Home screening: Why Are So Many Older Adults Struggling with Homelessness?

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm UTC-08:00

37th Avenue & Wawona Street (RSVP for exact location) | San Francisco

San Francisco Public Press
Publisher/HostSan Francisco Public Press
Home screening:  Why Are So Many Older Adults Struggling with Homelessness?
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Curious about the challenges older adults face? Join us to watch an eye-opening documentary on homelessness at our home screening event.
About this Event

About the film

“No Place to Grow Old” is an intimate portrait of the rising crisis of older adults facing homelessness. The film explores the deeply personal stories and root causes of a generation aging without access to secure housing.

This documentary follows the lives of Bronwyn Carver, Herbert Olive and Jerry Vermillion, three older adults navigating the harsh realities of life without a home. Their stories of hardship and resilience are accompanied in the film by Dr. Marisa Zapata, director of the Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative at Portland State University; John Tapogna, a senior policy advisor at ECOnorthwest; and Jennifer Molinsky, director of the Housing and an Aging Society Program at Harvard University.

"No Place To Grow Old" is a 48-minute, award-winning documentary and the first to focus on the stories of older adults experiencing homelessness, offering a rare glimpse into a crisis hiding in plain sight.



About the event

Join the San Francisco Public Press and your neighbors for a screening of this short documentary.

Adults aged 55 and older are the fastest growing population entering homelessness across the country. Their numbers are on pace to triple by 2030.

The Public Press prioritizes nuanced coverage of housing affordability and homelessness. We are hosting this screening to bring attention to this important issue, convene an informal conversations about it and explore solutions with our community.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

37th Avenue & Wawona Street (RSVP for exact location), 37th Avenue & Wawona Street, San Francisco, United States

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USD 0.00 to USD 20.00

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