How Can I Help?

On this How Can I Help Podcast , Melissa Chaput about being kind to the planet through reducing, reusing, and recycling correctly. Using her “Don’t blow it. Good planets are hard to find” sign as a springboard, they explain how “wish-cycling” and contamination can cause entire recycling truckloads to be rejected and landfilled. Melissa outlines generic recycling guidelines for paper, glass, metal...

On the How Can I Help Podcast, Boston Marathon bombing survivor Roseann Sdoia Materia shares her powerful journey of resilience, mindset, and turning tragedy into purpose. Roseann explains how positivity is a conscious choice. She encourages listeners to reframe setbacks as “bad moments” rather than “bad days,” shifting perspective, and redirecting energy toward good. She vividly recounts the day...

On this episode of the How Can I Help Podcast , Chris talks with longtime friend Jamel Hardtman about slowing down, living in the moment and not taking people and experiences for granted. They share stories how setbacks can become inflection points that lead to purposeful giving. They discuss the power of the How Can I Help movement in new ways to remove our self-focused blinders and actively seek...

On the How Can I Help Podcast, host Chris talks with longtime friends Jennifer Capracotta and Jennifer Fantozzi about founding Plates with Purpose , created after their how can I help moment to help a friend during the pandemic. Inspired by holiday giving and a struggling restaurant owner friend, they used donations to support local restaurants while those restaurants prepared and distributed qual...

On the How Can I Help Podcast, Julie Uthoff shares her lifelong commitment to animal rescue and the founding of Pawfect Life Rescue after her mother’s passing. Julie describes how her How Can I Help? moment lead her on the path to rescuing over 2,500 dogs through honest, careful matching and building a loving community that feels more like family. She also gives a glimpse of her new “ Seniors for...

On the How Can I Help Podcast , guest Betsey Brewer discusses a Native American quote about borrowing the earth from our children and links kindness, community, and conservation. She shares the origins of her family’s privately owned Southwick’s Zoo and explains modern zoo goals like species-typical behavior, health and breeding.  She describes her focus on conservation and education, forming the...

On the How Can I Help Podcast , Holly Delrossi talks about her son David , now 13, who was diagnosed with autism at 18 months after missed milestones and sensory challenges. Holly describes the fear and isolation of receiving the diagnosis, the value of early intervention, and supportive educators and speech therapists. After experiencing a lack of kindness and inclusion at a local playground, she...

On the How Can I Help? Podcast , guest Michael “ Mookie ” Wilson recounts his 2009 Mass Pike crash in heavy rain while speeding, which caused severe injuries including loss of upper front teeth and jawbone, a lost left ear, and a degloved right arm. If not for a good Samaritan’s How Can I Help ? moment, he may have lost his life on the highway. He was treated at UMass Memorial and later rehabbed a...

On the How Can I Help? Podcast , guest Ben Hendricks discusses his daily mantra “ Complacency kills ,” a military-taught reminder to avoid stagnation in family, health, work, and community service. He recounts eight intense years in the US Coast Guard, including time on a counter-terrorism team, and highlights lessons of accountability, integrity, trust, selfless service, and using laughter to end...

On the How Can I Help Podcast, sisters Gwen Clavet ( 16 ) and Mallory Clavet ( 19 ) describe how Gwen, influenced by early participation in unified programs, noticed students with disabilities being excluded and a lack of school resources and, at the age of 13, pushed to start a nonprofit. With Mallory’s support and their parents’ encouragement, they founded the Ability Bridge Foundation to promot...