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Skipping the Savior Complex
Ben Rheinheimer | August 28, 2020 My adventure in youth work started about 20 years ago. Youth work for me wasn’t a “starting” job or a time filler until something else came along. Youth work was a career choice and I was certain I was going to make a difference. I...
Equity Starts in the Heart
Ritch Hochstetler August 26, 2020 Rarely do words communicate from beyond the grave as profoundly as did the words of John Lewis, Civil Rights patriarch and US Congressman. In his brief essay written shortly before his death, Lewis wrote, “Though I am gone,...
Know Your Why
Aubrey Eastway | August 14, 2020 I’m the newbie around here. Proudly bolstering the title of “Brand Ambassador.” And while many would comprise that title of design work, social media maintenance, and/or marketing in general – my job really boils down to communicating...
“Social Distancing” and the Hunger for Connection
Ritch Hochstetler July 2, 2020 Beyond the massive economic disruption and health crisis, Covid19 has shined a spotlight on a core need essential to our humanity – connection. The 70’s band Three Dog Night’s hit song “One is the Loneliest Number” sums up the agony...
A Fixed Point In A Spinning World: Transforming Injustice Through Humility
Ritch Hochstetler June 12, 2020 Recent events have ripped off the scab of decades of injustice to reveal the gaping wound still festering and bleeding from individual and systemic racism in America. No matter whose side you’re on, or your political...
Supporting Others During Times of Mental Strain: An Introvert’s Perspective
Bekah Finch | May 22, 2020 You likely do not know me. Perhaps you’ve heard my name or skimmed over my bio on our website, but it’s probable you’ve never met me. Working from home on behind-the-scene tasks and special projects, I rarely interact with our clients,...
Gratitude: A Healing Ointment for the Soul
Ritch Hochstetler May 15, 2020 Today I opened a card that expressed thanks for a job I had agreed to do, and that I got paid for. How could such a simple expression, two words – “thank you!”, reverberate through my mind and touch my emotions? When...
What’s Poppin?
Kailey Paszko May 8, 2020 Hey there, what’s popping?! Okay, I’ll spare you from the puns, they’re probably butter left unsaid anyways 🙂 I came across this quote that was essentially comparing the process of how popcorn is made to our lives as humans. Just like...
Heavenly Connections
Ben Rheinheimer | April 30, 2020 “The connections we make in the course of a life--maybe that's what heaven is.” - Mr. Rogers I have been a stay at home dad for a baby. I have a 20+ year resume of youth work. I have taken kids out of the country on service projects. I...