This week on Storycorps, Joni Hendee interviews her long time friend JoAnn Jones about her experiences as a volunteer at the Dumas Wesley Community Center and the importance of being an active member in your community.

Today at StoryCorps, coworkers Kirsten Purvis and Yohana Carrillo discuss their lives working within the English as a Second Language (ESL) department at Mobile public schools. Throughout their work, they've learned the true meaning of community and the ways our differences make the world a better place.

After meeting for the first time earlier in the day, Ottie and Francesca decided to stop by StoryCorps to discuss their spiritual journeys.

Pete Blohme and his sister Cheryl sit down at StoryCorps to reminisce on the opening of Panini Petes in Fairhope, Alabama. From building their menu to building a customer base, they touch on how they achieved long-term success and stability.

Kathryn Coumanis, a member of the philanthropic organization Daughters of Penelope, sits down with her daughter Tonie Ann Torrans at StoryCorps to share how she founded Penelope House and the impact they’ve seen it have on the Mobile community.

Minnie and Curtis are siblings who sat down at StoryCorps to discuss the historic town of Plateau, Alabama. The two also talk about Mobile County Training School and how it influenced their lives.

Darron Patterson talks to new friend Franchesca Pena at StoryCorps about how his ancestors came to Africatown, the history of the Clotilda, and how he sees racist ideologies of the past still impacting our society today.

In this edition of StoryCorps, Jason Lewis talks about how joining the military connected him to his ancestors and how he wants to unite cultures between Africa and the United States.

Todd and Karen Duren spoke at StoryCorps about how hard it was moving to a different city. After leaving their friends and family in Tennessee, they found a community that took them in and made Mobile feel like home.

Evelyn DeAngelo loves to share stories about her childhood. She sits down with her husband Stephen at StoryCorps and tells him all about growing up in small town Louisiana.