Street View by Dallas Public Library

Street View by Dallas Public Library

Features one-on-one conversations between library customers experiencing homelessness in Dallas and Dallas Public Library’s homeless engagement coordinator, Suzanne Glover. The in-depth interviews touch on issues of mental health, surviving extreme Dallas temperatures, finding love and being in a relationship, and other personal experiences. Hear from people like Carlton, who explains why he doesn’t stay in a shelter; Nicholas, whose schizophrenia led to homelessness; Jennifer and Martin, who transitioned from homeless to housed; and Roy, a counselor and ordained minister who performed marriage ceremonies for couples in the homeless community. Public libraries nationwide are a refuge for people experiencing homelessness as one of the few places that provide access and services to all. Dallas Public Library’s homeless engagement initiative serves more than 5,000 people each year through referrals and other programming. Street View: New Voices emerged from the relationships built through the Homeless Engagement between library staff and library customers .

Episodes

Street View New Voices - Love on the Streets

February 18, 2020 • 30 mins
On this episode we hear stories from people who have found or lost love on the streets. We are also joined by an ordained minister who shares his experiences of performing weddings for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Street View New Voices - Reflections on the Streets

February 5, 2020 • 14 mins
On this episode, we hear from Jonathan, Nicholas & Tyron who have experienced or are currently experiencing homelessness and what their views of the street life are.
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Street View New Voices - Jennifer & Martin: Transitions

January 22, 2020 • 13 mins
On this episode we hear from Jennifer and Martin, two individuals who have previously experienced homelessness. They discuss their transitions from street life to shelters to ultimately finding housing.
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Street View New Voices - Christopher: Self-Made

January 8, 2020 • 13 mins
On this episode, we hear from Christopher to discuss individualism and how each situation on the street is different related to one's motivations, routines, and daily challenges.
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Street View New Voices - Carlton: Weather and On the Street Life

December 10, 2019 • 26 mins
On this episode we speak with Carlton, who chooses to not stay in shelters. We also hear about his experiences in dealing with Texas weather.
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Street View New Voices - Stories from the Backpack Challenge

November 26, 2019 • 16 mins
On this episode we hear from attendees at the Back Pack Challenge and meet the new Street View crew!
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Series Finale: All Good Things...

July 27, 2016 • 65 mins
After nearly 2 1/2 years, the Street View Podcast team comes together one last time to give some insight and perspective on the issue of homelessness. The team talks mental health, affordable housing, drug abuse, rehabilitation, tent cities, parting thoughts and how everyone you meet is on their own timeline. As much as we want people to be on our timelines, we must meet people where they are and help them how we can in th...
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Season 3, Episode 7: To Conform or Not to Conform?

June 28, 2016 • 54 mins
Rashad is joined by colleagues Corey, Vanessa and Nick as they explore the ins and outs of conformity.
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Season 3, Episode 6: Wonder Women

May 20, 2016 • 56 mins
The women take over Street View Podcast as Rashad takes a back seat and hears the female perspective on homelessness and life in general. The episode features Adena Jones, one of the library's CitySquare AmeriCorps members who serves with the HELP Desk.
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Season 3, Episode 5: If It's Broken, Fix It

April 26, 2016 • 3 mins
Join the team for a special "Folk" edition of Street View Podcast. The team is joined by Bill Smith, a library associate on the Fine Arts floor and one of his guitar students, Wayne. The library's music classes are open to anyone - from home school kids and homeless adults - and have successfully ignited people's passion for music. Wayne shares his story on becoming homeless and plays a few tunes for the group.
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Season 3, Episode 4: State of Homelessness

April 4, 2016 • 60 mins
Cindy Crain, the new CEO of Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA) joins the team to talk about homelessness in Dallas and MDHA's new strategies to understanding the issue and coming up with creative solutions, including increasing the number of volunteers who help with the annual Point In Time Count each January and increasing street outreach staff to bring direct and ongoing case management to people experiencing homeless...
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Season 3, Episode 3: Compassion Fatigue

March 16, 2016 • 54 mins
Pastor Wayne Walker, Executive Director of Our Calling, joins the Street View Podcast team again to discuss Compassion Fatigue, Tent City and the new Our Calling app for iPhones and iPads, Help I'm Homeless, that offers people instant access to resource referral to help someone experiencing homelessness and better coordinates existing resources.
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Season 3, Episode 2: Time and Energy

February 8, 2016 • 57 mins
In episode two of the new season, the original crew, Rashad, Jasmine and Ryan discuss some topics that are weighing heavy on Rashad, including relationship problems, stagnancy, time and energy, selflessness, low-rent housing conditions and living life without regrets.
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Season 3, Episode 1: Streets, Shelters and Society

January 25, 2016 • 45 mins
The crew is back for an all-new season of Street View. On the season premiere, Rashad, Antoinette, Ryan and Jasmine catch up and talk about a variety of topics, including how respect is learned, the library's new projects, being named Best Local Podcast by Dallas Observer, conformity, capitalism and the idea of self-sufficiency in an increasingly interdependent society.
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Season 2, Episode 10: The Vagabond

June 25, 2015 • 43 mins
The Street View Podcast Team catches up on the past year and what the future holds for the podcast and the library's Homeless Engagement Initiative. Rashad reflects on how much life has changed since the podcast started almost two years ago, how much the library has meant to him in that time, and his inner conflict about currently being stable and "selfish." The future of the podcast is up in the air as Rashad debates whet...
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Season 2, Episode 9: Working It

June 24, 2015 • 49 mins
The Street View team is joined by new library staff person, Shonta Bradford, library regular Charlie Piano and library volunteer Luis Cabrera. The team discusses the struggles of ex-offenders in seeking work as well as the resources available to those in need at the library. Luis was released from a 14-year sentence in November 2013 and found his way to the library to access up-to-date listings of employers who hire ex-off...
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Season 2, Episode 8: Linking Arms, Hands and Hearts

June 15, 2015 • 44 mins
Brother Bill Thompson, Executive Director of Union Gospel Mission (UGM) visits with the Street View team about the services available through UGM and its affiliate shelters and services, including emergency shelter for men, women and children, and vocational training. UGM has served Dallas area residents in need since 1949. Brother Bill has served as the Executive Director since 1988 and continues to UGM evolve to meet the...
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Season 2, Episode 7: Mental Illness

May 18, 2015 • 54 mins
According to John Dornheim, Special Projects Manager of NAMI Dallas, National Alliance on Mental Illness, one if four people are affected by mental illness. Many times it is more than just the person who suffer, it is his/her friends, family, co-workers and acquaintances. John joins the Street View Podcast team to talk about mental illness, mental health and how NAMI works to provide education, support and advocacy for tho...
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Season 2, Episode 6: Relentless Determination

May 4, 2015 • 46 mins
Brenda Street, founder of God's Truest Miracles joins the Street View Podcast team to talk about her transitional housing programs and her personal story from pulling herself out of alcoholism and homelessness to establishing God's Truest Miracles. Brenda shares some 'Brenda-isms' and her personal philosophy on success and how she tries to instill it in others.
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Season 2, Episode 5: Where Hope Lives

March 10, 2015 • 47 mins
Pastor Len Taylor of The Lord's Hands and Hearts Ministries joins Rashad and the team to talk about hope and homelessness. Pastor Len provides service at Solomon's Porch on Saturday mornings as part of the ministries. Rashad and Pastor Len met for the first time while both were staying at Dallas homeless shelters. Pastor Len who was raised in by a preacher-father and a church-going mother, found himself homeless for a shor...
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