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In this episode we interview Brad Hearst, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Survivors Joining for Hope (SJ4H). SJ4H’s mission is to lessen the hardship experienced by individuals and families who have been affected by suicide. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://survivorsjoiningforhope.com/donate/ Phone: +1 (605) 838-6636 Email: info@survivorsjoiningforhope.org Website:...

In this episode we interview Jennifer Hoesing, Director of Development at DakotAbilities. DakotAbilitiesis a non -profit organization that has been providing services to persons with disabilities for over 50 years with a vision of community that actively includes people of all abilities. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://www.dakotabilities.org/donate Phone: +1 (605) 334-7...

In this episode we interview Terry Liggins, Executive Director of Hurdle Life Coach Foundation, an organization on a mission to provide education, motivation, and inspiration to life-long learners of all ages and community members in all stages of their lives. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VXWJEHXMZ77N4 Phone: +1 (605) 838-7898...

In this episode we interview Sydney Bartunek Bender, Founder and Board President of Move To Heal South Dakota. Move To Heal SD brings therapeutic dance and yoga sessions to healthcare and community settings across the state. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://www.movetohealsouthdakota.org/donate/ Phone: +1 (605) 661-4645 Email: MoveToHealSD@gmail.com Website: https://www.m...

In this episode we interview Taneeza Islam, Executive Director of South Dakota Voices for Peace. SD Voices for Peace builds power and enables healing in immigrant, refugee, and Muslim communities by amplifying their voices and working in solidarity with all who dismantle bigotry and racism. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://www.sdvfpeace.org/donate.html Phone: +1 ​(605) 7...

In this episode we interview three Boys and Girls Club of America (BCGA) CEOs: Cathy Russell (Elgin Chapter), Mimi Leclair (Chicago Chapter), and Mary Ann Mahon-Huels (Union League). BCGA enables young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens and is the nation's largest building-centered, youth-focused provider of after-school programs. Want to learn more, d...

In this episode we interview Emily Teitsworth, Executive Director of The Honnold Foundation. The Honnold Foundation uses solar as a means to give all people equal access to opportunity and live in balance with the environment. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://www.honnoldfoundation.org/donate Phone: +1 (978) 480-0745 Email: contact@honnoldfoundation.org Website: https://w...

In this episode we interview Jon Hoekstra, Executive Director at Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust conserves and enhances the landscape from Seattle to Central Washington. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://mtsgreenway.org/donate/ Phone: +1 (206) 382-5565 Email: info@mtsgreenway.org Website: https://mtsgreenway.org/ Facebook: https://...

In this episode we interview Nick Goergens, Founder of Operation Save the Lost. Operation Save the Lost is an organization that provides Jiobit Tracking Devices to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=h9MFj7yWRAtVqa5KcgUp2vAiNzX7XfHK6OIOJA3S0UBfLo27pC__pThXaYl-XrHk_Tu8ga9KXqSC7O61 Phone: +1 (567) 279-3942 Em...

In this episode we interview Becky Sinclair, Co-Founder and Head of School at Redwood Day. Redwood cultivates hope and restores confidence to help students dramatically improve their literacy skills regardless of socio-economic background or learning differences. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://www.classy.org/give/356842/#!/donation/checkout Phone: +1 (309) 573-2736 Ema...

In this episode we interview Erica Chomsky-Adelson, Founder & Executive Director of Culture Aid NOLA. Culture Aid NOLA distributes free, fresh, no barrier, no stigma groceries in New Orleans. Feed the people. Serve the culture. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://www.cultureaidnola.org/support Phone: +1 (504) 370-8176 Email: info@cultureaidnola.org Website: https://www....

Ever wondered what the difference between equality and equity is? Or what inclusion looks like in the workforce? Or how to recognize our biases? In this episode we answer these questions and many other topics with Dr. Domonic Rollins, EDI Consult and and Coach. Want to learn more and get engaged? Email: domonic.rollins@gmail.com Instagram: @domonicrollins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/domo...

