Live United

This is the weekly Live United podcast. Today our spotlight is on Community Service Council, a proud Tulsa Area United Way partner agency. At the heart of everything Community Service Council does is the desire to serve as a lifeline for Tulsa’s most vulnerable populations. For instance, it's 2-1-1 program is a free and confidential link to help and hope for those in need, 24/7.  And so to te...

This is the weekly Live United podcast presented by the nonprofit Tulsa Area United Way. I’m Matthew Gleason. Today, we’re spotlighting Tulsa Area United Way’s Winter Holiday Volunteer Opportunities that are perfect for you and your family to show how much you care for the people served by our partner agencies. You can get involved by going to tauw.org/winter volunteer. And that link will take you...

You're listening to a special holiday episode of the Live United podcast. We'll call it Meditating United, just for fun. So the holidays are here, and we're all taking time to relax with our friends and loved ones. This is the perfect time to take 10 minutes and reflect on everything we are grateful for in our lives. For me, I'm grateful for everyone who helped the Tulsa Area United Way raise over...

This podcast is dedicated to the amazing 2021 Tulsa Area United Way Loaned Executives and Campaign Fellows. We simply could not have strengthened  Tulsa area's social safety net without you working on the frontlines to raise more than $25 million. THANK YOU TO: Janine Burlin Kelli Gernandt Sarah Altala-Nevarez Mason McCormick Jake Landry Jordan Goree MJ Johnson, and Anessa Steidley

On today's episode we celebrate Veterans Day with Joshua Starks and Rachel Runfola, two veterans who are making a difference in the lives of their fellow veterans.  Rachel is with Community Service Council, which is a proud Tulsa Area United Way partner agency. She oversees Community Service Council’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) is a rapid rehousing program funded by the U...

Jane Mudgett, our guest host for today, interviews her longtime friend Alex Eaton, president and owner of World Travel Service. Together they talk about the trials and tribulations of operating a travel service in a pandemic. Alex also shares why it's so important for any business to run a TAUW workplace campaign no matter how big or small it must be.  It's not too late to join us this year a...

From the nonprofit Tulsa Area United Way, this is the weekly Live United podcasts. Our guest is Darius Kirk, who serves as executive director of KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools, which is a proud Tulsa Area United Way partner agency. So together with families and communities, KIPP Tulsa identifies Tulsa Public Schools students who are least likely to earn a college degree, and then provides the c...

On this episode of the Live United weekly podcast, we talk about the role of hope in bullying prevention. To do that, our guest is Steve Hahn of the Parent Child Center of Tulsa. Learn more about this Tulsa Area United Way partner agency at www.parentchildcenter.org.

Today, Alison Anthony, CEO of Tulsa Area United Way, and I celebrate the 100th anniversary of our partner agency Family & Children’s Services. And to do that, we are joined by Family & Children’s Services' CEO, Gail Lapidus. In 1986, Gail was named the agency’s first female executive director.  You can see the full Family & Children's Services timelin...

Tulsa Area United Way mobilized thousands of volunteers on October 1st for the 30th Annual Day of Caring. Thank you so much to all of our amazing volunteers and sponsors! During the community-wide event, more than 2,400 volunteers from over 80 companies and organizations dedicated themselves to performing both in-person and remote community service projects throughout the area. Volunteers complete...

Mimi Martinez, Gerente de Desarrollo de Alianzas de TAUW, presenta a Blanca Oaxaca de Morton Comprehensive Health Services. Mimi y Blanca discuten la importancia de ofrecer atención médica asequible para las comunidades latinas e hispanas.

Our very own Mimi Martinez, Partnership Development Manager host Blanca Oaxaca, from Morton Comprehensive Health Services. Mimi and Blanca discuss the importance of offering affordable health care for the Latinx/ Hispanic communities.

Today, our guest is Maura Guten, president and CEO of our partner agency Child Abuse Network. Maura is prominently featured in the Tulsa Area United Way’s 2021 campaign video that spotlights how the Tulsa Area United Way and our partners launched the Look Out Reach Out -- #LookoutReachout -- campaign during the pandemic to help protect children in crisis, and the Tulsa area community responded. As...

On this debut episode of the "Live United" podcast presented by Tulsa Area United Way, our guest is Michael Baker, who serves as the Fire Chief of the Tulsa Fire Department.  We talk to Michael about how 9/11 impacted the fire service and his own life in the past 20 years. He also gives details about the Tulsa 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb 2020 coming up Sept. 11 in downtown Tulsa. Get all the details...