Episode 23: Brothers and Sisters
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“The way that we address poverty in the United States is very transactional and humans happen to be very relational... What people need more than anything is to be fully and wholly loved and fully and wholly known, so how do we create communities that are all about the relationships and not all about the transaction?”
Alan Graham changed the course of his life more than 20 years ago. When he was a real estate investor and developer, he experienced a transformation that called him to use his skills to help those less fortunate. That’s when he founded Mobile Loaves & Fishes and started fighting for the rights and needs of the chronically homeless. He has more recently put his developer expertise to work in creating Community First! Village, an innovative solution to what those experiencing homelessness need most. The village not just a place to live but a community to lean on. With 3D homes and national recognition, it is constantly evolving to help people create a new beginning in a place that is more relational than transactional. ABoR is proud to commit $1 Million to Community First! Village so Alan can continue to make our community stronger.
Alan believes being vulnerable is the key to creating impact and he shares with us his story, his motivations. and his insight into creating change at the grassroots level. To find out more about Alan ad Community First!, check out Mobile Loaves & Fishes.
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