How has housing segregation influenced the way we view each other? In July of 2022, SVPC Youth Ministry will head to the Southside of Chicago, IL to learn from community members about the effects of segregation and institutionalized racist city policies that has kept Chicago, IL as one of the most segregated cities in the country. We hope to return with concrete tools to address our own version of housing issues here in the Bay Area so that we have eyes to see the ways we segregate our lives from each other each day. With two years of hindsight, we will explore how the pandemic has worsened these systems, both in Chicago and at home. We’ll visit community organizations working on beautification projects on the Southside, learn about Chicago’s unique political and cultural landscape, and study what the Bible has to say about segregation (see sidebar for details). Register here: linktr.ee/svpcyouth.