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SUMMARY: This interview sheds light to employment experiences of older women without sufficient skills training in D.C.. Jacqueline Turner has overcome obstacles with domestic abuse, for that was how she found herself homeless and in need of a shelter. She outlines the different employment experiences she faced- the good jobs and the bad; her experiences working with day labor; and her familiarities with having to work multiple jobs at one time. Jacqueline gives insight to changes needed to employment practices that will help not only women, but all whom are struggling to make ends meet.
PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES: The Homeless Voices Amplification Co-op (HVAC) works to amplify stories of unhoused individuals’ past and present work experiences. Recognizing that unhoused individuals are the most valuable source of knowledge on the realities of their employment, HVAC partners with the unhoused to create space for strategic community reflection as a means to further activism for economic justice. HVAC believes stories have the power to humanize individuals and undermine stigmas and stereotypes in ways statistics cannot. HVAC intends to draw upon the power of these stories to create a powerful, multi-dimensional online platform that can enhance efforts to mobilize the community.
