Episode 13, the final installment in a series that has given us an extraordinary glimpse into the personal lives of those who have crossed over. Today, we meet Robert, who has a poignant story of just how lonely one can be as a soul adrift. "Home," was written by Robert Stoccardo and Silvie Zamora, and performed by Robert Stoccardo. [There are 1.67 sextillion H2O molecules in a drop of water. - Ed.] Have you already heard the episode? If not, hear it first. We'll wait... --- When we started writing and producing this audio fiction series, we knew that we wanted to show what we all have in common with each other. The humanness of us humans. We didn't realize that the very real story of our friend, Robert Stoccardo, and his time living on the streets, would connect so perfectly with the others in this series. The spirits in the other stories are also figuring out how to make things work, missing people and places, making mistakes, having doubts, trying to change, being invisible. We are honoured that Robert agreed to answer questions about this time of his life, and to be so willing to share his story. Robert Stoccardo is an actor and writer living in peace in Los Angeles. He was homeless for three years and two months. Here are a few links, some of which will be local to the Los Angeles area, but at least they can give you an idea of what's out there, and you can search in your area along the same lines. There are many contributing factors that lead to homelessness. Different organizations focus on different aspects of this problem. Find one that resonates with you and make some good stuff happen. https://www.midnightmission.org http://homewardla.org Homeward LA and The Midnight Mission are producing a 10-day citywide event where multiple productions of monologues based on stories from people who have experienced homelessness are performed all around the city. They are looking for volunteer producers to organize professional, student, and community productions, and even home readings. https://www.charitynavigator.org Charity Navigator has been around for sixteen years, and has rated over 9,000 charities. Look up a charity, for example, Homeless Families Foundation, and you'll see its rating and all kinds of awesome information, like what percentage of their money goes to admin expenses. https://www.epath.org PATH - Making It Home has more than 25 locations throughout California. They provide services in more than 140 cities, and have more than 1,000 units of permanent supportive housing completed or in the pipeline. They follow the "Housing First" model that first connects people to permanent housing and then focuses on stabilization through voluntary supportive services. (This info is from their website.)
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Anthony Forkush
8/7/2022 12:18:55 am
Robert "Buddy" Stoccardo passed away October 9th of 2021. He was deeply beloved and I was honored to call him my friend. I spent many days with Buddy, and only recently found out that we lost him last year. He touched me and others deeply, not only with his artistry, but his enormous beautiful heart. It is deeply ironic that he did this podcast, souls crossing, only a short time before his passing. He will be dearly missed.
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