On Art, Advocacy, & Accompaniment: A Week in the Tenderloin
UC Berkeley students share their experience and what they’ve come to love about the Tenderloin after spending a week with Faithful Fools
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Max Jerez
- Mar 24
- 3 min
Knowing Others, Discovering Oneself. My Experience with Faithful Fools.
Max Jerez writes about his long relationship with Faithful Fools and his experience of street retreats in Nicaragua and the United States.
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Jolie Slater
- Mar 17
- 3 min
The Purple Thread
Our former Mercy Corps Volunteer & always Faithful Fool, Jolie Slater, shares her reflections on how her time at 234 Hyde has impacted her.
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Carmen Barsody
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Livin’ Out Loud
As Faithful Fools' 25th year anniversary approaches on April 1st, co-founder Carmen Barsody reflects on what it means to live out loud.
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Silena Layne
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
One Family, Many Roles, All Love!
Faithful Fool Silena Layne shares her many roles and the meaning of motherhood in her family.
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Leah Laxamana
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
My Family Holidays Then and Now
Faithful Fools Leah Laxamana shares her family's holiday traditions in the Philippines and the U.S. over the years.
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Silena Layne
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
One Family, All Love, Every Time!
Silena Layne, a member of our Board and a full time Fool, has a family that has the strongest of bonds and the will to thrive--always!
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Leah Laxamana
- May 31, 2022
- 5 min
Getting to Know My(self &) Neighbors, Part 2
Part 2: Faithful Fool Leah Laxamana spent APA Heritage Month reflecting on her heritage and getting to know her Tenderloin neighbors.
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Leah Laxamana
- May 27, 2022
- 6 min
Getting to Know My(self &) Neighbors, Part 1
Faithful Fool Leah Laxamana spent Asian Pacific Heritage Month reflecting on her heritage and getting to know her Tenderloin neighbors.
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Jesse Johnson
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
How I Came to Know the Faithful Fools: Part 1 – Kay
Our beloved friend and Tenderloin poet Jesse Johnson shares how he has gotten to know Kay and Faithful Fools
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Silena Layne
- Apr 26, 2022
- 2 min
An Overdue Welcome to our First African American Supreme Court Justice, The Honorable Ketanji Brown
Faithful Fool Silena Layne expresses the significance of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to be on the Supreme Court in her life.
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UC Berkeley Alternative Breaks Program
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
Reflections on a Week in the Tenderloin
Faithful Fools hosted UC Berkeley students for a week of immersion in the Tenderloin. Learn their thoughts on their experience.
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Leah Laxamana
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
The Women of My Herstory
Get to know some of the women who have shaped the life of Faithful Fool, Leah Laxamana.
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Silena Layne
- Feb 28, 2022
- 3 min
How to Make a Dollar Out of 15 Cents
Black History Budgeting: How to Make a Dollar Out of 15 Cents
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Silena Layne
- Feb 17, 2022
- 3 min
My Definition of Black Love
Continuing reflections on Black History Month
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Silena Layne
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
Bold, Brilliant and Beautiful
"Women have always been the beacon of light that kept me on and redirected back to the right path when I strayed..."
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Silena Layne
- Feb 2, 2022
- 2 min
Black History to Me
Today is the first day of Black History Month and we share with you what it means to Faithful Fool, Silena Layne.
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faithfulfools
- Dec 23, 2021
- 4 min
One More Deep Breath Before . . .
Tomorrow, there will be proof positive. Tomorrow, there will be just a little more daylight . . . there will be an ever-so-subtle knowing...
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Linda Chrisman
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
Deeply. Quietly. Reflection on the Dark.
It’s all too easy to romanticize the dark as I sit warm and dry in my beautiful comfortable home gazing out at the redwood tree dancing...
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Carmen Barsody
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
This Little Light of Ours
Remembering our traditional solstice gatherings, may we soon gather again in person. A table sits in the middle of the room filled with...
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