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From a London Vision to a Life-Changing Farm — Sarah Pope's Story Will Change How You Think
Episode 1412nd July 2026 • The Shift Spotlight! • The Shift Spot
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✨ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ✨

In this episode of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁™, Winter sits down with 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗲 for a conversation about vision, resilience, and what it takes to build a community from the ground up.

For 30 years, Sarah has been building something most people said couldn't be done — a world where adults with autism and intellectual disabilities don't just survive, they belong. It started with a question every parent fears: "Who will take care of my child when I'm gone?" Sarah didn't just answer it. She built it, brick by brick, farm by farm, across South Carolina.

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

🌿 The London internship that started a 30-year movement

🏡 Oak Tree Farm — community living that actually works

💼 Why 65% of her clients work full or part-time (and still need your advocacy)

📍 The bold plan to replicate this model across South Carolina

❤️ The loneliness epidemic — and how nonprofits are fighting back

One of the biggest takeaways from this episode is that real inclusion isn't charity — it's infrastructure. Homes, jobs, and community, built to last.

🎧 A powerful conversation for leaders, advocates, and anyone who believes everyone deserves a place to belong.

Podcast Guest:

Sarah Pope | CEO and Visionary, Oak Tree Farm | www.soscaresc.org

◾ Hosted by Winter Paskins | www.shiftspotlight.com

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