Podcasts Government On The Record OSI Baltimore Community Fellows: Janet Glover Kerkvliet and Damien Haussling

OSI Baltimore Community Fellows: Janet Glover Kerkvliet and Damien Haussling

Published: Dec. 30, 2019, 2:36 p.m.

Some of the most powerful support comes from peers who have survived the same challenges. We meet two Open Society Institute fellows whose service grows from their personal experience. First, Janet Glover Kerkvliet tells us how she came to lead the ‘Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group.’ It offers emotional counseling and practical training to older job seekers. Then Damien Haussling describes his project to help people who were homeless ... find the furnishings they need to make their new house ... a home.