10.31
08
Pulitzer Prize Winners
Do 1 Thing is pleased to announced that six pulitzer prize winning photographers have agreed to document homeless teenagers on Valentine’s Day 2009. We expect many more to join us.
Welcome!
Invitations to photographers to join the Do 1 Thing project has started to go out and the responses are great.
World renowned photographers are joining out team to photograph homeless teenagers so far they include:
Deanne Fitzmaurice *Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer
Preston Gannaway *Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer
David Hume Kennerly *Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer
David Leeson *Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer
Matt Rainey *Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer
Steve Starr *Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer
The first image that comes to mind when talking about “homelessness” is a middle aged drunk lying on the side of a street. What you might not know is the history behind the person lying there. While many homeless have emotional and mental illness others have been forced onto the street because of circumstance. The majority of the homeless population is not compromised “types” of people Covenant House International is the largest privately-funded agency in the Americas providing shelter and other services to homeless, runaway and throwaway youth servicing more than 65,000 youth yearly.
“Aging out” is a nationwide phenomenon. Every year in the United States, approximately 25,000 children
age out of the foster care system. Statistics show that more than 25%of them will experience homelessness in the next five years. Already 3 in every 10 homeless adults admit to a history of foster care and unless action is taken to assist these teenagers, the next wave of homeless in America could very well be teens who were never adopted.
Do 1 Thing hopes to stem the tide of “aging out” teens by highlighting their need for adoption by introducing the public to waiting children. View these kids at Heart Gallery of New Jersey
For those kids who never get adopted, Covenant House provides food, shelter, clothing and immediate crisis care to homeless, runaway and throwaway youth including medical care, educational and vocational programs, drug abuse treatment and prevention programs, legal aid services, recreation programs, mother/child programs, transitional living programs, life-skills training and street outreach.
It all comes full circle when the public joins us on February 14th, 2009, Valentine’s Day to raise awareness for homeless youth and does 1 Thing to make their lives a little easier.
An official launch date has been set for the nationwide rollout of “Do 1 Thing”. February 14th, valentines day is the nationwide launch.
On Febraury 14th, 2009 we’ll be asking tens of thousands of people across America to “Do 1 Thing” to raise awareness for homeless teenagers as well as to take a few minutes in their day to actaully “Do 1 Thing”. We’ll be listing thousands of things people can do. It will take an army to make this day a success but we’re on our way!
10.17
08
Introducing Do 1 Thing!
1 Thing, 1 Cause, 1 Change
Do 1 Thing is our call to action to make a difference. As photojournalists we’ve spent a lifetime on the sidelines documenting history. Now, it’s our turn to help shape it.
We believe that by focusing our efforts on highlighting 1 Cause while asking people to do 1 Thing for that cause, great change will come.
We lead Do 1 Thing by innovating, inspiring and designing new solutions to highlight critical social problems.
Join us in doing 1 Thing on February 14th, 2009 when we partner with Covenant House to raise awareness for the tens of thousands of homeless teenagers who need our support.