In this episode we do a community check-in with Deon Lucas, President of EG Woode. E.G. Woode helps entrepreneurs leverage capital and assets to rebuild commercial corridors in neighborhoods. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://egwoode.com/support-us/ Phone: +1 (312) 877-6747 Email: info@egwoode.com Website: https://egwoode.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/egwoode In...

In this episode we interview Harshil Thaker, President and Co-Founder of Lights Out Volleyball (LOV). LOV provides equal access opportunities to the sport of volleyball and advocates for athletes often overlooked, raising the human consciousness of sports and improving our communities. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://www.lightsoutvolleyball.org/donate Phone: +1 (773) 81...

In this episode we interview Rudy Meo, President and Marx Succes, Director at Equity and Empowerment for Evanston Families (EEEF). EEEF’s mission is to serve families of color in Evanston that have been marginalized by structural racism by providing access to parental resources while empowering their children through mentorship programs, academic supports, discovery opportunities and real world ex...

In this episode we interview Father Joshua Peters, Director of Mission and Identity at Christ The King Jesuit College Prep. Christ the King Jesuit College Prep is a Catholic school on Chicago’s West Side and a member of the Cristo Rey Network challenges and inspires its young women and men through the integration of academics, work experience, and extracurricular activities to lead lives of integr...

In this episode we interview Bonnie Sawyer, Executive Director of Herren Project. Herren Project is an organization on a mission to support, inspire, and empower those affected by substance use disorder. Herren Project was started with one person reaching out for help to find the treatment they deserved to recover from addiction. Since that time, Herren Project has assisted 2,823 men and women wit...

In this episode we interview Tony Alvarado-Rivera, Executive Director and Essence-Jade Gatheright, Youth Organizing Fellow at Chicago Freedom School (CFS). CFS is an organization on a mission to create new generations of critical and independent thinking young people who use their unique experiences and power to create a just world. CFS also provides training and education opportunities for youth...

In this episode we interview AJ Vetter, Executive Director at benefit.design. Benefit.design is a need-based design studio focused on connecting nonprofits to their communities by providing unique creative solutions like websites and marketing materials. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: https://www.benefit.design/donate Email: social@benefit.design Website: https://www.benefit.d...

In this episode we speak with Dr. Sylvia Smith, Executive Director of Giant Steps. Giant Steps is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing individuals with autism spectrum disorders therapeutic services focused on improving the quality of daily life from early childhood through adulthood. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Donate: http://donate.gsteps.org/ Phone: +1 (630) 864-3800 Em...

In this episode we speak with Deborah Clair, Founder and Executive Director of Camp 1302. Camp 1302 is a summer camp 9 years-running that serves kids ages 5-12 in the southside Chicago neighborhood of Englewood. Summer camps like Camp 1302 provide opportunities for kids to be kids! Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? A $125 donation covers all camp costs for 2 kids! Phone: +1 (773) 398-934...

A nonprofit lending movement that makes no CENTS In this episode we speak with Paul Hawkinson, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Transform Capital. Transform Capital is a 501c3 non-profit organization on a mission to ignite generational advantage for others on the journey of asset ownership. Want to learn more, donate, or get engaged? Phone: +1 (312) 307-8774 Website: https://tccommunity.org/ F...

“Knowledge is power, but only when paired with action” In this episode we speak with Kay Farlow, Founder of the IMPower Center. IMPower Center is an organization on a mission to promote the financial literacy of youth and adults covering topics like credit, real estate, and investing to help close the racial equity gap through education. IMPower Center is located in South Bend, Indiana and will he...

Hip hop is around the world and if we don't take this back now, it is either going to destroy our community or it is going to save our community because hip hop has always been the tip of the social-political sphere in black and brown communities.” In this episode we speak with Khafre Jay, Executive Director of Hip Hop For Change. Their mission is to use grassroots activism to educate people about...

In this episode we check-in with Latanya Johnson, Founder of Latanya & The Youth of Englewood. We are checking in with her as she just opened a brand new center to further support the kids she serves! This is an organization we interviewed in Episode 15 so check back to that one for a deeper dive into the impact Latanya is having! The Youth of Englewood was established to work with youth ages...