As the editor of the Crisis Resource Directory, Mabel sorts through hundreds of thousands of agencies to find services that will be most helpful to people in difficult situations.

The guide is a project of the Peace Heathens, a Seattle social and political activist group. The directory grew from a small paper publication focused on University District resources to an online database (www.scn.org/crisis).

Joe Mabel, Change Agent. Photo by Elliot Stoller.

Mabel is dedicated to keeping the directory up and running using his computer skills and community knowledge to direct others to the resources they need. “I don’t want to be in the position where all I’m doing is handing someone money,” says Mabel. “This is something I can do well, this is the contribution I can make.”