It was important work, and they did it well—but it was always a struggle to scale to a place of stability, according to Carol Neuman, now the organization’s Executive Director. She wasn’t with the organization in the early days, but knows that most years there was uncertainty as to whether they would have what they…

You can’t address problems you don’t understand. And how do you gain understanding? For NOIIE, the answer is brilliant in its simplicity: you ask, and then you listen.  The organization’s proprietary Spiral of Inquiry process begins with inviting vulnerable kids to share what’s going on in their lives and what their experiences are like at…