Amanda Hood lives in Orange, CA and works as a Case Manager and Benefits Specialist for a homeless outreach services agency. She grew up in a small town in Louisiana, and we talk about what that was like and how her worldview has changed as her exposure to diversity expanded. Amanda gives us some great insights when it comes to people experiencing homelessness and how we can help support these neighbors in our communities.
Links to things we talked about…
- Mary Carver
- The Wesley Foundation at Louisiana Tech
- Article referenced in quote at end of the episode by Jim Wallis
- Two Faiths, One Friendship
- City Net
- Serial Podcast
- Black History for White People Podcast
- Be the Bridge
- black~ish
- One Call by Lecrae and 1K Phew
- Red (Taylor’s Version)
- The Next Right Thing Podcast Episode 11: Wear Better Pants by Emily P. Freeman
Books we mentioned…
- I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown
- Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Dear White Peacemakers by Osheta Moore
- Subversive Witness by Dominique Gilliard
- One Blood by John Perkins
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Here For It by R. Eric Thomas
- Poetry by Joy Harjo
- Books by Jacqueline Woodson
- Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deeshaw Philyaw
- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
- Sarah, Plain and Tall Saga by Patricia MacLachlan
- Unwrapping the Names of Jesus by Asheritah Ciuciu
- A Pho Love Story by Loan Le
- A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Connect with Amanda!
- @mildredstephens on Instagram and twitter (Amanda admits she’s not super active here)
- @citynetsocal on Instagram (City Net is organization Amanda works for)
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April Kolman 