The Learning Tree Community

04/27/2026

Common Threads: Portfolios of Joy and Possibility

A look back at the start of us illustrating the gifts, talents, and passions of the people we were able to connect with through The Learning Tree + Indiana Governor's Council for People With Disabilities collaboration.

This week we will be sharing stories of their gifts of the hand, head, and the heart.

04/06/2026

03/12/2026

The return of BREAD
A recurring salon style meal experience for/by/and in celebration of community.

This one will be celebrating birth workers, the birth fund, and mother’s. We will have guests from the Birth Fund, the Women’s Fund, and much more.

This is not just food
It’s a mood.
It’s community
And over here,
It’s the only thing we break.

March 21st.
3pm

Specual Guest: Okara Imani

03/03/2026

02/24/2026

02/16/2026

Community is more comfortable expressing themselves freely when people gather in places designed for belonging.

On Feb 24th at 4pm Common Threads: Portfolios of Joy and Possibility will convene in Fort Wayne at House of Pins, a recreational venue created to serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. The space itself helps create ease, openness, and connection.

Place matters. It shapes what people feel safe to share and how they connecf.

Join us or share this info with someone who would benefit from connecting with community in this way.

Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
DeAmon Listener Harges Le'Deana Brown Simone Jenkins Patti Scott Wildstyle Paschalle

02/12/2026

Meet Le'Deana Brown, founder of Midwest Leak Magazine and storytelling partner for Common Threads: Portfolios of Joy and Possibility in collaboration with The Learning Tree and the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities.

Common Threads lifts the lived experiences of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, highlighting joy, resilience, and belonging across Indiana. Every ability strengthens our communities. When we document these stories, we also surface the everyday practices that help people build full, connected lives.

Through this work, we have seen what truly supports thriving: real relationships with neighbors, friends, churches, families, coworkers, mentors, and peers. These natural supports create safety, joy, and opportunity.

02/03/2026

Moments of joy at BLACK: A Festival of Joy in Riverside neighborhood

01/29/2026

Meet Patti Scott, CEO of Neighbours, Inc

Patti's work speaks to the power of neighbors supporting neighbors through trust, consistency, and shared responsibility.

Her work reflects how belonging grows when people's choices are respected and they are seen, listened to, and supported in everyday ways.

Through Common Threads, her leadership highlights community practices that make full lives possible.

01/23/2026

What does it look like when communities center joy, possibility and belonging?

On February 24, we gather in Fort Wayne for a Common Threads Community Gathering, celebrating the stories and gifts of our neighbors and the practices that support full lives.

Hosted at House of Pins, an inclusive and sensory friendly space designed for all abilities.

Save the date. Share with your networks. Join us.

https://tinyurl.com/CT-FWGathering