The 3 Melissas' Podcast

The Three Melissas: The Practical Guide to Surviving Family Homelessness
Let's have a conversation with Diane Nilan and Diana Bowman. With over 75 years of combined professional work in the area of homelessness, it's important to understand that the real experts are those with lived experience. Diane has spent 20 years filming families experiencing homelessness through her nonprofit HEAR US, where she met three extraordinary women named Melissa who have much to offer on homelessness from a mother’s perspective. Diana spent 20 years leading a national project to help homeless students access education, and she and Diane had previously worked together on another helpful guide, The Charlie Book: 60 Ways to Help Homeless Kids. This seemed like a perfect next project!
From interviews and discussions, Diana and Diane gathered the Melissas’ insightful and honest lessons into this unique handbook. Besides providing practical tips for parents that they wouldn't find anywhere else, this book will also enlighten those who want to learn about homelessness from mothers who know the challenges of surviving a host of difficulties.