JCPS Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio and Evolve502 CEO Marland Cole joined us as this month's podcast guests because our missions closely align. As our Family Success Center celebrates 10 years of providing year-round educational and social development opportunities to the next generation, we are grateful for our partnership with them.

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Here were some conversation topics...

• Marty talks about initially wanting to be a basketball coach and serving under Indiana Hoosiers legend Bob Knight
• Marty's journey in teaching, which started at JCPS in 1996
• Why public school and alternative JCPS options are still a strong and viable option for families
• Marland shares how Evolve502 is opening doors for JCPS students after high school
• Marty and Marland open up about how they handle the pressure and criticism of being a high-level leader
• What JCPS learned from last year's busing system issues. Marty shares how he and his team have made strides to improve school transportation

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Do you truly care about the homeless? CEO Jennifer Clark encourages us to build empathy for the unhoused population in this podcast episode.

If you haven’t heard the news, Jennifer was promoted to St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Chief Executive Officer / Executive Director upon Dave Calzi's retirement in late July, who will continue to support SVDP in a newly created advocacy role. Jennifer serves as the first female leader in the organization’s 170-year history!

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Jennifer talks about...

• How she ended up in the nonprofit world
• Leadership transitions and the future of SVDP
• If people choose to be homeless
• How her personal faith influences her work

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If you hope to learn more about the state of homelessness in the U.S. and what we can do about it, Kevin Adler's new book, “When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America,” is a must-read guide.

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Kevin’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, on a billboard in Times Square, and in his TED Talk.

As the Founder and CEO of the nonprofit organization Miracle Messages in 2014, Kevin leads a global community of volunteers and referral partners, who have successfully reconnected more than 900 people experiencing homelessness with their loved ones, matched 350 unhoused individuals with volunteers for weekly calls and texts, and launched one of the first basic income pilots for the homeless in the U.S. This has resulted in more than two-thirds of people getting housed.

Our CEO Dave Calzi spoke virtually with Kevin about these topics:

• One out of every two Americans is one paycheck away from homelessness. If that’s true, then why aren't more people homeless?
• Miracle Messages is all about the term "relational poverty." Kevin shares how that's the basis of his organization's strategy.
• What is the overall message of “When We Walk By?"
• Is it fair or proper to label the homeless as "the homeless?" Or is their an alternative way we can talk about those in need?
• Kevin shares that homelessness may be the most intersectional issue in America because there are a lot of “systems” at work. What are the current systems and how have they been set up for those experiencing homelessness to fail?

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