SUMMARY: Jackie Grant Sr was born in South Carolina, but raised in Washington, DC. He considers himself a Washingtonian. He found work in South Carolina that was similar to work his mother had experienced in earlier years (picking string beans). Grant did not complete high school, but was offered an art scholarship to college. After trying to do work and school, he suffered from exhaustion and had a breakdown. He experienced homelessness, job loss, and divorce. He has worked several types of jobs, including special police officer, aide on Capitol Hill, and bus driver. His daughter was murdered in 2010, and he has three grandchildren. He often cited the importance of spirituality and family. 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.