From the rewards of small-group teaching in the classroom or making friendships with neighbors and teammates, Ashley Peterson shares how she has found belonging.

JT Haelterman wanted to relocate back to the U.P. to be in a stable community. Working in manfacturing, he finds purpose in coaching and mentoring both in the factory and on the football field where is accepts challenges and grows teams.

Sereena Johnson shares her story about finding her way from Doha Qatar to the Dickinson Area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.