From the Director
“Work occupies so much of our life.
It’s not just that we spend vast amounts of our waking hours at work,
but it is often through our vocational commitments that we engage the world.
Our aspirations, our dreams,
and even our...
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From the Director
“Work occupies so much of our life.
It’s not just that we spend vast amounts of our waking hours at work,
but it is often through our vocational commitments that we engage the world.
Our aspirations, our dreams,
and even our understanding of who we are become shaped by the work we do in the world.
”
—From Leading from Within, Poetry that Sustains the Courage to Lead
When Paul Lee first conceived of the Homeless Garden Project, his goal was to provide a place of beauty and safety for people who are homeless.
As Lynne Basehore Cooper nurtured Paul’s vision into a reality, she asked the men and women who came from the shelter to the Project what direction they
wanted to take the Garden.
The resounding answer was “We need a job.
” In the 2007 Santa Cruz County Homeless Census and Survey, the primary reason
given for being homeless was “lost job or unemployment.
” This is the most immediate and obvious function of work-to provide for our basic needs.
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