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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
About Project Rainbow
Listen to a podcast interview with Jen Bowles of Project Rainbow from the live MLK Day clothing swap on NexusRadio.
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8 comments:
JTDiehl
said...
Project Rainbow- I didn't realize we had such a stable program for homeless women in Philadelphia. I wonder if their volumes of families have changed since the economy has fallen. My first question was, how do most of the women become homeless, abusive relationships? drugs? She made it clear that these women had children young but its not just from mental illness or drugs, its the economy that has hit everyone, especially this social class extremely hard. The Cwep program sounds inspiring too, it answered my questioned about getting high school degrees and being able to have a job. It is interesting that the emergency housing keeps male and females apart, I wonder what the main reason is for that? Do they do any type of advertising for donations? While on Co Op, I saw a lot of homeless advertisements on the street and on TV. I'm so excited that I listened to this because my family has so much amazing electronics and furniture that they are getting rid of that we wanted to donate.
I had never heard of Project Rainbow before this. I had never differentiated the idea of homeless shelters and places like Project Rainbow that prepare women to live and survive on their own without going back to living on the streets. It’s incredible to hear that so many families have been helped through this program. It’s very uplifting to hear all of those success stories. It’s also wonderful to hear about the huge variety of programs that are available to these women and their children. I do wonder how Project Rainbow is faring in this economy. It’s such a shame that so many organizations that are doing selfless acts for the betterment of others and going under. Now more than ever people should be donating their time and volunteering. I also love how Project Runway is adamant about not giving into the stereotype that homelessness is a result of drug use, laziness or mental illness. I actually know a homeless person that I’ve met since being in Philadelphia. A lot of people want nothing to do with him but he’s just a man that immigrated to America and is down on his luck with no prospects. I think it’s important to remember that homeless people are human beings, which seems like a simple thought but it often gets overlooked. This seems like a wonderful program and I hope to hear of its successes in the future!
Project Rainbow- I was also not aware of Project Rainbow. Anytime I hear or read stories about homeless shelters and programs that help to get people an education/home and off the streets, I am always so impressed and inspired by the people that run these programs. The people that run these programs are usually just doing this out of the goodness of there hearts, and maybe if we had more people that were as selfless as these individuals maybe we would have less homeless people in this country. I think that a great way to start getting people involved in volunteering in these kinds of programs is to start with young people. Maybe, if high schools and colleges (especially those in cities) started to make it a requirement to volunteer in these programs, it would inspire people to volunteer throughout their lives.
I listened to the clip about Project Rainbow last week but did not have a chance to write about it until now.... It gives me the chills to realize that the homelessness in and around Philadelphia and many surrounding cities is so high in population and it breaks my heart to realize how many people struggle day to day and even more in recent news with the downfall in our economy. Project Rainbow seems like a great and hopefully growing organization that really strives to help and make a difference for these women and their families. There are many great suggestions about getting involved and raising awareness with the adolesences in Philadelphia to donate their time, and slightly used belongings to help these women and children get back on their feet and out of the shelter. It would be great to find out ways to volunteer with project rainbow and pass the word on to peers in the community that would be eager to lend a helping hand.
Until I listened to the Project Rainbow podcast with Jen Bowles I never knew how great the effort to support homeless women and their families. The effort that Project Rainbow puts into helping these families is amazing. I can’t imagine how hard it is to get back onto your feet after becoming homeless, but this organization makes it easier for these women to obtain housing, care for their children, educations and employment opportunities. It’s great to hear that these women are given such great care and support after becoming homeless. I feel that the greatest part of listening to this was hearing that the children in these families were also taken care of and given opportunities that they wouldn’t have been able to receive if they weren’t in this program. I think that Project Rainbow gives a more positive outlook on a otherwise horrible situation.
Like the other commentors, I was not aware of Project Rainbow until this podcast as well. This program sounds really amazing! I think it is especially great that this program is specifically geared toward getting women back on their feet. Because unfortunately, in cases like these the father of the children abandons the family and that is sometimes what causes downfall.In my opinion women and children need the most help when falling to unfortunate circumstances like this. I think it's good that this facility doesn't just house these families, but they help them get the training they need to get back to living on their own. It's really unfortunate that the 5 people who commented previously, as well as myself did not know about this program. I think that this podcast is good because it spreads the word on this modest program, but I hope that the word keeps spreading so that they get the attention they need. Maybe something else that people could donate is their advertising services, or promotion services and get the word out to more affluent communities to donate anything they can.
