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What"s Good In The Neighborhood

Every Neighborhood Partnership

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19: A Good Neighbor is Hospitable with Simon Biasell...

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2024/12/12

Two of Fresno's conveners join us today on the podcast to talk about creating spaces and places so that every neighbor is welcome. The four talk about how hospitality is radically inclusive, invested, advocates for those whose voices aren't heard as loud, and extremely simple. This episode talks specifically about the different ways Fresno High and the Tower District neighborhoods have activated hospitality, so please enjoy and learn about what it could look like for you in your neighborhood!Simon

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18: A Good Neighbor Empowers with Ivan Paz and Karl...

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2024/11/21

Being a neighbor doesn't mean you just happen to live in a place! Ivan and Karl teach us today what it means to lift the head of our neighbor and empower them to change the culture and landscape of their place. The four talk disempowerment, how the ability to choose is the ultimate privilege, and that the dream that neighborhoods would be marked by equity. We learn more about Community Land Use Academy (CLUA), run by the team here at ENP. This episode is full of long term wonder for the future of

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17: A Good Neighbor - Intro Episode with Andrew and...

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2024/11/07

Who is my neighbor?Andrew and Grace introduce our new series, A Good Neighbor. This series will focus on what it means to advocate for your neighbor, what it means to be long term invested in people and place, and how to show up and in small and big ways. On this episode, Andrew and Grace share their personal experience and context with what they've learned about neighboring, they answer the question of who is their neighbor in their faith context, and also what are some simple ways that you can

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16: For the Long Haul: Racism in Fresno with Julie...

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2024/10/17

On this final episode in our series, For the Long Haul, Andrew and Grace sit down with Julie and Jaeden from Central Valley Community Foundation to discuss the issue of Racism and how it has impacted our city long term. The four discuss our community's prejudices, assumptions, and biases and what we can all do to join the conversation around changing the course of the future.To learn more about Facing Fresno click here - https://www.facingfresno.org/

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15: For the Long Run: Food Systems with Natalie...

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2024/10/03

Today, Andrew and Grace picked the brains of Natalie Caples and Jennifer Rhoden, two people who tackle a very large question every day in their work - How do we get food into the hands of people who are food insecure? Natalie has served as Nutrition Education Coordinator, Programs Supervisor, Programs Manager, Director of Programs, and Chief Operations Officer since joining Central California Food Bank in 2008, and was appointed co-Chief Executive Officer in June 2020. She graduated from San Jose

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14: For the Long Run - The Power of the Job with AP...

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2024/09/19

Today, Grace and Andrew sit down with two local CEOs, AP Armour and Mark Ford. AP and Mark share learned insights around job readiness, job development, and the power of a job. The 4 chat about the different models and perspectives they implement in order to hire people who may be on their 2nd or 3rd chance in order to develop incredible employees. If you want to learn more about barriers to employment, hiring those that live on the edges of society, and the amazing benefits that it brings to

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13: For the Long Run - Addiction and Mental Health,...

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2024/09/05

On this episode of WGITN, Grace and Andrew sit down and talk with Nolen Burchett and Ahmad Bahrami. Nolen and Ahmad come from two different edges of the mental health and addiction solution spectrum, and yet were able to find common ground about the drugs, addictions, and hurdles that plague our county and country, as well as the long term solutions. Grace also shares a bit of her personal experience navigating recovery options as a family member.To learn more about Touchstone Recovery, learn

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12: For the Long Run - Youth in Crisis, with Tumani...

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2024/08/22

Richard and Tumani work with kids in urban environments in Fresno that have every odd stacked against them - the foster care system, homelessness, abuse, and trafficking to name a few. But these two have dedicated their lives to not only provide safe environments, but also to offer kids in crisis the opportunity to plan, dream, and execute the life they want. Join us today on What's Good to talk about what it takes to engage kids who need support, how you can get involved, and what it means to be

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11: For the Long Run - Homelessness, with Zack...

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2024/08/08

On this episode, we talk with two people operating from 2 different ends of the homelessness crisis but have chosen to partner together; McKenna Gilman of KuppaCares, who provides a hot cup of coffee and a kind conversation to the homeless of Fresno, and Zack Darrah, CEO of Poverello House, a full service homelessness center providing temporary shelter, addiction and recovery services, a church, and a "free" restaurant. The two discuss interacting with the homeless, the issues they're seeing on the

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10: For The Long Run - Housing with Esther Carver and...

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2024/07/25

In our new series, For the Long Run, we're tackling big issues that won't be fixed overnight. Today, we talk with Esther Carver and Dan Zack to discuss the obstacles facing affordable housing, the creativity needed to offer different options to people, and the exciting solutions that folks are working on to bring change to the space. This episode is Fresno heavy, and discusses in detail the specific issues we face here in the valley.To learn more about Esther and her work with Lowell CDC - HERE

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09: A Church With & For the Neighborhood with Jason...

