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Phillip Boyd, Senior Case Manager at the Evansville Rescue Mission, is the perfect person for the job. Having walked through addiction, and continuing long-term recovery, he truly understands the men coming through the doors seeking addiction. In this episode, he shares his story of addiction, recovery, and the people, programs, and collaboration it takes to help people struggling with addiction, mental wellness and homelessness.

Phillip’s time with us was extremely enlightening and we know you’ll be inspired by him and the organizations he collaborates with to make Evansville a city where everyone can flourish.

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State of E Report forevansville.org/stateofe

Questions or comments for Phillip or our team? Shoot us an email at connect@forevansville.org

Did you know Evansville has the number one Kindermusik program in the United States and the second best program in the world? In this episode we sit down with Jeremy Seger, Kindermusik Educator and Board of Directors Chair of The Isaiah 1:17 Project [an initiative to support Foster families] to talk about the importance of connection for children, and how that sets a course towards emotionally healthy adults.

Foster Care is a big issue for our region, and 50% of foster parents quit within the first year if they don’t have wrap around care. Jeremy gives practical and easy examples of how we as a community of individuals and businesses can provide support for Foster families.

Questions or comments about this episode? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at connect@forevansville.org



Show Notes

Join the work around Foster Care
Isaiah 1:17 Project
Kindermusik

Our State of E Report is here! In this episode, we sit down with John Benton, the Director of Cradle to Career Continuum at Dream Center Evansville and a lover of all things stats and data. It's because of his hard work compiling all the data for us that the report exists. Together, we discuss the overarching themes, what stood out to us, and honestly, what made us cry.

We've taken our findings and summarized it into five areas of opportunity. They represent some of the most crucial building blocks to a flourishing life. If a person or family struggles in one of these areas, they will likely face a number of significant challenges. Likewise, when we work to better our city in these five areas, we empower people and families to pursue stability and flourishing for themselves and for Evansville.  

Over the next few months, we'll deep dive into each area of opportunity.

Show Notes: 

Download the full State of E Report and the poster, visit forevansville.org/stateofe

We'd love to hear from you - what kind of podcast episodes would you like to see in the future to further unpack this data? Are there any points that you want to hear experts discuss? Let us know at connect@forevansville.org

John Benton, director of Cradle-to-Career Continuum at Dream Center shares a story of a tenant and how she views herself and her family based on her circumstances.  What if you judged your neighbors' circumstances in such a way where you were valuing and dignifying all persons?

For Evansville's next Imagine Evansville event is September 15, 2022 you can get tickets at forevansville.org/imagine

We'll be back to our regular podcast episodes next week, with John Benton again discussing our State of E report. You can download the 2022 State of E at forevansville.org/stateofe

"If the school system is healthy and thriving and flourishing, the city will be the same."  Roseyn Hood is the Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Officer for the Evansville School Corporation, and Joann Hunter is the Co-Leader of And How are the Children Evansville.  Together, they sit down with Jonathan to discuss equity among all students in Evansville, and how the community needs the schools to thrive, and how the schools need the community to thrive.

For Evansville's next Imagine Evansville event is September 15, 2022 you can get tickets at forevansville.org/imagine

We'll be back to our regular podcast episodes in soon to talk about our city's needs and dreams highlighted in our upcoming State of E Report, which you can find at forevansville.org/stateofe.

Hear Logan's talk on the value of art and beauty in a flourishing city, recorded at the January 2022 Imagine Evansville event in downtown Evansville.

The second Imagine Evansville event is coming September 15th! Learn more and get your ticket at www.forevansville.org/imagine

We'll be back to our regular podcast episodes in a few weeks to talk about our city's needs and dreams highlighted in our upcoming State of E Report!