The Facing Project model has been used in over 70 communities across the country. Check out the different topics, communities, and stories below.
Abuse
- Muncie, Indiana, Facing Teen Dating Violence
Addiction
- Union College (Knox County, Kentucky), Facing Addiction
- Union College (Knox County, Kentucky), Facing Addition–Phase II
- Drug Free Adams County (Adams County, Indiana), Facing Substance Abuse
- Winthrop University (York County, SC) Facing Heroin & Opiate Use
- Ball State University (Muncie, IN) Facing Addiction
Autism/Disabilities
- Muncie, Indiana, Facing Autism
- Muncie, Indiana, Facing Disabilities
- University of Missouri-Kansas City (Kansas City, Missouri), Facing Inclusion
Community Activism/Voice
- Chicago School of Professional Psychology (Chicago, Illinois), Facing Two Chicagos
- Cornell College (Mt. Vernon, Iowa), Facing Free Speech
- Lindsey Wilson College (Adair County, Kentucky), Facing Social Disruption: A Facing Project (Rural)
- University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois), Being Neighbors: A Facing Project (Town/Gown)
- University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio), Facing Community Change
- University of Northern Iowa (Waterloo, Iowa), Facing Community Belonging and Citizenship
- University of North Carolina-Wilmington (Navassa, North Carolina), Facing Community Change
- University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colorado), Facing Change: Reflections on Civic Health & Social Trust
- University of Colorado Boulder (Boulder, Colorado), Facing Home
- University of Colorado Denver (Denver, Colorado), Facing Gentrification & the Legal Cannabis Industry
Higher Education/Life After High School
- Ohio Northern University (Ada, Ohio), Facing the Future Beyond High School
- UCLA (Los Angeles, California), Facing Access to Higher Education
- Michigan State University, Facing College: Diverse Student Voices
- Central Michigan (Mt. Pleasant, MI) Facing College: First Generation Students’ Stories
- Newberry College (Newberry, SC) Facing Educational Access
Homelessness
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, Facing Homelessness – FEATURED ON NPR!
- Brenau University (Gainesville, Georgia), Facing Homelessness
- Saint Mary’s College (South Bend, Indiana), Facing Homelessness
Housing
- University of North Carolina-Asheville (Asheville, North Carolina), Facing Affordable Housing
Illness/Disease
- Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana), Facing Cancer
- Winston-Salem State University (Forsyth County, North Carolina), Facing Health Disparities
Immigrant/Refugee
- Fontbonne University (Clayton, Missouri), Undocumented Students in Higher Education: A Facing Project
- Guilford College (Greensboro, North Carolina), Facing Immigration: Refugee Stories
- Illinois College (Jacksonville, Illinois), Congolese Immigrant Stories: A Facing Project
- Inclusive Dubuque (Dubuque, Iowa), Facing Diversity: Marshallese Stories
- Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York), Facing the Youth Refugee Experience
- Western Piedmont Community College (Burke County, North Carolina), Facing Immigration
- National Project, Facing Immigration
- Mott Community College (Flint, MI), Facing College: Immigrant & International Students’ Stories
Incarceration/Re-Entry
- Marymount University (Arlington, Virginia), Facing Female Ex-Offender Re-Entry
- Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Illinois), Facing Incarceration
- Purdue University North West (Michigan City, Indiana), Facing Incarceration
- University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (Eau Claire, Wisconsin), Facing Incarceration
LGBTQ
- Indiana University South Bend (South Bend, Indiana), Facing Inclusion in the Workplace
- Wittenberg University (Springfield, Ohio), Facing Intolerance
Mental Health
- Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana), Facing Depression
- Davidson College (Davidson, North Carolina), Facing Perfectionism
- La Lumiere School (LaPorte, Indiana), Facing Anxiety
- UCLA (Los Angeles, California), Facing Mental Health
- Utah State University (Logan, Utah), Facing Depression
Poverty
- Muncie, Indiana, Facing Poverty
- Georgia Highlands College & Berry College (Rome, Georgia), Facing Hope
- McPherson County, Kansas, Facing Poverty
- Scott County, Indiana, Facing HOPE
- IPFW (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Facing Financial Hardship
- Kansas State University (Manhattan, Kansas), Facing Hunger
- Missouri State University (Springfield, Missouri), Facing Poverty
- Tarrant County College (Fort Worth, Texas), Facing Socio-Economic Inequality
Racism
- Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, Bronzeville Neighborhood, Illinois), Facing Stereotypes
- Muncie, Indiana, Facing Racism
- Stephens College (Columbia, Missouri), Facing Difference, Finding Understanding: A Facing Project
- University of Missouri-St. Louis (Ferguson, Missouri), Facing Trauma, Youth Resilience, and Healing
Sexual Violence
- Atlanta, Georgia, Facing Sex Trafficking — FEATURED ON NPR!
- Washington and Lee University (Lexington, Virginia), Facing Sexual Violence
Veterans
- Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, Kentucky), Facing Faces–Stories of Veterans: A Facing Project
Youth/Mentoring
- Muncie, Indiana, Mentoring in Muncie: A Facing Project
- South Bend, Indiana, Facing Voices of Teenage Girls
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