Roxie Theater: No Place to Grow Old (screening with panel discussion) by San Francisco Public Press

20 FREE TICKETS available to Mission Local readers. Come early to box office and claim yours.

About the film
“No Place to Grow Old” is an intimate portrait of the rising crisis of older adults facing homelessness. The film explores the deeply personal stories and root causes of a generation aging without access to secure housing.
This documentary follows the lives of Bronwyn Carver, Herbert Olive and Jerry Vermillion, three older adults navigating the harsh realities of life without a home. Their stories of hardship and resilience are accompanied in the film by Dr. Marisa Zapata, director of the Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative at Portland State University; John Tapogna, a senior policy advisor at ECOnorthwest; and Jennifer Molinsky, director of the Housing and an Aging Society Program at Harvard University.
“No Place To Grow Old” is a 48-minute, award-winning documentary and the first to focus on the stories of older adults experiencing homelessness, offering a rare glimpse into a crisis hiding in plain sight.

About the event
Join the San Francisco Public Press for a screening of this short documentary by Davey Schaupp, followed by a panel discussion. Panelists listed below.
Adults aged 55 and older are the fastest growing population entering homelessness across the country. Their numbers are on pace to triple by 2030.
The Public Press prioritizes nuanced coverage of housing affordability and homelessness. We are hosting this screening to bring attention to this important issue, convene conversations about it and explore solutions with our community.

Panelists
Joe Wilson — executive director, Hospitality House
Amy Fairweather — director of policy, Swords to Plowshares
Armando Bravo Martinez — member, Coalition on Homelessness
The panel will be moderated by Public Press reporter Madison Alvarado.

After the panel
Join us around the corner at 518 Valencia St. at 8 p.m. for refreshments and a “meet-and-greet-listen-share” gathering for Good Neighbor Week.

Reporters from the San Francisco Public Press want to listen to your concerns and ideas about homelessness.

Chat with the film’s director, the panelists and some of your neighbors who are homeless.

Thank You, Event Sponsors!
University of San Francisco / MFA in Writing
Thomas Van Dyck + RBC’s Socially Responsible Investment/Wealth Management Team
Would you or your group like to sponsor? Contact community@sfpublicpress.org

Endorsers include
Coalition on Homelessness, Street Sheet Newspaper, Gray Panthers of Berkeley and the East Bay, and Good Neighbor Week.