About | FIRSTHAND: Homeless – The Migrant Experience
About
As asylum-seekers arrived in Chicago from Latin America over the past year, a public conversation about the mobilization of city services and marshaling of private sector resources began. In Firsthand: Homeless – The Migrant Experience, WTTW explores the complicated migrant experience through the eyes of five individuals who reveal why they left their home countries, their perilous journeys across continents, and the political forces that have shaped their new lives in Chicago as they search for housing, jobs, and education.
Support for Firsthand: Homeless is provided by:
Ann and Rich Carr
The Knight Family Foundation
Edwardson Family Foundation
Joel M. Friedman, President, Alvin H. Baum Family Fund Denny and Sandy Cummings
Marc and Jeanne Malnati Family Foundation
Alexandra C. Nichols
Peter and Alicia Pond
Expanded coverage for Firsthand: Homeless – The Migrant Experience is provided by:
Walder Foundation
Crown Family Philanthropies
The Field Foundation of Illinois
Denny and Sandy Cummings
Project Credits
Digital and Marketing
Website Design
Justin Henderson
Website Development & Production
Glenn Blicharz
Justin Henderson
Still Photography
Abel Arciniega
Social Media & Promotion
Meredith Francis
Daniel Hautzinger
Megan Lemersal
Julia Maish
SVP, Marketing & Digital
Anne Gleason
Community Engagement
Vice President of Community Engagement
Tim Russell
Senior Manager, Community Engagement
Emily Dehm
Community Engagement Specialist
Maya Horton
Documentaries
Producer
Edgar Vargas
Directors
Edgar Vargas
Eddie Arruza
Directors of Photography
Margaret Byrne
Joshua Jackson
Cai Thomas
Field Audio
Tyler Felson
Online Editor
Wayne Kumingo
Editors
Sandra Guardado
Sara Cabrera-Aragon
Translators
Linda Aurora Keller
Maricela Ponce de León
Original Score
Allie n Steve Mullen
Postproduction Supervisor
Wayne Kumingo
Art Director
Linda Fox
Executive Producers
Dan Protess
Anne Gleason
Talks
Producer
Edgar Vargas
Producer
Marc Shaykin
Discussion Guide
Fran Sterling