Blackburn, Tracey, interviewee. Miles, Margaret Mary, interviewer. Broeke, Cathy ten, photographer. Occupational Folklife Project, sponsor. sound recording Sound recordings. lcgft Digital photographs Color 2010-2020. gmgpc Interviews. lcgft Oral histories. lcgft Personal narratives. lcgft eng Tracey Blackburn works as a Diversion Coordinator for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago. She discusses her job responsibilities assisting families who are seeking shelter, connecting them with resources, and eliminating issues that may prevent them from entering the shelter system. She also discusses the reasons families become homeless and the shelters, programs, and services available to them. Margaret Miles conducted the interview and Cathy ten Broeke was the photographer. Recorded at the Garfield Community Service Center's meeting room, Chicago, Illinois, October 20, 2016. Homeless shelter workers in the Upper Midwest, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2016-2017 (AFC 2016/034: 03740) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers. Blackburn, Tracey--Interviews. Public welfare. Homeless persons. Homelessness. Poverty. Shelters for the homeless. Housing. Discrimination against the homeless. Nonprofit organizations--Employees. Shelters for the homeless. Social work with the homeless. Social workers--Interviews. Chicago (Ill.), Homeless shelter workers in the Upper Midwest, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2016-2017 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2016034.afc2016034_03740_sr01 Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.