Back in November 2019, ICT S.O.S. held a special private screening of A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood celebrating some of the helpers in Wichita. We interviewed helpers during the event to find out what they loved about Mr. Rogers and why they decided to become a helper. Liz Upton, MSW and Jennifer White discuss the life of Mr. Rogers and his pioneering work.
Helpers featured in this episode: Diana Schunn, CAC; LaRae Mansch, ICT S.O.S. Board Member; Shannon Boone, ICT S.O.S. Board President; Megan Meier, Wesley MC; Daisey Gonzalez-Soto, CAC.
A message from A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Director Marielle Heller:
Resources:
He helped us with our feelings. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.misterrogers.org/articles/he-helped-us-with-our-feelings/.
Klarén, A. C. (2016). “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”: Intergenerational Dialogics in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Viewer Mail. Communication Quarterly, 65(1), 60–79. doi: 10.1080/01463373.2016.1176944
Sposito, A. M. P., Montigny, F. D., Sparapani, V. D. C., Lima, R. A. G. D., Silva-Rodrigues, F. M., Pfeifer, L. I., & Nascimento, L. C. (2016). Puppets as a strategy for communication with Brazilian children with cancer. Nursing & Health Sciences, 18(1), 30–37. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12222
Zelevansky, P. (2004). "The good thing": Mister Rogers Neighborhood. The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 64(2), 195–208. doi: 0002-9548/04/0600-0195
ICT SOS is a grassroots non-profit, founded in Wichita, whose mission is to connect the organizations who work directly with victims of human trafficking with members of the community who are compelled to help. Through this link, our community has an outlet to donate items, raise awareness of the sex trafficking issue and educate our children about safety. Contact us today to learn how to help. Or check out our get involved page to find out how to help the victims of sex trafficking.
