Underground Good: Sara Hoxie
'Will had so much energy and love to give. He'd walk into a room, and his personality would drive everything there. He kicked up a lot of dust, and we're just not going to let that dust settle.'
Underground Good
Underground Good is an Opinion column that offers a window into the inspirations, habits, and mindsets of ordinary people whose actions are changing our community for the better . . . in hopes of inspiring more good.
Underground Good: Enora Ilboudo
“Aside from clothes and food, sometimes we’ll hear from people who don’t feel connected to their families or need to talk to someone and don’t have anyone else they can go to. People are finding their community here at the center and that keeps me motivated when I'm working here.”
Underground Good: Kelly Hemphill, Lelnamis Wintu Qol
“As we continued with class, we began to think there's more to Wintu Qol than learning the language. Language is community, it's culture, it's who you are and how you connect with the community, your family, and your history.”
Underground Good: Linda Rube of Goodwater Crossing
"It has been surprising to me to see how well a housing first model works! When people step up and take responsibility for themselves and make decisions for themselves, they're much more apt to follow through. They are doing what they want to do with their lives. There's hope in that."
Underground Good: Greg Lawson and Vicki Ono
"I told him I hadn’t brought a guitar and he sent me to borrow one from a woman who turned out to be Sarah Lee Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie's daughter. That was an incredible moment for me, to be standing in the Capitol Mall, on a stage, using Guthrie's guitar and singing one of my songs about Darfur.”
Underground Good: Samantha Breton
We're all here for a reason. We might not know what our purpose is, but we can do something nice for someone else or ourselves... We can talk to someone that is down and out. If I can give people hope, that's what I want to do.
Underground Good: Doug Saephanh
“You get to know them, and they get to know you. It's so crazy and hella rewarding. That's all I'm saying. I love it.”
Underground Good: Ray Van Diest
"Public libraries serve all people without distinction. I speak in grandiose terms, but I really believe this: libraries help sustain civilization."
Underground Good: Lee Lamp
“We don't talk politics and we don't talk religion in our group ...Discussions about politics or religion are causing tremendous division in our country today. I don't understand why everything has to be divisive."
Underground Good: Jessica Foster
“I'm taking care of their loved ones and the forgotten ones. If people don't have a lot of time to visit here, it will look nice when they come.”