About Us

It solves a problem, not the problem

Ana Medina, the co-manager of the homelessness project, is the photographer and photo editor of the project. She is also a student at Har-Ber High School and is a member of EAST. She is in charge of taking photos for the project and editing them. Ana is also responsible for communicating with community partners and arranging events. Ana has worked on a solar bottle bulb which relates to a solar panel but is more affordable.

MARIA MARTINEZ

PROJECT MANAGER

ANA MEDINA

CO-MANAGER

EDDIE LEE

PHOTOGRAPHER

MARIAH PETERSON

RESEARCHER

Maria Martinez, the project manager of the homelessness project is responsible for supervising and organizing the project. Maria is a student at

Har-Ber High School, and a proud member of the EAST program. Through EAST, she has developed skills on video filming and editing.

We don't need money, we need change

THOMAS SCHAAL

COMMUNICATOR

Exit: Is It the Right Way Up?

Eddie Lee is another member of the Homelessness Project and also a photographer of the team. Eddie was a senior at Har-Ber High School and graduated at the end of the school year. He learned a lot about the homeless through research and interviews with homeless people and through the directors of shelters.

Mariah Peterson is a senior at Har-Ber High School and has also graduated at the end of the school year. She has been the researcher of the Homeless Project and has also mapped out homelessness shelters through ArcGIS. Mariah is a proud EAST student and has helped many people in her community. Due to her great collaboration with others, Mariah has earned her EAST Scholarship and will continue helping those in need.

There are two faces to every coin

The Grass Is Greener on Your Side

Thomas is the communicator of the project. He has helped communicate with the team's community partners and has helped organize the interviews. Through EAST, Thomas has developed more knowledge on coding and has found how the daily lives of the homeless work.

Team members of the Homelessness Project started the project at the beginning of the 2015-16 school year. With the desire to help out the homeless, they have visited and researched those who are homeless in Northwest Arkansas and how their daily lives work.