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Whole New Worlds

by Primo Center

Thousands of people are living in Chicago’s homeless shelters. Some of those shelters are run by Primo Center - Primo Center is the largest provider of services and shelter for homeless children and their families in Chicago. They do things a little differently -- they don’t kick families out. They provide wrap-around mental health services and offer innovative programs including a Girl Scout Troop. Co-hosts Jesse Betend and Ron Brown take you to Primo’s Sangamon shelter to meet the families, hear their stories, and learn how this program 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 donate to Primo Center text "NewWorlds" to 44321. To learn more about Primo Center, 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.

Episodes

Bonus: New World New Approach

11m · Published 12 May 07:00

Most people coming into shelter have a hard time trusting the people around them. Primo Center’s Chief Officer of Quality & Impact LaShunda Brown is in charge of earning their trust.

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 donate to Primo Center text "NewWorlds" to 44321.

To learn more about Primo Center, 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.

Rabbit Holes

12m · Published 05 May 07:00

Avery’s been at Primo Center longer than most of the other residents -- and he wants to leave. But he doesn't know when that might happen.

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 donate to Primo Center text “NewWorlds” to 44321.

To learn more about Primo Center, 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.

Bonus: Trauma Informed Care Explained

7m · Published 28 Apr 04:30

Most of the thousands of homeless people in Chicago have been kicked out of at least one other shelter. Not at Primo Center where they work with rulebreakers instead of removing them. Primo Senior Clinician Trevaughn Davis-Neal discusses how Primo makes it work and how she’s bringing the approach to other shelters in Chicago.

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.

Food For Thought

11m · Published 21 Apr 04:30

Food plays a major role in our lives. At Primo Center, the kitchen is where community starts.

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.

Bonus: The Thunderbird Therapist

14m · Published 14 Apr 04:30

One of the largest barriers to therapy for the homeless community is the physical travel involved with accessing those mental health services. Dr. Bhaskar Sripada decided he’d come to them. This episode describes Dr. Sridapada’s journey of providing mental health services to the vulnerable homeless population in Chicago through Primo Center and before.

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.

Whole New Worlds

11m · Published 07 Apr 04:30

Isaiah and his mom are newly homeless. As he acclimates to the shelter, Isaiah starts writing about other people whose worlds have fallen apart.

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.

Bonus: Secret Sauce

17m · Published 31 Mar 04:30

Host Ron Brown sits down with Primo CEO Christine Achre to map out Primo Center’s trauma-informed approach to ending family homelessness.

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.

What We Do

12m · Published 24 Mar 14:19

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.

Introducing Whole New Worlds

1m · Published 20 Feb 18:40

There are thousands of homeless people in Chicago. A third of them are kids like Avery… Coming soon from Rivet and Primo Center

Subscribe now to get the first episode as soon as it’s available.

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 donate to Primo Center text "NewWorlds" to 44321.

To learn more about Primo Center, 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.

Whole New Worlds has 29 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 5:43:18. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on March 2nd, 2024 01:11.

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