Tag: socioeconomic

It’s Okay to Be Poor

"It's not a life choice; being poor is just a life circumstance." https://youtu.be/xGWIC2bleUY 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...
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This Kid Could Go Either Way

"They put me in private school, which was a bit of a culture shock." https://youtu.be/OzOYfWv_zOg Editing by David M. Sula of Adelmar Entertainment. Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds...
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Please Don’t Come To My House

“If I just let them assume, they’ll assume I have the same kind of stuff as them.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/214617451" 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...
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Never Ending Cycle

A two-part audio story, told by mother and son, about their experiences with family, work, health, and homelessness. This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities,...
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Didn’t Take Away from Me

A five-part audio story of a community member's experience of family, work, health, 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...
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What It’s Like to Be in That Position

"It's not a healthy way to live. It's very, very stressful." 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 Porter...
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Harder Than I Expected

"My first year experience wasn’t very welcoming, and I never really got that initial ‘belonging’ feeling." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/183648331" 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...
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A Turbulent Time

"Fear is a very poor motivator." http://youtu.be/zpJdCO4Ziec 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 approach.) Please...
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My Father Had to Take on Two Jobs

"It made me feel bad to have to ask him for support." http://youtu.be/C1eZYXJ64RE Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions The speaker tells us that her family moved...
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