Tag: socioeconomic

It Got to Be Too Much

“I’ve been down, believe me... I lost my possessions twice in my life.” This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel’s Horn, Dayspring Women’s Center,...
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Pulled Over Probably Twenty Times

"They found out I wasn't just, I guess, their perception of what a mixed kid from the south side of Chicago is." https://youtu.be/SA79dVdu6aE   Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What...
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Made Us Feel Low

"I'm not such a bad person; I just have some bad situations." This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel’s Horn, Dayspring Women’s Center, and...
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It Wasn’t Fun No More

Two audio stories from a woman's experience of addiction, family, and homelessness This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's Center, and...
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Getting on Your Feet, Staying on Your Feet

Three audio stories from a woman's experience of family, drug use, recovery, and homelessness These stories are from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's...
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Perspective

"When you get to school, you the brother... and when you come home, you the white boy." https://youtu.be/27LUWGUXuts Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose?...
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Rightsizing Itself

“I would like to see Gary flourish again, and I think it eventually will.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/288417816" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]   Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of...
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No Intention of Leaving

“I’m not from Miller. I’m not from Chicago. I’m from Gary.” https://youtu.be/maSMdEE-V6c   Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the...
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Gary Is Part of Us

“When Gary flourishes, so does Lake County and so does Porter County and so does Indiana. We’re all connected.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/288416572" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]   Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where?...
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