ItunesU+Lecture+and+Interview

__**Interview Questions**__- Lincoln Park Community Shelter in Chicago

1. How many people come to this shelter on a daily basis? This is not a emergency shelter so we have a maximum of 35 guests per night. You have to apply to get in and it's your home for 24 hours per day.

2. What kind of services do you offer the people that come into the shelter? We offer case management to help with getting employment and housing, and also social security if they need it. We also offer rehab to deal with addictions if that is the case. This is a very well-rounded program to help people get back on their feet.

3. Would you say that the amount of people that come into the shelter has increased over the past few years due to the economic downfall? Yes, most likely because a lot of people who come in this shelter have degrees, but have lost their jobs. By the end of the year, hundreds have come here and they are spending more and more time here too.

4. The essential question for our project is “What does it mean to be homeless in America.” In your opinion, is there a meaning? If so, what? I am not a guest here anymore, however, I still have no job. The best thing to do is to find somebody who can help you. The meaning to be homeless - is there a meaning? I'm not sure if there is a meaning, it is just a horrible feeling (The man we spoke with was actually on the streets for 9 months).

__**ItunesU Interview Lecture**__ "The Experiences of a Homeless Woman"
 * Annabel Tomas on the experiences of homeless woman in Brighton.
 * She asked homeless woman, "what does home mean?" in order to gain the homeless woman's own understanding.
 * Woman with homes see the meaning of home as more than house but a place dependent on friends and family.
 * To homeless woman, housing was a place where people lived with others.
 * The meaning of home to homeless woman is a good relationship with other people and a place they could feel safe.