The Indianapolis Recorder covers two of our neighbors: “Snacks for the Soul”
Family uses love of food, service to feed community
Life is a collection of experiences that shape who we are and inform the way we see the world around us. For Ro and Earl Townsend, their challenging childhoods affected them in ways that would render many debilitated. The pair instead used those stumbling blocks as stepping-stones on a path to a new life, based on service to their fellow man.
Ro, a 37-year-old Indianapolis native, grew up in — what would be considered from the outside looking in — a fairytale household. Both parents were there, and finances were no issue. Earl, 36, grew up similarly, but things for the both of them were far from ideal.
They each experienced isolation, neglect, sexual molestation and other things that drove them down dangerous paths to drugs and gang activity.
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Maurice Broaddus
As The Dream Catcher, he brings things from the dream world into reality. He is a relationship tactician, connecting people and coordinating efforts. He maintains connections in the community that support discovery, practice and celebration in order to build community, economy and mutual delight. The author of the Knights of Breton Court trilogy, Buffalo Soldier, he has many of his short stories collected in The Voices of the Martyrs. The neighborhood scop, he tells stories about the gifts of the people, telling the stories of what happened and taking the minutes of the community. You can learn more about him at http://mauricebroaddus.com/