Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A place to belong. A place to give back.

CaRonda and Patrick Drew, who run a community center, known as “Friendship House,” out of their home for neighborhood kids in Shreveport, Louisiana, speak with two volunteers about what keeps them coming back to help.

Listen to both conversations on our website: storycorps.org/stories/the-friendship-house