What does it mean to be kind? Would you help a stranger in need? In America, the wealthiest nation ever to exist, there is a severe housing affordability and homelessness crisis. The number of people who struggle just to cover the basics of life is ever-increasing. What gets in the way of helping others – and how can each of us contribute to the well-being of us all?

Join podcast hosts Montreece Hardy and Ken Meeker as they discuss their views on kindness and helping others. How can we do more of the right thing while also protecting ourselves from getting into sticky situations? Grab a chair and join us, we have the tea.

Discussed in this episode:

“Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson, Random House Publications 

“Reinforcements: how to get people to help you” by Heidi Grant-Halvorson, Harvard Business Review Press 2018

Information on Homelessness in America:

Council for the Homeless

Coalition for the Homeless

Father Joe’s Villages

11 Myths about Homelessness in America