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Implementation Of Interactive Self-Help Bingo Activities To Promote Social Interaction Within Angeline’S Women's Shelter, Alora Mae Greene, Jennifer Hoag, Kiana Hwynn, Jana Johnson, Sophie Skinner, Jacob Wong

Nursing Leadership in Community Engagement Projects

The city of Seattle is ranked as the third-largest homeless population in the US with approximately 11,751 homeless individuals in 2020 (Public Health-Seattle & King County, 2020). Angeline’s is a former day center that now provides longer term, 24-hour housing for homeless women in Seattle and aims to help them find and maintain safe, stable housing. Their services include meals, laundry, showers, lockers, and connections to community resources. After completing a windshield survey and interview with two of the residents at Angeline’s, our group identified an impaired social interaction due to a lack of organized activities and mental health condition …