Our People
We are
your
NEIGHBORS
We are your neighbors. We live near one another whether in houses, shelters, apartments, in cars or on streets.
We are sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers. We have families, aspirations, and dreams.
We may be experiencing homelessness, physical or emotional health challenges, financial crisis, or addiction. We have abilities and disabilities. Some are employed, others are without jobs or unable to work.
We are charismatic and shy, courageous and determined, talented and hard-working. We laugh and cry and worry and believe. We feel anger and compassion, joy and despair.
We awake every day and keep moving… to persevere, to rise up, to fully live in the neighborhood we inhabit.
We are not defined by our challenges, but by our personhood. Our worth is not determined by our status or power, but by our having been created as complete persons… just like you.
We are William. Karen. Cliff. Mike. Bob. Tracy.
Our Streets
are Songs
We all travel on streets. On them, we get from one place to another, moving from here to there. Streets are a pathway of journey, discovery, and experience.
From wherever we began, through whatever obstacles we have faced, we have lived the stories of the songs we sing.
We sing of dreams and identity. We sing of betrayal and hurt. We sing about leaning on one another and about feeling alone. We sing about the promise of better days, and the determination to see today through.
The roads and streets and boulevards we have traveled are songs.
We know this because every week we sing them with full-throated conviction, with vibrating air carrying our stories from our hearts and lips to the world around us.
The songs we sing are the stories of our streets. And they are the stories of your streets, too.
we find
Connections
When you or I sing in a group with others, we recognize that we don’t have to walk alone with our burdens.
When we sing in a group with others we realize that we have something important to offer – something beautiful and worthy of our effort.
When we sing in a group with others we understand that we don’t have to be perfect to belong… that we can grow and learn and be valued even with our imperfections.
When we sing in a group with others, we have a community that is safe, where we can contribute to something bigger than us.
We are connected with our fellow singers… and with our leaders and volunteers and partner organizations.
We are connected to our audiences and our entire community.
We are a choir… connected by life and song.