I have never heard of Project Rainbow until hearing this podcast and I think that’s a very sad thing. I live in the Philadelphia area right now, yet had no idea about such a great and uplifting program. To think that this program has helped 594 families and roughly 1100 children receive permanent housing is amazing. I am glad to know that Project Rainbow has a thrift store because I am always looking for places to give my old clothes to. Also, I think it is important for us college students to know that this program is looking for furniture and bedding because after college a lot of people just throw out their old things. Project Rainbow should definitely become involved with colleges in the area for these old pieces of furniture and such because they would be using the items for such a great cause rather then just becoming waste. Our society definitely pinpoints homeless people as being drug addicts and lazy people. We need to realize this is not always the case and people are struggling and need our help. I think the Project Runway meets Project Rainbow is a great idea and I think Drexel students should be able to get involved and really help out. What if one of our classes was teamed with this cause? I think we can really help out and this podcast definitely opened my eyes to a lot of things I had not realized before.
I have never heard of Project Rainbow before participating in this blog. A lot of things said during this interview aren’t things that we as individuals have to deal with in our everyday lives. I think sometimes it is one of countless problems that many of us including myself take part in without even realizing it, and that is taking advantage of what we have and the opportunities that come our way each day. We are often forgetful of how not everyone lives a normal life. This interview mentioned something that stuck with me until the end and that was how many homeless women/men are judged and stereotyped as drug addicts, or in fact addicts of any kind, and people suffering from mental illness. A lot of the times that is a thought in my mind when they are begging for money, however most of the time ill empty my pockets to a homeless person because I always think what if they didn’t eat today, what if their thirty, or what if they need the smallest thing to survive? I think project rainbow is a great place because Jennifer mentioned how all of the women and their families each live in an apartment type set up and I think that gives them some sense of independence unlike the shelters do. I love the whole idea that it gives them a chance to start over and make a better life for their children and for themselves in the future.
8 comments:
Project Rainbow-
I didn't realize we had such a stable program for homeless women in Philadelphia. I wonder if their volumes of families have changed since the economy has fallen. My first question was, how do most of the women become homeless, abusive relationships? drugs? She made it clear that these women had children young but its not just from mental illness or drugs, its the economy that has hit everyone, especially this social class extremely hard.
The Cwep program sounds inspiring too, it answered my questioned about getting high school degrees and being able to have a job. It is interesting that the emergency housing keeps male and females apart, I wonder what the main reason is for that?
Do they do any type of advertising for donations? While on Co Op, I saw a lot of homeless advertisements on the street and on TV.
I'm so excited that I listened to this because my family has so much amazing electronics and furniture that they are getting rid of that we wanted to donate.
I had never heard of Project Rainbow before this. I had never differentiated the idea of homeless shelters and places like Project Rainbow that prepare women to live and survive on their own without going back to living on the streets. It’s incredible to hear that so many families have been helped through this program. It’s very uplifting to hear all of those success stories. It’s also wonderful to hear about the huge variety of programs that are available to these women and their children. I do wonder how Project Rainbow is faring in this economy. It’s such a shame that so many organizations that are doing selfless acts for the betterment of others and going under. Now more than ever people should be donating their time and volunteering. I also love how Project Runway is adamant about not giving into the stereotype that homelessness is a result of drug use, laziness or mental illness. I actually know a homeless person that I’ve met since being in Philadelphia. A lot of people want nothing to do with him but he’s just a man that immigrated to America and is down on his luck with no prospects. I think it’s important to remember that homeless people are human beings, which seems like a simple thought but it often gets overlooked. This seems like a wonderful program and I hope to hear of its successes in the future!
Project Rainbow-
I was also not aware of Project Rainbow. Anytime I hear or read stories about homeless shelters and programs that help to get people an education/home and off the streets, I am always so impressed and inspired by the people that run these programs. The people that run these programs are usually just doing this out of the goodness of there hearts, and maybe if we had more people that were as selfless as these individuals maybe we would have less homeless people in this country.
