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One Small Step partners Charity [No Name Given] (35) and Jacalyn "Jackie" Holmes (75) talk about their family backgrounds, their relationships to their faith, and how their backgrounds have shaped their approaches to politics and community building.

Chuck Supple (57) and Susan Stroud (66) have a conversation about their introduction to service, and about how they changed the landscape of higher education, as nearly all schools now have a venue for volunteerism on campus.

Jim Douglas - 75 years old (Grandfather). Max Brown - 16 years old. service in the military.

Melvin tells his great grandson about his life growing up and his time in the service.

In this interview, conducted in January 11, 2019, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Antonio De La Fuente interviews a friend of the family’s, Nino Reyos about his life, to have an understanding of what he’s done and of his cultural...

George served in Vietnam 1967-68 as a Marine. He is the Veteran Services Administrator for Cornerstone Hospice in Central Florida.

Kaitlyn Hladik, the fourth grandchild, interviews her Grandmother about important memories and lessons she had learned in her life.

This interview took place on December 5, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Sarah Dunn interviews John Dunn, her father, on his experience in the Navy. Within this interview, John Dunn dicusses his experience in the military. Specifically, he talks about his...

This interview was conducted by Vivek Kudva. His father, Yogish Kudva, participated in the interview. They discussed Yogish's life.

Melvin tells his great grandson about his life growing up and his time in the service.

My name is Ozan Kara and I am a 17 years old cultural exchange student from Turkey. As an high school student in Bloomington, Indiana, I have had the chance to know a wonderful person, Vanessa Domizlaff, my German teacher...

Maria "Terry" Dominquez (57) speaks with her nephew Phillip Casanova (28) about her career as a rescue medical firefighter, the deployment during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and her reflections almost 20 years later.

A humanitarian trip to India changes an individual’s outlook on people placed in her life.

I talk to my partner Rob about his history of volunteering and how his understanding of service has changed over time.

Enjoy this 45 minute interview as I dive in and learn all about my family.

Carrie Belle Herd earned her pilot’s license as a freshman at UT Knoxville during World War II. She reflects on what she experienced and what drove her to keep going.

Who can we lean on in times of uncertainty? How can we encourage each other to be hopeful?

My name is Caren, and I met Aladji in Atlanta, Georgia this November 2022. I quickly realized that he has a very very interesting life that I thought would be perfect for StoryCorps. Aladji is from Senegal, and he’s been...

my father’s time in the army reserve and how it it affected his life

Her mother taught her very influencing lessons that help her today such as hard work and love as well as faith

There’s a lot to cover, but basically it’s my mother looking back on her life starting from right after college.

A brief story of Ray Horst and Mennonite Voluntary Service organization.

Joseph Batavia (31) speaks with his conversation partner Sarah Padgett (25) about his disability, disability rights, and the importance of coming together as a community.

One Small Step conversation partners John O'Connor (74) and Jeff Guy (55) discover they share a similar philosophy to life even as they hold different political views in their discussion of religion, reading history books, political leaders, their relationships and...

A conversation about the power of community and social media in telling our personal narratives of service.