F2F Podcast Network

Welcome the Minnesota 8 which is an organization that was founded to support our large Southeast Asian community in establishing a sustainable life here in Minnesota. This org was founded on the drive for justice and freedom for refugees to have a fair beginning. Join us as we learn more. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTu...

St. Paul is a tapestry blanket that includes people from many nations. Today’s topic is on immigration and city attorney Edmundo Lijo from our St. Paul Civil Division Immigration Legal Services Department is here to tell us about immigration resources and how St. Paul residents can protect their resident status. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast...

Teaching Ourselves New Examples to Uplift People is what this episode is about! Today we are learning more about re-entry work and how it plays a significant role in rehabilitation. Join us as we learn more about the important work this organization is doing for our communities. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Sistas are Helping in Neighborhoods Everywhere!!!! Executive Director Tierra House joins us to talk about her beautiful program called SHINE that encourages young women to bask in their natural talents and supports them by fostering healthy and successful goals. Listen in as we talk about how she is creating a sisterhood for our young women that feels safe and inspirational. Check out more great e...

This episode is for our mothers-to-be. Doula Samara talks to us about how pregnancy is more than just a baby bump that needs medical attention. Pregnancy also requires emotional, mental and physical health and support to prepare you for the joy coming into the world. Please join us for this special Mother’s Day edition. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F...

Let’s celebrate our young women! Girls Rock is a sport influenced program that encourages our Somali female youth to explore the world of sports. Join us for a talk with Girls Rock Program Director Fartun Osman as she shares the skinny about the program and how it empowers and strengthens the self-esteem of our female youth! Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out th...

Welcome to a historical building preserved for the Frogtown arts! 825 Arts is creating a safe space for St. Paul’s youth to explore their creative side and learn something new. Join us in our conversation with 825 Arts' leadership and let’s explore their spirit and programs. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

St. Paul Public Libraries has evolved from just lending books. Today we talk with Deputy Director Rebecca Ryan and Community Service Coordinator Kali Freeman about how the “Quiet Place” has now become the hub for “living life”! Join us to discuss library services, safety and their exciting new programs. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network...

Resilience has long been known as a core building block for life success and overall wellness.  Jim and Darius discuss the ingredients for resiliency and how educators and those in the helping professions can help cultivate this ability in the communities they serve. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

A group of Moms determined to make a difference sit down with Lynnaia Jacobsen to discuss why gun violence education is so important and what their organization (Moms Demand Action) is doing to make this initiative a priority for their St. Paul community. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

It takes a village! Meet The Urban Village, an organization serving the Karen youth centrally located on the East Side of St. Paul. Join us as they walk us through their journey in how they pioneered and customized their programs for our neighbors addressing the needs and fostering healthy opportunities. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network...

HIRED is more than just a name! HIRED’s Director of Youth Programs, Rachel Grosskurth, gives us the skinny on HIRED's Safe Streets Save Lives Program. Along with her partner and employment counselor Hannah Berezovsky, they share their experience, lives that are being changed and wins. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Neighborhood Safety Community Council has put together a youth empowerment education program centered around goals, values, boundaries, mental health, and healing in a campaigning effort against gun violence. Join us as we introduce the 2025 launch of Goals Not Guns for St. Paul’s youth. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTub...

Welcome to the movement! In this episode ONS connects with St. Paul’s youth mentoring leadership program, JK Movement. Listen in as Executive Director Johnny Allen tells us about his life, what inspires him to do the work, and the difference JKM is making as they push our kids towards success. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on  ...

Tysen, Dari, and Atlas discuss goal setting. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Ally, Jerome, and Tysen discuss the pros and cons of college. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Congratulations to our recent graduates!   Ida Bennett Jasmyn Jackson Vita Lowe Erica Satterfield Hunter Stevens Sheree Turley Angelo Walker Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Jared continues to share his experience as a Face to Face student in his third installment as he sits down and reflects with other incoming students Neo, Corde, and Kaiden. He's not the new kid anymore! Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Welcome to the Neighborhood House! Neighborhood House is centrally located at Wellstone Center, better known as El Rio, which is a St. Paul Parks & Recs facility that serves our West Side community! In this episode, CEO Janet Gracia talks about the success of the organization as well as program opportunities. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Ne...

Office of Neighborhood Safety welcomes their partner-in-good, St. Paul’s Parks and Recreation team. SPP&R talk about their best memories growing up in the rec centers, and how they are now creating memories and programs with growth opportunities as leaders within the recreation center. In this episode you will learn more about SPP&R activities and how their programs can benefit your friends and fa...

This is the first episode of a new series titled, "Keeping Up With Jared". It features Jared, who is a new student at Face To Face! He talks about his experience thus far at the school. Each episode of the series will serve as a check-in to see what's new with Jared as he continues on his journey through high school! Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Po...

Today we have guests from St. Paul’s lifetime community partner Wilder, to talk about their Community Equity Program (CEP). Guests Michelle Koffa Dormoh, Adrián Magaña, and Mikayla Smith share how CEP teaches community members that are passionate about changing policy, how to bring their advocacy work to the Capital in the most productive way. If you are interested in learning how to be more invol...

Open Arms is an organization that is well known for their food service that provides for community members who are critically ill and in need. They also host several programs to assist St. Paul citizens as a stabilization resource. Tune in to this episode to hear from CEO Leah Hebert Welles and learn more about how Open Arms can be of help to you or your surrounding neighbors in need. Check out mo...

In this episode, Office of Neighborhood Safety addresses the fundamentals of Group Violence Intervention and Community Violence Intervention. Lynnaia Jacobsen is joined by Project Peace’s Manager Faith Lofton, as well as St. Paul Police ASPIRE Unit's Rob Lokhorst and Joelle Schutz to talk about their collaboration in this alternative public safety effort. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcas...

Reverend Miller and Evangelist Larry McPherson join Lynnaia in conversation about their community outreach work as an organization. 21DOP talk about their interactions, experiences, and additional programming that they offer. Tune in to learn more about how their outreach is having an impact on your neighborhood. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcas...