The 8 Front Door Initiative (Part 4): In Spite of Ourselves

We are so excited to present the fourth and final episode in the 8 Front Door Initiative series! In this finale episode, we hear final reflections from our youth and listening teams, along with (teaser!) some hilarious clips that had not yet made it into the series. We hope the entirety of this 8 Front Door Initiative story has been both entertaining and thought-provoking for you, and we hope you enjoy this concluding episode!

As one perhaps obvious reminder, as this is the fourth and final episode of the series, now is the time to tune into the first three episodes if you have not already! In the first three episodes, we give you an introduction to the team, an introduction to the initiative itself, examples of some of the resistance the team experienced throughout the summer, and examples of how the team pivoted in the midst of experiencing that resistance. 

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. Again, we hope you enjoy the entirety of this summer's story, and we hope you enjoy this series finale! Happy neighboring!