The CEO Who Sees Himself in Indiana's Most At-Risk Kids | Matthew Purkey, Josiah White's

Podcast: Get IN. with Nate Spangle · Get Indiana.

Opublikowano: 2026-09-04

On today's show I sat down with Matthew Purkey, President and CEO of Josiah White's in Wabash, Indiana, a 175-year-old nonprofit founded on 800 acres to provide opportunities for every child. Purkey explains their Christ-centered mission and statewide services, including residential programs (PATH for behavioral issues, MAP for unhealthy sexual choices, and TREK for long-term substance abuse), serving youth ages 13–17 referred by DCS and juvenile probation, plus family preservation, foster care licensing, and fatherhood engagement. He shares key statistics about students' family instability and trauma, describes the holistic campus approach (therapy, on-site school, work stipends, and ce...