Entry #159

Michael Larson is the visionary behind Humans For Housing. He draws profound inspiration from his personal journey through the foster care system. At two years old, he, along with his two siblings, navigated through various homes, enduring challenges that no child should face until they were finally adopted and found their home. Michael went on to study sociology at Gonzaga, where he discovered the stark reality of homelessness among youth aging out of foster care. This revelation ignited a passionate commitment to serve at a local homeless shelter near his university and eventually leading a student-group named Meals in the Margins. Michael was the director on”Humanizing Spokane”, a documentary that told the powerful stories of four individuals and helped to build empathy for those experiencing homelessness across the city. Michael’s writing on the issue of homelessness has been featured in The Seattle Times, and he’s a regular volunteer at NightStrike, an outreach program every Thursday under the Burnside Bridge in Portland, OR. His hope is to help create a world where every person has a safe and stable place to lay their head at night. The film No Place to Grow Old will be screened following Michael's presentation.