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Ben Teague (45) talks with his father, Henry Theodore Watson (80), about some difficult decisions Henry has had to make, as well as balancing family and career.

One Small Step partners Joyce McIntosh-Thompson [no age given] and Lourin Hubbard (33) talk about local politics in Fresno, the Supreme Court, and city budgets for policing.

Mark McIntyre (71) and Robin Hickey (71) find commonality in their ages, marriages, and children, but also differences as they discuss their thoughts on parenting, environmental regulations, unions, social mobility, and race relations.

Homeowner talks about her efforts with her neighbors to speak out against the demolitions in her historic neighborhood.

Interview with a housing choice voucher holder who finds more safety for her grandsons with her move from South Dallas to Richardson, TX.

Ms. Harp, ICP’s first Sublease Initiative tenant, talks about her new neighborhood that she was able to access after her two month housing search.

Mother of now adult children talks about what a help housing mobility counseling was for her and can be for other mothers while connecting them to opportunity.

Lisa Mays (50) is interviewed by Niya Butler (16) about living on Franklin Road in Marietta, GA, volunteering her time with YELLS, a community organization, and being proud to be 50.

A discussion about the Latino experience in Dallas, TX, small business owners and the threat of housing displacement in Oak Cliff neighborhoods with Jennifer Rangel, urban planner and author of "A Geographical Examination of Urban Planning - Oak Cliff as...

Tommy Timm (76) talks with his daughter Jennifer Timm (44) about his long career in social activism and the various movements he has been a part of both in the United States and South America.

Danielle talks about the value of the post move assistance she received from her ICP housing mobility counselor while living in her unit with her housing choice voucher.

Ms. Ford talks about her move from Oak Cliff to another part of the City of Dallas with her housing choice voucher two daughters. While her children do well in school, Ms. Ford has her eyes set on the degree...

Kendra talks her about her move from Mississippi with her housing voucher seeking better education opportunities for her two children, which she found in Little Elm, TX, where her young son loves being able to walk to school and ride...

Mother of two talks about how neighborly her community is where she, her teen son and daughter moved.

Ms. Revels, a housing choice voucher holder and ICP client, shares her excitement to move to her new home which will be across the street from her job.

President of Joppa Freedman's Town Association talks about their winning fight for neighborhood equity and environmental justice when faced with a zoning request that would have brought more batch plants to her community.

Housing mobility counselor and property manager of suburban tax credit apartments reflect on helping ICP voucher families move to well resources low-poverty communities.

Mother of young children talks about her son's adjustment in his new elementary school after a move from West Dallas to an eastern suburb.

Mother talks about the new recreation opportunities for her young children since her move.

Friends and colleagues, Art Stoltzfus (63) and Nadia Dames (36), discuss the importance of interfaith relationships and the role trust plays in building interfaith community.

Archie Willis III (62) interviewed by his friend Constance Dyson [no age given] about his father A.W. Willia Jr. who was highly involved in the Civil Rights Movement, attending integrated schools, his mother's civic and volunteering work, how his childhood...

Ms. Lewis talks about how, after a four year wait, she received a housing choice voucher that helped her move from her Dallas neighborhood where she heard gunfire to Rowlett, TX where she feels better about raising her two young...

Laura Donaldson (52) talks to fellow disability rights organizer, Cathleen O'Brien (31) about her experiences with housing instability in Chicago, her difficulty finding both affordable and accessible housing as a woman of color with a disability, Laura has Cerebral Palsy,...

Patricia talks about her move to Rockwall, TX from her home in Oak Cliff in Dallas which she found to have too much crime. She loves her neighborhood's quiet peacefulness and her four children's new schools where the staff has...

One Small Step conversation partners Lindsay Fox (45) and Sylvia Trujillo (39) talk about the barriers towards "financial stability" and generational wealth, navigating welfare systems, and feeling unrepresented by political parties.