The Neighboring Movement Podcast
Society & Culture
The 8 Front Door Initiative (Part 3): The Long Haul
Welcome to Part 3 of the 8 Front Door Initiative series! Last week, in Part 2, we ended on a bit of a sour note, so this week's episode is all about how the team responded to the resistance they were experiencing and pivoted in a variety of ways. The initiative was indeed a long haul, but the team never let their practices stop evolving, and you'll get to hear the nitty-grittiness of that process in this episode.
As this is the third episode of this particular series, if you have not already, now is the time to tune into Parts 1 and 2! These first two episodes give you a fantastic introduction to the team, and the initiative itself, so you will definitely want to tune into those episodes before listening to this third one.
In short, in the midst of the 8 Front Door Initiative, we encouraged every household within the northern-most portion of our neighborhood (about 400 homes) to get to know the neighbors behind the 8 front doors closest to their own. This was accomplished through the work of an awesome team made up of both staff members and high school students who live in our neighborhood and/or attend our neighborhood high school. These high school students paired up with staff members to form listening teams, and these listening teams checked in with each of the 400 households weekly! The students were such incredible listeners and so beyond fun to work with. You’ll get to know them, and hopefully get such a fantastic taste of the summer, through this series!
We’re excited; this series is a bit different than anything we’ve ever released! Throughout the summer, our host Matt was very intentional about sitting down with the listening teams that went out and interviewing them about their experiences. This series is a compilation of those many recordings and an attempt at telling the story of this transformative initiative. We hope you enjoy and stay tuned for the series' final release next week!
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