Sarah Delia

Danee Pye wrote this piece after spending time with a man who describes his homelessness as "situational living." He lives outside in downtown Fort Wayne.

This story was produced by WBOI's Sarah Delia

Today on Health 360: Dr. Ajay Gupta andDr. Ron Williams of the Fort Wayne Neurological Center's Multiple Sclerosis Institute join us to discuss Multiple Sclerosis--signs, symptoms, and treatment.

This story was written by Jennifer Boen who spent time with a young woman who recalled what it was like to be constantly on the verge of becoming homeless throughout her childhood.

This piece was produced by WBOI's Sarah Delia.

This poem was written by Curtis Crisler who spent time with a man who associates the Mission Church on Pearl Street as his home.

This piece was produced by WBOI's Sarah Delia.

Katie Pruitt wrote this piece after spending time with a young woman who was struggling to keep a roof over her family's head. 

This piece was produced by WBOI's Sarah Delia.

This week, WBOI is teaming up with The Facing Project—a grassroots initiative which pairs local authors with people living in homelessness right here in Fort Wayne.

The authors worked to create stories based on their time spent with the homeless which aim to shed light on their often unheard struggles.

You can hear the Facing Project during Morning Edition at 7:30AM and during All Things Considered at 5:30PM. All of the stories have been produced by WBOI's Sarah Delia.

On today's Friday Artcentric edition: We're discussing the 'Facing Homelessness' project w/ local advocates Bethany Pruitt & Heidi Kaufman--then Lisa Vetter & Sue Davis share their insights on the pleasures of wayside art spaces, and the upcoming Rural Studio Tour.

On Health 360 it's all about the kidney today: Dr. Kizilisik an organ transplant surgeon and Living Donor Transplant Coordinator Valerie Barto with be in to walk us through the transplant process. And April Boggs will be joining us to talk about her experience donating a kidney to her father last year.

On today's Midday Matters Artcentric, Steve Penhollow takes us 'behind the scenes' of the Fort Wayne Dance Collective's "Keigwin + Company' concert w/ Alison Gerardot & founder, Larry Keigwin; then CWOW's Hope Sheehan & Lorelei VerLee share the story of their Faces of Haiti event.