Jan 20, 2027
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Stanford Professor Michael Kahan and local non-profit The United Effort Organization will explore how decades of housing policies have shaped the development of local communities, and share local stories of how this history impacts individuals struggling to find housing today.
In person and virtual. $15/person, free to members. All proceeds for this event will go to The United Effort Organization.
About the Program
Michael Kahan is the Co-Director of the Program on Urban Studies and Senior Lecturer at Stanford University. He holds a BA from Yale University and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, both in History. Prior to joining Stanford in 2003, Kahan worked as a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania and taught courses in nineteenth- and twentieth-century urban and social history.
The United Effort Organization is a Mountain View-based non-profit helping people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness move towards self-sufficiency and find a safe home in our community. They provide comprehensive and integrated services to find affordable housing, public assistance programs, resources and mentors.
We will be offering the program both in person and live via Zoom. Please register via the applicable button below:
In-person Registration. Zoom Registration
This program is in support of the exhibition, “The Road I Call Home,” on display Nov 19, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027 in the main gallery.
