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Our Community, Our MissionAuthor: TRM Ministries
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Ep #302 – Building a Downtown That Benefits Everyone: Meet Jessy Moreno
Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
We’re joined by Jessy Moreno, the Manager of Downtown Topeka, Inc. & River Strategies, who brings a clear-eyed view of what happens when compassion and commerce stop competing and start collaborating. We discuss her ability to connect with others through listening, communication, and above all a kind heart. Her role goes far beyond serving businesses to empowering stakeholders and responding to real people in real time.We also talk about the challenges and successes of the year's first warming center, and dive into difficult topics for downtown like fear on the sidewalk, storefront disruptions, and the urge to make homelessness “go away.” Jessy offers a grounded model that treats visible homelessness as a community issue that shows up downtown, not a problem to offload. We discuss the shared goal of making homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring while keeping downtown clean, safe, welcoming, and thriving.To learn more about TRM, Click Here!To support TRM, Click Here! Send us a Message!
