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Shelter to Hope

Thompson, Margaret Anne
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1335591595

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2012, BS, Kent State University, College of Communication and Information / School of Media and Journalism.
"Shelter to Hope" is a 42-min documentary that follows the story of Rob Keffer, a homeless veteran in the quaint college town of Kent, OH. He moves from a local homeless shelter into his first apartment. Along the way, he is helped by the Anonymous Relief Mission, a grassroots organization that furnishes the apartments of homeless individuals, moving out of shelters. However, the organization is facing problems of its own, but the volunteers have as much hope as the individuals they are moving. In this film, not only do pieces of furniture get refurbished and homeless individuals get a new lease on life, but the volunteers experience life-changing transformations of a much deeper level. "Shelter to Hope" tells the compelling story of one organization’s work to help those less fortunate than them by giving a “hand up not a hand out.” The film tells more than just a story of transitioning from shelter to home, but a tale of the restoration of hope in ARM’s clients and volunteers. The film is accompanied with a website (armfilm.wordpress.com) and a written paper discussing the process of the film’s production, the struggles encountered, and the benefits of the project.
Gordon Murray, Prof (Advisor)
Donald Williams, Dean (Committee Member)
Catherine Wing, Prof (Committee Member)
David Smeltzer, Prof (Committee Member)
24 p.
Communication; Families and Family Life; Film Studies; Finance; Individual and Family Studies; Journalism; Mass Communications; Mass Media; Motion Pictures; Multimedia Communications; Public Policy; Religion; Social Psychology; Social Work; Spirituality; Web Studies
Shelter, Hope, homeless, homelessness, poverty, kent, ohio, veterans; abused women; kent state university; poverty line; nonprofit; Anonymous Relief Mission; mission, relief, anonymous, margaret, thompson, documentary

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  • Thompson, M. A. (2012). Shelter to Hope [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1335591595

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Thompson, Margaret. Shelter to Hope. 2012. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1335591595.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Thompson, Margaret. "Shelter to Hope." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1335591595

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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