{"product_id":"healing-the-heart-healing-the-hood-god-turned-it-around-9781637842256","title":"Healing the Heart, Healing the Hood: God Turned It Around","description":"\u003cp\u003eOlgen Williams traces his dramatic journey from embittered, drug-using Vietnam veteran to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enationally acclaimed neighborhood activist and deputy mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana. His sudden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emiraculous orientation from drugs and despair to faith and freedom will inspire all those\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econcerned with the social and personal costs and consequences of illegal drugs and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edrug-related crime. In December 2002, for his crime of having stolen less than eleven dollars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhile serving as a postal worker in 1971, Olgen Williams received one of seven pardons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egranted by President George W. Bush. Today, Olgen Williams is firmly grounded in family, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efaith, and neighborhood in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he served for thirteen years as director\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Christamore House, a community center in the settlement house tradition. He has\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epioneered and nurtured many programs--ranging from carpentry to theater, from community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epolicing to parenting and seniors programming--that serve the diverse needs of a multiethnic inner-city neighborhood. His book is not only the story of an extraordinary life-in-progress but also\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea working handbook for neighborhood activism and transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16655404\"\u003eOlgen Williams\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hawes \u0026amp; Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637842256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1637842252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO032000\"\u003eSocial Activists\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hawes \u0026 Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48462843937005,"sku":"9781637842256","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_58ed8ef3-536e-4c3d-9dcb-c98a83068c8e.jpg?v=1753709869","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/healing-the-heart-healing-the-hood-god-turned-it-around-9781637842256","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}