The nonprofit Valley Supportive Housing is hosting a pair of documentary screenings examining aging and homelessness.
“No Place to Grow Old” will be screened at Trinity Episcopal Church in Staunton on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m. The second showing will be held in Central Methodist Church in Staunton on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m.
“No Place to Grow Old” is a portrait of the rising crisis of senior homelessness in Portland, Ore. The film explores the systematic challenges and deeply personal stories of a generation aging into homelessness.
Valley Supportive Housing is a nonprofit that provides housing and support for community members diagnosed with serious mental illness.
The organization deals with the issues outlined in the 48-minute documentary.
“We have a large homeless problem in the City of Staunton,” Valley Supportive Housing board member Elizabeth Cianciolo said. “I don’t think people are aware of it, because we don’t have a huge tent in the middle of the city.”
Lydia Campbell from Valley Community Services Board and Valley Homeless Connection will head up panel discussions, which will include representatives from the Valley Mission, after the screenings.
The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge will install its multimedia photojournalism project focused on housing insecurity, entitled “This is Home,” for the latter showing.
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