Leads

Raymond Power
Lead

Writer, Actor, and Youth Advocate. Former inmate, gang member, and addict. Now, resident 2019 Dream Scholar and president of the Pierce College Student Body Government.

Father of five, “Give Me Shelter” seeks to help Raymond achieve his dream of being an actor.

Maven Gardner
Writer, Actor

Pronouns: They / Them / Theirs

Writer & Former New Horizons Resident. Community advocate for youth experiencing homelessness. They are the 2016/17 Seattle Youth Poet Laureate.

Mother and aspiring musician, “Give Me Shelter” is a platform for Maven to launch her career.

Charles Tynes
Actor

Charles Tynes was born in Miami, then moved to Seattle at the age of 10. Soon thereafter he started gangbanging. After losing several friends and fathering five children, Charles enrolled in trade and pre-apprenticeship school where he has earned all relevant certificates.

Michael Faikoia
Actor

Michael Faikoia grew up in American Samoa where he left at age 17 to serve in the US Army. After being honorably discharged after 8 years of service, he received a BA at Pierce College and Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Charter College Alaska.