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Mon, Sep 09
|Zoom
"READING WITH IMPACT" Virtual Book Club on Zoom!
Join us with special guest Diana Stanley of THE LORD’S PLACE as we discuss Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder and explore the increasingly pressing social issues surrounding those who are unhoused in our communities. Impact members voted in April to award THE LORD’S PLACE with a $100,000 grant.
Time & Location
Sep 09, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Zoom
About The Event
We are reading Tracy Kidder’s recent book, Rough Sleepers. Our discussion will include a brief presentation from The Lord’s Place, https://thelordsplace.org/ and those who are helping to address the needs of the homelessness in Palm Beach County and the US.
GOODREADS REVIEW:
Nominee for Best History & Biography (2023)
In Rough Sleepers, Tracy Kidder shows how one person can make a difference, as he tells the story of Dr. Jim O’Connell, a man who invented ways to create a community of care for a city’s unhoused population, including those who sleep on the streets—the “rough sleepers.”