Name/Title
Jeremie Ballenger Oral History Broomfield Out LoudEntry/Object ID
2024.6.54Scope and Content
Oral history interview with Jeremie Ballenger for Broomfield Out Loud, interviewed by Marrty Dormish on July 18, 2023.
Subject matter:
Resident of Broomfield for about 27 years
Westlake Middle School
Difficult home life
Front Range Mobile Home Park
Horizon High School
Working full time in high school
Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon
Applebee's
Moving from place to place as a young person
Relationship with mother
Worked in restaurants for nearly 20 years
Experiencing homelessness
Eldorado Trading Company
COVID-19
Experiencing incarceration
The Refuge
FISH
Employed by the Refuge through the Broomfield Workforce Center
Struggles with health problems
Difficulties of living unhoused
Stereotypes of people experiencing homelessness
Mental and emotional challenges
Support systems in Broomfield: FISH, the Refuge, the Broomfield Library
Broomfield Community Center
Daily routine living unhoused
Sleeping in vacant places
Challenges of sleeping outside in the summer versus winter
Code Blue Status (now called SWAP)
Experience during the Marshall Fire
Finding support and relying on community ties
Maintaining hope and positivityCollection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
Jul 18, 2023Archive Notes
Interviewer: Marrty Dormish
Interview Date: July 18th, 2023
Interview Length: 47:37