeless were still on the streets begging for food. In this episode, I talk to two wonderful individuals, KimMarco Salvo and Imad Khachan who have made helping the homeless, a part of their lives. I took a walk around Penn Station and Greenwich village, along with them to talk to the homeless people and understand their situation. I al...
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