Whole New Worlds

COVID-19 affected everyone's lives in different ways. At the Primo Center for Women and Children, the coronavirus dealt another difficult challenge to the residents and staff. In t...

Building a community that returns like family to give back is called paying it forward. Jasmine and Ryan are just two examples of former Primo Center residents who help out after t...

Primo Center Clinical Director Trevaughn Davis-Neal explains how she helps team members stay strong for their clients.    This show is a collaboration between Rivet and Primo Cente...

Valery was living in a storage unit in Chicago when she gave birth to her daughter, Serenity. Now Serenity is 4—and doesn’t remember the time they spent there. This show is a colla...

Entering a shelter can be scary and it’s hard to know how newcomers will react. Primo Center Senior Case Manager, Carla Dudley tells a story of winning the trust of a particularly ...

Everyone in the family has a role: Jade’s the goofy one, Paul’s the helper, and Alexis is the “mom” among the kids. Together they’re a dream team—like a PB&J sandwich. Tomorrow...

Most people coming into shelter have a hard time trusting the people around them. Primo Center’s Chief Officer of Quality & Impact LaShunda Brown is in charge of earning their ...

Avery’s been at Primo Center longer than most of the other residents -- and he wants to leave. But he doesn't know when that might happen. This show is a collaboration between Rive...

Most of the thousands of homeless people in Chicago have been kicked out of at least one other shelter. Not at Primo Center where they work with rulebreakers instead of removing th...

Food plays a major role in our lives. At Primo Center, the kitchen is where community starts.     This show is a collaboration between Rivet and Primo Center.   Subscribe to the sh...

One of the largest barriers to therapy for the homeless community is the physical travel involved with accessing those mental health services. Dr. Bhaskar Sripada decided he’d come...

Isaiah and his mom are newly homeless. As he acclimates to the shelter, Isaiah starts writing about other people whose worlds have fallen apart.   This show is a collaboration betw...