Stories we are inviting

• Housing insecurity and the rising cost of rent or home ownership

• Experiences with healthcare access and coverage

• Food insecurity and difficulty keeping your household fed

• Gun violence, safety, or criminal justice issues in your community

• Other experiences such as racial discrimination, immigration challenges, voting barriers, or anything else that shows how policy affects real people.
  

You can share a short written summary first. Our team may follow up to record your story by video, audio, or in writing if you are comfortable.

Housing

Evictions, rent hikes, waiting lists, crowded living, couch surfing, or living in cars and campers.

Healthcare

Insurance gaps, medical debt, trouble finding care, or delays that affected your health.

Food Access

Relying on food pantries, skipping meals, or living in an area with limited healthy options.

Gun Violence

Experiences with gun violence in your neighborhood, losing someone to violence, witnessing harm, or feeling unsafe where you live or work.

Criminal Justice

Encounters with policing, court challenges, incarceration impacts, reentry struggles, or times when the justice system failed to support you or your family.

Economic Hardship

Job loss, reduced hours, rising costs, unexpected expenses, or working multiple jobs and still struggling to make ends meet.

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