Welcome Project

“When Gary flourishes, so does Lake County and so does Porter County and so does Indiana. We’re all connected.”

“There has to be an element of trust there, and that doesn’t exist right now.”

“I think it’s important for a person to feel like someone knows them.”

“I felt like I belonged here more when I was three than now when I’m 21.”

These stories are from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's Center, and Porter County Museum.

These stories are from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's Center, and Porter County Museum.

These stories are from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's Center, and Porter County Museum.

This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's Center, and Porter County Museum.

This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's Center, and Porter County Museum.

“Wow, it happened to me, it could happen to anybody.”

“Her income changed just the slightest bit and... it just kicked the underpinnings right out from under us.”

“Just because you’re homeless doesn’t mean you have to surrender humanity.”

This five-part story of a woman's experience of family, work, health, and homelessness is from the Invisible Project--a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel’s Horn, Dayspring Women’s Center, and Porter County Museum.

This five-part story of a woman's experience of family, work, health, and homelessness is from the Invisible Project--a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel’s Horn, Dayspring Women’s Center, and Porter County Museum.

This five-part story of a woman's experience of family, work, health, and homelessness is from the Invisible Project--a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel’s Horn, Dayspring Women’s Center, and Porter County Museum.

This five-part story of a woman's experience of family, work, health, and homelessness is from the Invisible Project--a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel’s Horn, Dayspring Women’s Center, and Porter County Museum.

This five-part story of a woman's experience of family, work, health, and homelessness is from the Invisible Project--a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel’s Horn, Dayspring Women’s Center, and Porter County Museum.

“When you feel like you have no recourse, you take it.”

"We were proud."

"If it’s the culture… that’s what you do."

“If we think of it in terms of race, we would not hold a debate over whether it was appropriate for blacks to be pastors.”

“If I just let them assume, they’ll assume I have the same kind of stuff as them.”

“I need for people to stop making that assumption of me.”

"It's not a healthy way to live. It's very, very stressful." This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel’s Horn, Dayspring Women’s Center, and Porter County Museum.

“Our students will learn to celebrate a broad collection of voices when they start hearing a broad collection of voices.”