Social Change in America Essays

Portrait of an OLS student
Kenassa, OLS Student

The Social Change in America class recently looked at the website for the National Alliance to End Homelessness and discussed all the different services that help unhoused people get back on their feet.

The students were really digging into the topic; but 4th-year student Kenassa went “above and beyond” with thoughtful essays that were too good not to share. 

Please enjoy Kenassa’s essays.

Way to go, Kenassa!


Social Change in America is taken in the third or fourth year of the OLS Bellevue College program and is one of the many courses students take to earn their associate degree. Students in this course examine cases of social change, identify an issue and make a plan toward social change in their community.

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Last Updated October 11, 2022