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Progressive Magazine

A feature exploring The Three Melissas project and the realities of family homelessness in America.

11/7/24

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NBC Chicago

Coverage of Diane and Melissa sharing The Three Melissas with families at a DuPage County shelter.

10/29/24

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MidLife Dialogues

A two-part conversation about Diane’s advocacy work, life on the road, and decades documenting homelessness.

7/2/24

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West Suburban Living Magazine

A wide-ranging interview covering Diane’s decades of work with children & families experiencing homelessness.

2/1/22

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USA Today

A national feature highlighting the history of HEAR US and the growing challenges facing homeless families.

9/15/20

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Christian Science Monitor

An in-depth look at HEAR US and Diane’s efforts to bring visibility to family homelessness across America.

5/24/07

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Featured Interviews

Conversations, podcasts, interviews, and discussions featuring Diane Nilan and HEAR US.

WNIJ-NPR

An in-depth NPR interview exploring Diane’s past, present, and future work through HEAR US.

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Daily Herald Interview

Interview discussing family homelessness, advocacy, and Diane’s continuing outreach work.

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Ms. Magazine

Feature discussing family homelessness and the experiences behind The Three Melissas.

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Spiegel TV

A German television crew followed Diane documenting homeless families in New Jersey for an international HEAR US feature.

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Media Archive

Explore additional articles, interviews, podcast appearances, and media coverage featuring Diane Nilan and HEAR US through the years.

Shaw Local — Diane speaks in Illinois about family homelessness (11/11/25)
Herald-News — Diane and Melissa A visit Daybreak Shelter in Joliet (3/27/25)
Triangle Tribune — North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness gala coverage (1/1/25)

Daily Herald — Coverage of Diane’s Illinois speaking appearances (10/1/24)
NC Newsline — Coverage of The Three Melissas project (9/26/24)
Watauga Democrat — Boone book and film presentation coverage (9/21/24)
NewPages — Review of The Three Melissas (9/18/24)
Watauga Democrat — Diane op-ed on family homelessness in North Carolina (9/11/24)
Bucks County Beacon — Grants Pass v. Johnson homelessness coverage using Diane’s photography (7/7/24)

Watauga Democrat — Community homelessness gathering hosted in Boone, NC (10/24/23)
High Country Press — Introductory feature on Diane’s work (9/4/23)
Watauga Democrat — Diane addresses homelessness before Boone town council (8/31/23)
Daily Herald — Op-ed on schools missing homeless students (8/17/23)
Bucks County Beacon — Article examining homelessness and housing inequality (2/23/23)

The Progressive — Memorial Blanket project feature (12/29/22)
USA Today — Story following a Las Cruces family after homelessness (11/21/22)
Northeaster — Coverage of the Babes of Wrath book tour (10/5/22)
Whitehall Ledger — Library event coverage in Montana (9/28/22)
Asheville TV News — Memorial Blanket Project coverage (7/28/22)
Brevard TV News — These Little Piggies Are Homeless event coverage (7/20/22)

The Progressive — Coverage of homelessness sweeps and displacement (12/8/21)
Chicago Tribune — Diane Nilan returns to the Fox Valley to support local food pantry efforts and homelessness awareness (11/16/21)
The Voice — Coverage of Diane’s Aurora book presentation (11/16/21)
Wisconsin State Journal — Coverage of doubled-up family housing initiative (8/8/21)
Observer — Diane’s response regarding homelessness and Notre Dame (5/5/21)

Los Angeles Review of Books — Interview about Dismazed and Driven (2020)
TruthOut — Coverage of homelessness definitions and lunch-shaming issues (2020)
Philadelphia Inquirer — National attention surrounding lunch-shaming advocacy (2019)
Spiegel TV — International feature following Diane’s work in New Jersey (2017)
Huffington Post — Stories featuring HEAR US homelessness advocacy (2010)

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