Multi-Congregational Book Study
There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America
Upcoming Fall Book Study
Brought to you by Northside Congregations for Housing (NCFH), a committee of the Greater Indianapolis Multifaith Alliance (GIMA).
Plan to attend our upcoming Multi-Faith book study! This fall, dive into the 2026 Pulitzer Prize winner for Non-Fiction, “There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America” by journalist and anthropologist Brian Goldstone.
In this powerful book, Goldstone follows five Atlanta families facing housing insecurity, using their stories to shine a light on the systemic issues and "shadow realm" of working people who lack a fixed place to sleep at night. The Pulitzer committee calls it “a feat of reportage, analysis and storytelling focusing on the issues that have created a national crisis of family homelessness among the so-called working poor.” It was also named a Book of the Year by both The New York Times and The Atlantic. Explore how working families—besieged by skyrocketing rents, low wages, and inadequate tenant protections—are becoming the new face of homelessness in the United States, and discuss how to respond.
Schedule & Locations
Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8 pm
The study will meet five times across eight weeks at four different Northside congregations.
September 15: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Fellowship Hall)
6050 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46208
September 29: St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
100 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260
October 13: Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation
6501 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46260
October 27: Meridian Street United Methodist Church
5500 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46208
And join us on Thursday, November 19: Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation annual Family Promise program on homelessness. 6501 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Reflection & Action: Come for the fellowship, the deeply moving stories, and the vital conversation on how our community can advocate for change.
Register at this link.