Becoming an American
By Samantha Sayles Samantha shares her mother’s story immigrating as a young mom from the Philippines after marrying a U.S.
Category: Community stories
Being an “Only”
By Hannah Reed Paula Diedrich’s story is one that needed to be shared. She was born in Kingston, Jamaica in
Former Correctional Officer Turned Mother
By Alaina Grady Eighteen-year-old Sarah Harper left her small town after graduating in 2009 and moved eight hours away looking
A Little Money and A Couple of Outfits
By Cydney Slinger Ilir Dervishi is well-known for his restaurant business and for being a part of one of the
Life with an Eating Disorder
By Erica Kennedy Kirsten Haglund, founder of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation talks about the lifelong relationship she has had with
Inequality in Education, Working Harder
By Joe Popis Semaj Shelton is a student-athlete at the University of Detroit Mercy. In the future, he plans on
From College Dropout to College Counselor
By Theresa Kennedy “Who is this with you?” asked the judge. “My counselor,” replied the young man. “Your therapist?” “No,
Living with Vertigo
By Marcela Sifuentes About 40 percent of the U.S. population may suffer from vertigo or vertigo-associated diseases at least once
Diverse Working-Class Community
By Daniel Carr Joshon Allen is an employee at United Shore, one of the largest and fastest growing wholesale lenders
Resilience with Health Challenges
By Bella Martinez Bella shares her father’s story dealing with several health issues in a short audio story. Today I’ll
