“When Gary flourishes, so does Lake County and so does Porter County and so does Indiana. We’re all connected.”

“There has to be an element of trust there, and that doesn’t exist right now.”

“I think it’s important for a person to feel like someone knows them.”

“I felt like I belonged here more when I was three than now when I’m 21.”

These stories are from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's Center, and Porter County Museum.

These stories are from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's Center, and Porter County Museum.

These stories are from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's Center, and Porter County Museum.

This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's Center, and Porter County Museum.

This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's Center, and Porter County Museum.

“Wow, it happened to me, it could happen to anybody.”