Looking back at the last ten days, there is much to be grateful for, including the many people who support our work and support me.
Reflections from the Front Lines Blog
by Amy Schwabenlender, CEO, Keys to Change
In this blog, Amy shares her personal thoughts on serving people experiencing homelessness and living up to the legacy of her good friend and mentor, Mike McQuaid.
I Can’t Cry
I pick myself up, moving a little more slowly than pre-COVID, and I keep putting one foot in front of the other.
Hitting My Stride
At 52, if you thought I might be getting to old for this, slowing down, or growing quieter, nope. I am just hitting my stride. Join us in caring MORE.
Fight the Fight
I choose optimism and love over fear and despair. I choose to pursue equal shelter and housing opportunity for all.
A Solid Story of Might
2021 Annual Report – Looking back at a year of impact with our 16 partner organizations depicts a solid story of might.
Rest in Peace
This work of “ending homelessness” is filled experiences. Life and death. Sickness and health. Regression and progression. Humanity.
Some Folks Dance
When you see an unhoused, unsheltered person please make eye contact and ask them their name, see their strength and recognize their humanity.
Beautifully Simple
It’s beautifully simple. We can end homelessness by changing the systems that create and maintain homelessness.
12,000 People in 12 Months
More than 12,000 unduplicated individuals visited the Human Services Campus and received at least one service.
We Carry On
We carry on. Heads down, focused on the work, and pushing for systems change, taking the high road.
Collective Impact
This coming Sunday marks one year since our champion, Mike McQuaid passed away due to COVID.
Having too Much Stuff
Stuff. Things we can’t take with us, and it is so darn important to us while we are here.
About Keys to Change and Key Campus
Keys to Change uses the power of collaboration to create solutions to end homelessness across Maricopa County. As the owner/operator of Key Campus in downtown Phoenix, Keys to Change facilitates coordination among 13 independent nonprofit and governmental agencies offering a holistic range of services to individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Serving over 1,000 people every day, Key Campus services include reunification with family and friends; mental, physical and dental healthcare; shelter; mail services; employment; meals; legal services; housing match; animal care, case management and more. Keys to Change is a compassionate connector, strategic partner, and relentless advocate, leveraging corporate, individual, and public funding to address systemic barriers while providing for the immediate and emerging needs of the local unhoused community. Learn more at www.keystochangeaz.org.