In The Loop Podcast

For almost 100 years Ember Hope has been connecting foster children with families to try and create positive change to help transform the lives of thousands of at-risk children and teens. Sha-Londa talks about Ember-Hope’s Foster care, how you can get involved, the myths, the rewards, and more. Learn More See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The mission of Robyn's N.E.S.T is to help young children and families build a strong foundation in academic, technological, and social skills to prepare them for success in life, formal school, and lifelong learning.  CEO & Founder Robyn Tresnak talks about how the idea for this unique program developed and then came to life.  We also talk about the program successes and how listeners can beco...

Clarity Child Guidance Center is the only nonprofit in South Texas providing a continuum of mental health care for children ages 3-17.  We focused on the Robb Elementary Shooting in Uvalde and what children might be experiencing, what parents might be experiencing, ideas on how parents can help their child through this, and resources that are available to help.  We talked about how Clari...

Discussed the mission of the Las Casas Foundation, how they were instrument in saving and rebuilding the Majestic and Empire Theatres downtown.  And talked about the upcoming scholarship program, “The Joci Awards” being presented Sunday, May 15th at the Empire. https://www.lascasasfoundation.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gary Teal, Executive Director of the Republican Party of Bexar County joined us to talk about the May 7th election in Bexar County, the importance of participation in elections, and how to become involved in the issues and elections. Learn more at www.bexargop.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Located in Downtown San Antonio, the Tobin Center has a unique mission to provide art, culture, and entertainment to San Antonio.  They also provide a home for many of San Antonio’s arts organization.   Rick Frederick tell us about about the unique mission, the important role the Tobin Center plays to the vibrancy of downtown San Antonio as well as San Antonio as a whole.&nbsp...

In this episode of In The Loop we talked about Youth Orchestras of San Antonio (YOSA) history, the lives they impact in San Antonio, the camp in the summer, and the upcoming Sgt Pepper Concert on March 7th at the Tobin    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Operation Triage Founder and President Daniel Vargas talks about Operation Triage’s mission to thank veterans for their service by providing help to veterans in need through a variety of different ways.  Also talked about the project that had just been completed for Jesse Herrera a Vietnam Veteran and two-time Purple Heart Medal recipient. For more information got to www.operationtriage...

Talked about the history and mission of Impact San Antonio.  Impact SA is a women’s collective giving, grant-making nonprofit organization serving the greater San Antonio area, awarding over $4.8 million in grants since 2004.   We discussed the needs that Impact SA sees in San Antonio and the non-profits they fund to help alleviate those needs.    See omnystudio.com/liste...

Mr. Wayman talks about the history of Live Oak, the successes the city has had and the challenges facing it in the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We introduce you to The San Antonio Lighthouse and the new CEO, Cindy Watson.  The San Antonio Lighthouse offers hope and results in helping the blind and visually impaired find independence and hope.  As someone who is visually impaired herself, Cindy Watson (only one of twenty visually impaired CEOs in the country) brings a unique perspective to her new position. See omnystudio.com/lis...

Our guest Tom Spooner is the Founder of Warriors Heart and a Former member of Special Forces. Tom started Warriors Heart in Bandera with the goal of peer-to-peer help for those warriors facing thoughts of suicide, addiction, PTSD, depression, trauma, and co-occuring issues. Find more info at warriorsheart.com or call 866-868-9383 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The 9th Annual San Antonio Book Festival is online this year. Our guest, Clay Smith talks about adjusting to pandemic and doing the San Antonio Book Festival has opened it up for more authors and more participants. Learn more at SaBookfestival.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This year the largest Martin Luther King, Jr. March will be virtual. Renee Watson, Chair of the 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission talks about what the virtual march will look like and the impact she hopes it'll have. Plus she shares with us other events that will be going on as part of the MLK weekend. https://www.sanantonio.gov/mlk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dress Four Success helps women to find and keep jobs in San Antonio throughout the world. Stephanie Shokrian, the Director of Development for the San Antonio Affiliate talks about the how they achieve their mission locally, how they've handled the challenges brought on by Covid-19, and what you can do to help. If want to learn more go to www.successfulconnections.org or call 210-737-1515. See omny...

With school beginning again, Dr Megan Lawson discusses will offer tips for parents on helping their children cope with the challenges of going back to school in the midst of COVID-19. Mike Hannan talks about this year's Clarity Con, how it came to be, what it looks like, and how to participate. More info at www.claritycgc.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For almost 30 years, Project Quest had been helping San Antonio's under-served find better jobs through it's "wrap-around" approach. David Zammiello, President and CEO of San Antonio's Project Quest talks about the organization nearly 30 year old history and how it's pivoting to handle the needs of San Antonio's under-served during the Covid Crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Right now, there are many reasons people are feeling more anxious or depressed. Dr Jacob Cuellar of San Antonio's Laurel Ridge Treatment Centers talks about what you can do now to help you mentally get through this difficult time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Annette Zarahoff talks about how she and the Hackett Hemwall Patterson Foundation (HHPF) travel to South and Central America to help indigenous people to regain mobility (and oftentimes their livelihood) through the use of regenerative injection therapies to treat muscle and joint pain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baptist Health Foundation Executive Director, Cody Knowlton talks about the history of the Baptist Health Foundation and brought two grant recipients in to talk about their nonprofits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Christmas season, you'll see Bell Ringers for the Salvation Army throughout San Antonio. But, when you donate, do you know where your money goes? Major Rob Webb, Area Commander of San Antonio's Salvation Army talks about the many people throughout San Antonio that the Salvation Army serves including: feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, housing seniors, youth after school care, disast...

(Guest: Howie Nestel) For the past 22 years, Gotcha Covered has been helping San Antonio homeless by rounding up truckloads of donations. Howie Nestel was our guest and he talked about how this great mission was started, where the donations are going, and how you can donate. Listen to find out and go to: https://gotchacovered.org/ or check out: https://www.facebook.com/GotchaCoveredSA/ for more gr...

(Guest: Evin Nicole Eubanks, CEO Ballet San Antonio) Ballet San Antonio has been entertaining San Antonio since 1985. What you may not know is that Ballet San Antonio also has some incredible outreach programs. Evin Nicole Eubanks, CEO of Ballet San Antonio, talks about that and the upcoming Nutcracker performances. For more info on all their programs visit www.balletsanantonio.org. See omnystudio...