Tag: socioeconomic

Truly Unconditional Love

"Sometimes he eats; you don't eat. That's just the way it is." 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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We Beat Statistics – Parts 1, 2, and 3

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 Center, and Porter County Museum. Part 1: We Beat Statistics "She loved us, but...
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Stepping Stones

"If you’ve never been in that situation, it’s hard to understand what it’s like." 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...
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We Can’t Ignore It

"If Gary doesn't thrive, the rest of the area doesn't thrive." https://youtu.be/-ikUunNdkAs This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions...
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Patterns All Over the Country

"If you have a city that's like a one-trick pony... if those industries go down, then you're in trouble." https://youtu.be/xmmvzBlSr1I This is part 1 of a 3-part series. Part 2: An Equalizer Part 3: Interval to Cure Cancer Hold a...
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Here in Gary

"I wouldn't want to live any other place." https://youtu.be/AvQX1E-zhog 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 questions for reflection for one...
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Gary Changed

"There's no reason for me to go downtown." https://youtu.be/9L2fN7lq8-c 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 questions for reflection for one...
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Iron Curtain

"You know, growing up, race was never discussed... There were no signs: 'Whites only,' 'Blacks only.'" [iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/356935415&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"] This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. To find more stories from Flight Paths, click here....
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Really Nice Subdivision

"I think that a lot of the affluent white people here, if you really got inside their heads, they’d just prefer it to be lily-white." [iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/391940520&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"] This story is part of our Flight Paths...
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