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Aired March 17, 2024: Please join us for TEAM JILLIAN's 17th year at WALK MS! It's happening  Sunday, March 24th  at the Rose Bowl!  She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2008 when she was 23 years old. Like most of you, we had heard of MS - but didn't know anything about what this disease can do to your mind and your body. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a very unpredictable disease of the cent...

Aired March 10, 2024: EJ talks to Judge Songhai Armstead about Justice Connect. L.A. County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) has launched a first-of-its-kind pretrial services support center and website to help justice involved individuals navigate the justice system. The new JCOD Support Center is receiving calls at 1-833-LAC-JCOD or 1-833-522-5263 available 7 days a week from 6...

Aired March 10, 2024: The LA Marathon is Sunday March 17th. SO many incredible people running for so many reasons. This will be the 11th marathon of 29 that Summer Willis is running. She’s a mom and a wife, an athlete, and the Founder of  https://strengththroughstrides.org/ , a female athletic empowerment nonprofit that supports strong women overcoming trauma. Summer was 19 years old and a college...

Aired March 3, 2024: Autism affects about 1 in 36 kids in the US. It's a serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact. Usually, it's diagnosed at a very young age. The range and severity of symptoms is different for each person. Katy Jackson is a Mom from Redondo Beach, who started the Local Autism Warriors Foundation in honor of her son Hendrix, and they are...

Aired February 25, 2024: Help us... Make March Matter for Children's Hospital Los Angeles! Since 2016, this MMM campaign has raised over 12 MILLION dollars...thanks to SO MANY folks coming together for the kids. Lisa Foxx interviewed Dawn Wilcox, the VP of Development & Corporate Partnerships for CHLA and they discussed all the ways that MMM unites businesses and the community in support of ch...

Aired February 18, 2024: Ready to climb up THOUSANDS OF STEPS at the LA Coliseum to fight lung cancer? We invite you to do so! The Fight For Air Climb returns to the Coliseum Sunday Feb 25th, with over 650 participants climbing to raise money and awareness for the American Lung Association . And they would LOVE more people to join! In this podcast, Lisa Foxx talks to Maxine Tatlonghari, the Local...

Aired February 18, 2024: EJ talks to TyRon Johnson about Operation Warm Wishes. Operation Warm Wishes is dedicated to helping and serving the homeless, troubled youths, struggling families, Veterans and senior citizens in need throughout Orange County, CA and the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired February 11, 2024: Ej talks to Dion Rambo about the Contract Ready Series. Overall, Rambo created the contract ready series from doing contracting events for the county and city for nearly 5 years. The series and support that he gives is always free for the community, never collecting one dime. His brother was killed, and his personal Goal is to help as many people as he could with informati...

Aired January 21, 2024 : Lisa Foxx talks to Sean Inoue of the American Red Cross about donating blood. Sean is the Executive Director of the Western LA Chapter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired January 28, 2024: February is Heart Health Month! It's SO important to draw attention to this as ALWAYS but ESPECIALLY after a new survey JUST revealed that more than half of U.S. adults didn’t know that heart disease is leading cause of death for women and has been for the past 100 years! But the good news is...we can CHANGE THAT! In this podcast, Lisa Foxx talks to Betsy Hart, MSN, RN, who...

Aired December 24, 2023: Lisa Foxx talks to Lori Milgard about Kindness Is Free with Boys & Girls Club of West San Gabriel Valley and the Eastside. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A lot of folks kick off the new year by doing a ‘DRY JANUARY’, taking a month-long break from alcohol. But, some people may need more than that, MUCH more then that if drugs and or alcohol have truly been causing a lot of problems. Hazelden Betty Ford , known by many as the Betty Ford Center or the Betty Ford Clinic...they are a TOP NOTCH organization that offers inpatient and outpatient LIFE SAVI...

Aired November 19, 2023: November is Youth Homeless Awareness Month. At least 4.2 million young people experience a form of homelessness each year. About 50% of all unhoused youth were homeless for the first time in the past year. Thank GOODNESS for places like Covenant House California. They provide a sanctuary and support for youth ages 18-24 facing homelessness and human trafficking. Their prog...

Aired October 22, 2023: How wasteful are we? Are you? Habits of Waste believes in the power of the individual to make small changes within their daily lives to protect the planet and combat climate change. They offer suggestions and provide solutions, helping individuals to live more eco consciously without overwhelm. We all have a role to play. H.O.W. founder Sheila Morovati successfully spearhea...

Aired November 12, 2023: Due to the swift deployments in the middle east, Operation Gratitude has received 9,800 more requests for Care Packages. It is expected that this number will increase to over 12,000 by the end of the year. In order to meet the surge in demand, they are relying on donors from all over the country to raise an additional $300,000, and Southern California volunteers to assembl...

Aired October 29, 2023: Right now Los Angeles is experiencing the worst food insecurity crisis in the Westside Food Bank's history - 30% of Angelenos are food insecure and it's even higher in low-income communities. There is a misconception that the height of COVID was the height of hunger and food insecurity - that's not true - in July 2021 the rate of food insecurity was about just over half wha...

Aired October 1, 2023: Since the late 90's, the LA Cancer Challenge has raised more that 10+ million to fight Pancreatic Cancer. This year is their 26th Annual LA Cancer Challenge 5k Run/Walk on campus at UCLA and they are hoping you can join the fight. Lisa Foxx interviewed Lisa Manheim, the Executive Director of the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, and the director of the LA...

An estimated 6.7 million Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's in 2023. That’s 1 in 9 people...for a lot of us, that’s our parents, our Grandparents and sadly maybe US one day. So, we need to learn about it and know what’s being done to help those with it, because it’s a really sad way to see someone you love spend their final years. Thankfully we have the Alzheimer’s Association...

Aired October 8, 2023: EJ talks to Judge Songhai Armstead. The Justice Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) is the County’s new central agency unifying LA County’s efforts to serve vulnerable justice-impacted people and communities and drive forward the Board of Supervisors’ vision of Care First, Jails Last. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired September 24, 2023: The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation is continuing to go the distance and tackle the most pressing problems facing Los Angeles with a mission to improve education, health care, homelessness and social justice for all Angelenos. Net proceeds support LADF programs that level the playing field and invest in solutions driven by the youth and communities they serve. On this podc...

Aired September 17, 2023: EJ interviewed Jace Campbell about the ERTC. The ERTC was introduced in the CARES Act in 2020 as a way of supporting businesses who kept employees on the payroll despite financial hardships of the pandemic and oppressive governmental orders. This program seemed too good to be true at first, and so I would explain it to clients like this: "If you had financial hardship dur...

Aired September 17, 2023: In honor of September’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Sgt. Pepperoni’s is teaming up with Julian’s LEGO® Corner to raise funds and collect LEGO® sets for patients at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). Created in memory of CHOC patient Julian Dunn, Julian’s LEGO® Corner provides a creative outlet for children and teens undergoing treatment for serious illness...

Aired September 3, 2023: The Largest Festival for Dogs in North America, The Day of the Dog, Hits Main Street, Santa Monica on Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 12-5 p.m & it's FREE! Lisa Foxx interviewed the founder of Just Love Animals Society, Lonnie Powell to discuss this huge event for animal-lovers! It features over 70 exhibitors and super fun canine-focused activities like a pool party w...

Aired August 27, 2023: September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. If you or someone you know needs help PLEASE CALL 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Lisa Foxx interviewed Lyn Morris, the CEO of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. Founded in 1958, Didi Hirsch’s Suicide Prevention Center is the nation’s first and a model for suicide prevention centers across the globe. Their cent...