Story telling + collaboration + community engagement
Shared Threads empowers individuals to move from survival to stability—one story, one shirt at a time.
Boom Boom
10/29/25
1/12/26 Update - After this interview, Boom Boom was supposed to go into housing on the west side. Left my cell # with him, but never heard back.He was my roommate at La Frontera when I was transitioning from homelessness. Such a good dude. Always run into him on the street off Van Buren, usually helping others. In my pre-interview with Ann Greenwell discovered she also knows him and spent some time with him on the street shortly after the interview. Evidently, he's now in Yuma after battling some heart issues. Shared Threads is excited to find track him down so we can complete his campaign and get my man in a place with a drum kit.
Meet Ann Greenwell
Desert Love Raining Stars
Meet mark MINOTTI
Life's A Beach Space
Philanthropayments economics
Shared Threads connects creativity, commerce, and compassion to help individuals experiencing homelessness rebuild their lives. Each campaign tells one person’s story through a collaborative t-shirt fundraiser — transforming storytelling into tangible impact.
Shared Threads identifies and interviews an individual (“sponsee”) experiencing homelessness who is ready to share their story. The goal is to pair authentic storytelling with meaningful financial support.
Film sponsee’s story, capturing their journey and aspirations. This content becomes the foundation of their fundraising campaign.
The sponsee works directly with our art team to create a custom t-shirt that expresses their individuality. Each shirt features a unique QR code linking to their personal story page, allowing customers to follow their progress.
Each design is offered through Painter Shirts, our sponsoring company, with a retail price of $40. Painter Shirts donates $17 per sale toward the sponsee’s fundraiser @ 300 shirts
Utilizing sites throughout the valley, our team will determine best timeline for grant to be awarded. Programs range from 30 days to 12 months depending on Sponsee's needs.
Each campaign aims to raise $5,100 in direct support for the sponsee.
- Selling 300 shirts achieves the goal
- Foster care property fund receives $900
NGOs will amplify every Shared Threads campaign by donating resources directly to sponsees. These contributions stretch each $5,100 grant further, fulfilling specific resource requests and accelerating every individual’s path toward stability.
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