What Living Means

This special bonus episode continues to explore the idea of home as a personal sanctuary. We speak to two industry professionals about how manufactured housing may relieve the financial stresses of high rents and long-term mortgages. Whether you are an empty-nester looking to downsize or a travel seeking millennial, manufactured housing offers solutions that can meet any budget. Justin Despain is...

Do you have trouble staying organized at home? With more days of remote work and virtual school ahead, we’ve got some helpful organization tips that will boost productivity and curb cabin fever. Our guests Kari and Katie of The Home Sanctuary started their own home organizing business to help busy families achieve balance and find peace at home. If you’ve ever dreamed of maximizing your precious c...

Music is an integral part of the human experience, whether you are a classically trained pianist or just belting out tunes to the shampoo bottles in the shower. Even for us that aren’t musically inclined, music brings folks together across language and geographical barriers. Music connects people across time as well. We can feel the heartbreak in dust bowl era blues standards as if it were yesterd...

Maintaining an active lifestyle is important for one’s health and well-being. For many of us, this begins with playing organized, youth sports. Sports promote physical activity and competitiveness, while providing other valuable life lessons such as teamwork, sportsmanship, and managing adversity. The inspiration for this episode comes from YES Communities’ resident Danilo Arce, who volunteers his...

After-school programs have numerous benefits for developing children, including improving classroom behavior and providing positive role models. What Living Means takes a trip to the Atlanta area to visit Path Project, an after school program housed in the Valley Brook manufactured home community. Path Project works to improve outcomes for K12 residents, such as increasing high school graduation a...