I think that a great way to start getting people involved in volunteering in these kinds of programs is to start with young people. Maybe, if high schools and colleges (especially those in cities) started to make it a requirement to volunteer in these programs, it would inspire people to volunteer throughout their lives.
I listened to the clip about Project Rainbow last week but did not have a chance to write about it until now....
It gives me the chills to realize that the homelessness in and around Philadelphia and many surrounding cities is so high in population and it breaks my heart to realize how many people struggle day to day and even more in recent news with the downfall in our economy.
Project Rainbow seems like a great and hopefully growing organization that really strives to help and make a difference for these women and their families.
There are many great suggestions about getting involved and raising awareness with the adolesences in Philadelphia to donate their time, and slightly used belongings to help these women and children get back on their feet and out of the shelter. It would be great to find out ways to volunteer with project rainbow and pass the word on to peers in the community that would be eager to lend a helping hand.
Until I listened to the Project Rainbow podcast with Jen Bowles I never knew how great the effort to support homeless women and their families. The effort that Project Rainbow puts into helping these families is amazing. I can’t imagine how hard it is to get back onto your feet after becoming homeless, but this organization makes it easier for these women to obtain housing, care for their children, educations and employment opportunities. It’s great to hear that these women are given such great care and support after becoming homeless. I feel that the greatest part of listening to this was hearing that the children in these families were also taken care of and given opportunities that they wouldn’t have been able to receive if they weren’t in this program. I think that Project Rainbow gives a more positive outlook on a otherwise horrible situation.
Like the other commentors, I was not aware of Project Rainbow until this podcast as well. This program sounds really amazing! I think it is especially great that this program is specifically geared toward getting women back on their feet. Because unfortunately, in cases like these the father of the children abandons the family and that is sometimes what causes downfall.In my opinion women and children need the most help when falling to unfortunate circumstances like this. I think it's good that this facility doesn't just house these families, but they help them get the training they need to get back to living on their own.
It's really unfortunate that the 5 people who commented previously, as well as myself did not know about this program. I think that this podcast is good because it spreads the word on this modest program, but I hope that the word keeps spreading so that they get the attention they need. Maybe something else that people could donate is their advertising services, or promotion services and get the word out to more affluent communities to donate anything they can.
I have never heard of Project Rainbow until hearing this podcast and I think that’s a very sad thing. I live in the Philadelphia area right now, yet had no idea about such a great and uplifting program. To think that this program has helped 594 families and roughly 1100 children receive permanent housing is amazing. I am glad to know that Project Rainbow has a thrift store because I am always looking for places to give my old clothes to. Also, I think it is important for us college students to know that this program is looking for furniture and bedding because after college a lot of people just throw out their old things. Project Rainbow should definitely become involved with colleges in the area for these old pieces of furniture and such because they would be using the items for such a great cause rather then just becoming waste.
Our society definitely pinpoints homeless people as being drug addicts and lazy people. We need to realize this is not always the case and people are struggling and need our help. I think the Project Runway meets Project Rainbow is a great idea and I think Drexel students should be able to get involved and really help out. What if one of our classes was teamed with this cause? I think we can really help out and this podcast definitely opened my eyes to a lot of things I had not realized before.
I have never heard of Project Rainbow before participating in this blog. A lot of things said during this interview aren’t things that we as individuals have to deal with in our everyday lives. I think sometimes it is one of countless problems that many of us including myself take part in without even realizing it, and that is taking advantage of what we have and the opportunities that come our way each day. We are often forgetful of how not everyone lives a normal life. This interview mentioned something that stuck with me until the end and that was how many homeless women/men are judged and stereotyped as drug addicts, or in fact addicts of any kind, and people suffering from mental illness. A lot of the times that is a thought in my mind when they are begging for money, however most of the time ill empty my pockets to a homeless person because I always think what if they didn’t eat today, what if their thirty, or what if they need the smallest thing to survive? I think project rainbow is a great place because Jennifer mentioned how all of the women and their families each live in an apartment type set up and I think that gives them some sense of independence unlike the shelters do. I love the whole idea that it gives them a chance to start over and make a better life for their children and for themselves in the future.
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