Introducing Michael Larson - Keynote Speaker at Stone Soup 2025

Each year, we gather at Stone Soup to celebrate the successes from the past year, share the solutions for the hurdles we face in the affordable housing world, and to hear powerful conversations from those on the front lines working to make tomorrow a better day for those transitioning from homelessness. This year's gala will be no exception. With our theme being "Welcome to Our Neighborhood," focusing on the four regions of Snohomish County that Housing Hope serves daily, we wanted to bring in a speaker from our community who embodies the heart, mind, and soul of service day in, and day out.

As Housing Hope begins pre-development work on our first older adult housing community in Everett, it is our honor to welcome Michael Larson, the filmmaker of “No Place to Grow Old” as our keynote speaker for Stone Soup 2025!

About Michael Larson:

Michael Larson is storyteller, documentary filmmaker, and visionary. He's the Founder and Executive Director of Humans for Housing, a nonprofit based in Portland, OR with the mission to uphold the inherent worth of all humans through storytelling, community engagement, and unrelenting advocacy for stable housing.

He was the director of Humanizing Spokane, a documentary telling the stories of four older adults to build empathy for people experiencing homelessness in Spokane, WA. As a thought leader on homelessness, Michael’s writing on the issue has been featured in “The Seattle Times”. He also spends time as a lead volunteer at NightStrike, a homeless outreach program under the Burnside Bridge in Portland, OR.

Michael envisions a nation where every person has access to housing. Michael is an Everett High School alum and graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Gonzaga University. As common cause partners, we welcome Michael and you to Stone Soup to learn more about the impactful work we can do together..