WELCOME TO NIGHT IN A CAR 2023!
Home Sweet Home is thrilled that you could join us. Please see below for materials that will hopefully keep you active and engaged as you spend a night in your car. As you go along, if you come across something that you want to discuss further or simply have a question, please reach out to any HSHM staff on site or post a question to our NIAC Facebook group. We hope you have fun exploring and learning more about Home Sweet Home and just how important your support is. Thank you!
*Starred items are included in your packets.
- Line of Life Activity*
- Discover how your background, experiences, and current situation have given you a head start in life or caused you to overcome barriers.
- Bloomington Public Library Bookmobile
- Enjoy watching and listening to Bloomington Public Library's Collen Shaw as she chats about the powerful book "Evicted" and reads "Home", a children's book about struggling to find a place to call home.
- How Vulnerable Are You?*
- Read through some discussion questions and share at the end how vulnerable you're feeling.
- Brady's Journal*
- Read through this journal entry from one of our own residents at the shelter to see how we've made an impact on Brady's life.
- Kimberly's Story
- Watch this powerful video where Kimberly shares the story of her life and experience at HSHM.
- Dashea's Story
- Watch this moving video where Dashea shares the story of her life and experiences at HSHM and .
- Learn more about Home Sweet Home
- Crossword Puzzle*
- Click here to play online or print it if you wish to fill it out by hand.
- Learn a little more about HSHM as you solve the clues.
- Word Search*
- This needs to be printed out if you wish to fill it out.
- Just a simple word search about HSHM to help pass the time.
Additional Online Resources:
- SPENT
- This is an online game about poverty and the challenges it brings forth for each and every person.
- Hobson's Choice
- This is a very simple online simulation. This one tries your patience!
