Arcata House Partnership’s 30-year anniversary celebration!

On August 19th, we are presenting conversations among our own community members who built the Arcata House Partnership over the past 30 years along with two videos of excerpts from the play, "A Woman's Place Is In Her Home." 

This is a celebration of the awesome efforts of those who have served the needs of people who are homeless for three decades, as well as during a pandemic. Please join us as we gather to tell the stories of our amazing community and how you can help us do this work.

“A Woman’s Place is in Her Home” was a theatrical production initially presented for the first time in 2018, fusing storytelling, media, dance and music, performed by professionals alongside community members on stage. 

Jacqueline Dandeneau directed the play featuring Humboldt’s own Lyndsey Battle, and Dharla Curry, performing original compositions inspired by stories of the unhoused. Over 12 months, the creative team, Jacqueline Dandeneau, Ali Freedlund and Tammy Rae Scott, documented the hardship, beauty, resilience, and resourcefulness of women in various states of homelessness, and witnessed the obstacles they face every day. The script was developed with the ensemble to bring the research to life. Many of this exceptional cast have experienced houselessness at some point in their lives. Together, throughout the production process, they shared life stories, prepared meals, broke down, held each other up and developed an extraordinary bond.

The performance delivers a possibility of hope rather than a message of despair. Arcata House Partnership: Compassion. Dignity. Empowerment. We are in this together.

A Woman’s Place is in Her Home poster, photo by Bob Doran