Turning Pain into Purpose: Homelessness, Mental Health and Finding Dignity
Welcome back to the ACT OUT podcast! In this episode, host Adam sits down with community leader and Project U First founder Erica Wright—the 2025 Phenomenal Women’s Community Servant Award winner—to talk dignity-first outreach, mental health, and what actually helps our unhoused neighbors. Together, they dive into Erica’s origin story (a Sunday-school prompt and a woman washing her hair under a bridge), how hygiene and “being seen” can unlock hope, and why real change requires wraparound services—not just photo ops. Expect candor, compassion, and a practical roadmap for helping that helps…
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