Your Story and Mine: A Community of Hope

Your Story and Mine participants used the building blocks of history- articfacts, records, oral traditions and family photos- to develop their own personal histories. They were encouraged to tell their stories through art, music, photography, poetry and writing.

We've gathered these stories and packaged them in an exhibit which will travel throughout the state of Michigan. We hope to foster a greater understanding of homelessness, its causes and potential cures.

MSU Women' Basketball Head Coach & Advent House Spokesperson Suzy Merchant will introduce the exhibit at Lansing City Hall November 4th 2009. We hope to see you there!

Susan Cancro, Executive Director and Toni Townshend, Director of Literacy Programs

To see a sampling of art from the exhibit, click here.

Touring Exhibit Schedule

November 4, 2009	Lansing City Hall	Lansing
January 2010	Capital Area District Library	Lansing
February 2010	Historic Society of Saginaw County, Castle Museum, Public Libraries of Saginaw	Saginaw
March 2010	Peter White Public Library	Marquette
April 22, 2010	Charlevoix Public Library	Charlevoix
May 2010	Grand Rapids Public Library	Grand Rapids
June 2010	Kalamazoo Public Library	Kalamazoo
August 2010	Traverse Area District Library	Traverse City
September 22, 2010	Manistique School and Public Library	Manistique
October 2010	Michigan Historical Museum	Lansing

Educational Guide

This guidebook outlines the goals, objectives and processes of the Your Story and Mine project. Community leaders, educators and service providers are encouraged to use it for implementing their own versions of this project. You can download it by clicking here. (Adobe Acrobat Reader Required)