Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trentonwill host People of Hope: Faith-Filled Stories of Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a nationwide, traveling storytelling museum designed to amplify the profound impact of Christian service.
Housed in a retrofitted tractor-trailer, the People of Hope Museum is an immersive experience that will tour the United States for two-and-a-half years. Produced by Catholic Charities USA, the national membership organization for 168 independent Catholic Charities agencies around the country, and made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., the museum seeks to inspire visitors to engage in their local communities; deepen their understanding of the awe of encountering others at their most vulnerable; and experience the transformation that occurs when we live out our faith through service.
The museum features:
●Powerful, professionally recorded stories from Catholic Charities staff and volunteers, each reflecting on a service encounter that deeply impacted them
●State-level poverty data visualizations
●An interactive poverty simulation experience
●Recordings of book excerpts about poverty, social isolation, bridgebuilding and community action
●A recording studio where visitors can share their own stories of hope and service