What We Do
12m
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Whole New Worlds
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Thousands of people are living in Chicago’s homeless shelters. Some of those shelters are run by Primo Center, the largest provider of services and shelter for homeless children and their families in Chicago. Primo Center which does things a little differently.
Co-hosts Jesse Betend and Ron Brown take you to Primo’s Sangamon shelter to meet the families, hear their stories, and learn how their approach is different -- and why it’s so successful.
This show is a collaboration between Rivet and Primo Center. Subscribe to the show to hear every episode— and don’t forget to leave a review. To support Primo Center text "NewWorlds" to 44321. For more information about how that money gets spent, check out primocenter.org
Thanks to Moby for giving us permission to use his songs, including “Porcelain” and “South Side” as our opening and closing theme.
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