Photographer and Storyteller Mikey Huff: presents The Wool Sock Project and Exercises in Compassion
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Mikey Huff, founder of the Wool Sock Project, shares his experiences meeting members of homeless communities in California and Anchorage. The Wool Sock Project is a community-centered group with the objective to challenge preconceptions through shared experience. "Our intent is to help each individual we interact with in some small way.” Everyone is encouraged to listen to this podcast and find out how a moment of kindness can change one’s life and how compassion training can influence institutional policies.
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