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Picture World Hope Begins Work on Multi-Media Presentation for St. Francis Center
May 2009 - St. Francis Center is a nonprofit working with economically disadvantaged families south of San Francisco since 1986. With the motto 'Compassion, not judgement', the center was founded to provide food, clothing, affordable housing and education, with the goal of breaking the cycle of poverty. Picture World Hope photographers began filming at the center, documenting the classroom, tutoring, food and clothing distribution to create an audio slideshow and video interviews for use in fundraising and donor awareness. The project will launch in September 2009.
Kathleen Hennessy’s editing vision was crucial to the success of Pulitzer Prize winning photo story of an Iraqi boy’s struggle for his life. Her perseverance on the story was relentless. Her gut instincts and her judgment was always just right.