Muncie Mission

Muncie Mission - Dr. Darolyn Jones:  As with all three courses, we have spent time discussing who intellectuals are and how they are defined in our society and community, about how someone becomes homeless and why, what supports, legislation, and resources do and not exist, and the very real bias about homelessness in our society and community.  Students have interacted many times over the course of the year with the staff and the men who reside at the Mission.  Students have identified issues, conducted primary research (oral histories) and secondary research which led to White Papers.  The solution component of the White Paper will lead to PSA videos, PSA digital and print posters, extended oral history videos, and educational/ program training videos created by students in the course on topics such as how to counter implicit bias related to homelessness in the community, the benefits of employing the homeless,educating teachers on working with homeless families or children, programs to help homeless individuals stay connected to their children if they are separated, and funding legislation recommendations for the mission.