how furniture can rally a community

In this episode we are going to understand how a person's home, even furniture, or someone’s habitat can make a community rally. No better to discuss this topic with than Stephan Curry, Executive Director of Off The Floor Pittsburgh.

Off the Floor Pittsburgh is a faith based volunteer ministry which, since 2004, has provided basic used furniture like beds, dressers, tables, and chairs to disadvantaged families who lack these items. Off the Floor Pittsburgh is a local non-profit which, since 2004, has provided basic used furniture like beds, dressers, tables, and chairs to disadvantaged families who lack these items.

Show Notes

We often overlook how important maintaining the items in one’s home is and the things inside it.We often like to think we are way more advanced in designing our home than we think. The way we position our photos in our home for example, or the art that we hang on the walls, or the way we position our furniture is very thoughtful. What is it about furniture that is so impactful in ones everyday life? We explore in this episode. 

What is In Community & Company?

A podcast program presenting inspiring conversations about how communities galvanize. Galvanize means "shock or excite (a community) into taking action". How does a community spark into action? Produced by the Community Engagement Program at Point Park University. This podcast examines the challenges of communities and how they come together, fall apart and galvanize. The program is co-produced and hosted by Eric Sloss PhD student at Point Park University, Executive Producer, Dr. Heather Starr-Fiedler, Studio Coordinator, Nick Ruffalo, and recorded in the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University in front of a live studio audience. For tickets to watch a taping of IC&C email [e-mail].