one person at a time

“Working your imagination muscles in a comforting, energizing way, I think, is important. One of the threads among all my work, whether it’s for thousands of people at a time at a theme park, or one person at a time at a library, my goal is to offer imagination assistance.”

When Plymouth first presented its project proposal to Kenmore’s City Council in May 2022, Karen Peterson, Plymouth’s vice president of real estate, began the presentation by saying, “For 40 years, Plymouth has ended homelessness one person at a time. We provide permanent supportive housing to people who have experienced chronic homelessness.”

And it doesn’t promise a cure, merely that the hope of finding a common covenant, one person at a time, may have to be enough.

“We can change this nation for the better, one person at a time, and one soul at a time. Yes, it’s true that many have forgotten God. But He has not forgotten us.”

Rather than focusing on traditional approaches to the crisis, which have not worked, both organizations try to solve the problem one person at a time by teaching teamwork and responsibility and providing a support network.