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2024/07/11

Is the church the asset in the neighborhood or is it one of many? Jason Spencer tackles this question head-on as local pastor who has committed to not just being a church in a neighborhood, but a church with the neighborhood, there to empower people in their God-given dignity and the work they've been called to do! The trio talk about the difference between outreach and place based focus, leadership development, and the power of being a real partner in the neighborhood and not just a location to

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08: Sowing Hope: Using Gardens to Create A Better...

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2024/06/27

If you went on our Drive Tour, you heard Chris De Leon talking about the Yo-ville Community Garden in Southwest Fresno. Chris joins the pod to chat more in depth about the current state of food insecurity in the agricultural capital of America, what kind of dignity we instill in each other and ourselves when we grow our own food, and why the existence of community gardens mean we all thrive. To learn more about Chris and his community garden work, you can find him here -

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07: The Power of a Job, with Carlos Huerta

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2024/06/13

Andrew and Grace are joined today on the podcast by Carlos Huerta. Carlos is the Executive Director of the Center for Community Transformation at Fresno Pacific University. The three talk about the economic realities of the Central Valley, the roadblocks that exist for people to get jobs that meet their needs, and the creative options that exist for our community, our churches, and our organizations. Carlos asks the question, what is the faith community's responsibility to spark innovation in the

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06: A Bigger Imagination for Southwest Fresno, with...

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2024/05/30

On this episode in our Drive Tour Series, Andrew and Grace sit down with Marcel Woodruff. On Marcel's part of the Drive Tour, he gives us amazing stories of community members that are dreaming for healthier thriving in Southwest Fresno. Marcel talks on this episode about the why behind that, what drives him as a community organizer and mentor, and how everyone can start thinking about the neighborhoods that your city has left behind.Learn more about The Community Justice Network HERE Learn more

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05: Welcome to Series Two! ENP's West and Central...

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2024/05/16

In our second series on What's Good In the Neighborhood, we are slowing down and interviewing some of the amazing people who are featured on our new and improved Drive Tour!If you don't what the Drive Tour is, how you can take it, or what you'll be learning about this episode with our very own Gabrielle Piceno will answer all your questions! To download the app and take the tour, visit VoiceMap here

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04: Moving at the Pace of People with Kim Contreras

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2024/05/02

Today Andrew and Grace get to dive into the conversation with Kim Contreras, a long-time presence in the urban missions world here in Fresno, CA. In this episode they discuss working and living missionally in concentrated poverty, what it takes to do it long term, and how to do it without causing harm.During Kim's years in Fresno, it has been a deep honor to learn about the city and be changed by that experience through the Lord and her neighbors and friends in the Lowell and Hidalgo community. As

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03: You Can't Build on Broken with Joe White

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2024/04/18

What would it look like to view the people and places around as gifts, not negatives? In this episode, Andrew and Grace sit down with Joe White, pastor of Neighborhood Church in the historic Jackson Neighborhood of Fresno, CA. Joe is a long time advocate of being a church with the neighborhood, not a church to or for it. Joe reminds us that Jesus is the absolute best news we can give, and that He himself cares about people and places and the thriving of them both. To learn more about Joe and

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02: Transforming a Community, with Dina Gonzalez-Pina

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2024/04/04

God longs for shalom, and He's asking us to work towards shalom in our spaces. Every Neighborhood Partnership has adopted the language and frameworks of Christian Community Development to pursue God's shalom! CCD ideas act as the tide beneath the waves of our work here at Every Neighborhood Partnership. Andrew and Grace sit down with Dina Gonzalez-Pina, who has been a member of the board of the Christian Community Development Association and is currently the director of the Mennonite Central

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01: In Fresno as it is in Heaven, with Daniel Dominguez

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2024/03/21

In our very first episode of our very first series, we sit down with Daniel Dominguez, Every Neighborhood Partnership's Neighborhood Development Director. Daniel has been on staff with ENP for over 6 years, and is a culture carrier for us here at the organization. We talk about God's heart and vision for not only a city but for a people, and what that means for us as we engage with our neighbors and the poor. You'll hear us reference the Bible a handful of times as we unpack what it means for us to

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Trailer: What's Good in the Neighborhood

What"s Good In The Neighborhood ·

2024/03/09

It's easy to look around and notice everything wrong in your city. In this podcast by Every Neighborhood Partnership, join Grace and Andrew as they invite friends, activists, pastors, leaders, and city workers to discover What's Good in the Neighborhood. Join us for insightful conversations that will encourage you to see your city and its people in a new way.Every Neighborhood Partnership is a Fresno, CA based non-profit that exists to Activate. Equip. Mobilize and Transform so that our students

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