Amanda opens up about her journey from in-patient rehab to shelters to finally finding a place of her own. It's a raw and honest look at what the path to housing can really look like — one step at a time, and not always in a straight line.

In this episode, we go behind the scenes with a caseworker from Lakeshore CAP, a local organization working directly with individuals and families facing housing instability. This conversation shines a light on the human side of social work — the long hours, the hard conversations, and the heart it takes to keep showing up.

We talk about what brought them to this work, the systems they have to navigate, the common roadblocks their clients face, and what keeps them going on the toughest days.

This episode is about more than forms and files — it’s about people helping people.

• (00:00:22) - House and the Unheard
• (00:00:46) - What's a caseworker's day in the shoes?
• (00:02:19) - What's the Hardest Part of The Job?
• (00:07:42) - The role of the federal housing system
• (00:09:25) - Getting housed is a slow process
• (00:13:08) - The Process of Getting Help for Mental Illness
• (00:14:03) - Where to Start Help for Someone in Need?
• (00:15:28) - What do you wish every elected official or community member really understood about
• (00:20:10) - The Haven for the Unhoused
• (00:21:31) - Unhoused and unheard: Sheboygan Stories

In this powerful episode, we meet Jimmy — a man who's lived on and off the streets of Sheboygan for a couple years. Recorded outside Mead Public Library in Sheboygan, this conversation doesn’t take place in a studio. It takes place where Jimmy lives his truth: on the sidewalk, with nothing to hide.

Jimmy opens up about the daily realities of homelessness — the cold, the stigma, the loneliness — but also about the fight to stay human in a world that often looks away. He reminds us what it means to endure when everything around you says give up.

This is more than an interview — it’s a reminder that presence is a form of resistance. Jimmy is still here. And he has something to say.

• (00:00:00) - Sheboygan Stories
• (00:00:56) - One woman's story of homelessness
• (00:05:11) - What Does a Normal Day Look Like for a Homeless Person?
• (00:07:30) - Homeless People on the Streets
• (00:14:22) - Justin on Helping Others During Their Struggle
• (00:15:49) - Paying it Forward: Changes Needed
• (00:17:26) - Unhoused and unheard: A Cheboygan Story

This podcast gives a voice to the people we so often walk past but rarely hear from—those experiencing homelessness here in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. But before we dive into other people’s stories, we thought we’d start by sharing our own.

• (00:00:23) - Sheboygan Stories Unhoused and Unheard
• (00:00:48) - One Mother's Fight for her Special Needs Daughter
• (00:07:36) - Pay it Forward
• (00:12:28) - Community Cafe at the Library
• (00:18:03) - The unhoused at the library
• (00:19:08) - What Would You Do For Someone on the Street?
• (00:22:57) - Be Kind to Others
• (00:24:58) - Sheboygan Stories: How is It Unheard?