Vision for Co-op Health 2026
A Faith-Rooted Simulation for Economic Liberation
Pilot Components
What We’re Co-Building
God’s Little World fuses decades of equity praxis with live heart-rate-variability science, giving neighbors an immersive lab to test cooperative economics—and watch stress biology shift—in real time.
Rooted in faith yet open to all, God’s Little World now pipes FDA-cleared HRV data into the Stress Vitals engine, while Chicago State University fellows coach participants to translate biomarkers and survey insights into stronger, profit-sharing co-ops.
After three decades of immersive equity games, God’s Little World now pairs FDA-cleared HRV wearables with a 30-booth traveling “city.” Participants first run micro-businesses for personal profit, then re-run them as worker-owned cooperatives—complete with a cookie co-op that shares earnings—to test whether shared ownership blunts autonomic stress in real time.
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Tour Stops Across USA
Baking Dignity: A New Vision for Cooperative Work
We know traditional charity offers crumbs—but God’s Little World invites you to bake the whole loaf.
This isn’t about quick fixes or temporary jobs.
This is about owning the kitchen, sharing the profits, and carrying that model beyond the simulation.
Through our partnership with St Vincent de Paul in Phoenix, formerly unhoused and returning citizens learn, earn, and lead.
In this program, a cookie isn’t a hand-out—it’s a launch point for shared prosperity.
Co-Owned Kitchens, Shared Prosperity
Commercial-grade ovens. Transparent ledgers.
Every batch is baked, branded, and sold by the members who make it. Profits go straight back to the team—no middleman, no mystery.
Breaking Scarcity, Building Equity
We flip survival into strategy.
Learn how supply chains, finance, and Catholic social teaching intersect—then design a cooperative economy that truly serves the common good.
Practice the Future (Simulation ➔ Pilot)
Inside God’s Little World you test cooperative roles; at the Phoenix kitchen you live them out. Real sales, real income, real community.
Join the Cookie Cooperative
Ready to bake justice into every batch? Apply for the next cohort, take the courses, and co-own the mission. Taste dignity. Share the profits. Make it real.
