19. Chloe Zitsow and Addressing Furniture Poverty

11/10/2021 15 min Episodio 19

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Episode Synopsis

Hi folks!
Welcome back to a new episode of Be the Change! I am so excited to be back and to share some amazing stories with you.
Today, we chat to Chloe Zitsow, a 16-year-old change maker from Los Angeles. Chloe is the founder of youth-led organisation, The Hermit Crab Society, which is dedicated to addressing furniture poverty and preventing people from becoming homeless due to this issue.
Chloe and I chat about what furniture poverty actually is, what it looks like in LA County, and the ups, downs and whys of founding the organisation. We hear some great advice on what steps to take, if we want to take similar action for our passions.
The Hermit Crab Society has loads of good stuff to explore, including as resources for affordable furniture, educational instagram posts, education sessions at public libraries, monthly newsletters and volunteer opportunities.
To say hello to Chloe and learn more about the organisation, you can visit the thehermitcrabsociety.simplesite.com website or their instagram page @thehermitcrabsociety
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Enjoy the episode and have a wonderful week!
S :)