featuring guest Rebecca Duran, Program Director. The topic on this weekâs Todayâs World was helping underprivileged kids and teens with a mentor (also known as a âfriendâ with the organization). We discussed how people can contribute and volunteer
I know there was great public service announcement done by a general ColinPowell on your FaceBook page which is awesome. Yes it inane and fortunate to have the involvement a number of different celebrities and leaders. Unless fears and general ColinPowell has definitely taken an important role in helping to spread the word. I'm as he -- through the PSA. But. And really national mentoring month began in 2000 TU. So. This has been an opportunity. Over the last decade or so -- The reason the profile of mentoring to celebrate the volunteer opportunity and honor those who are involved with men trained. And and it it is sponsored by his Harvard school public health . Meant for the National Mentoring Partnership in the Corporation for National and Community Service says they -- together -- to put forth
featuring guests Jennifer Sauer, Foster Parent Recruiter and Nathan Aleman, Regional Director. This weekâs episode of âTodayâs Worldâ focused on National Adoption Month and the need for more foster care and foster adoption families in The Bay Area
small group of people who noticed a disturbing pattern. Day youth. In Fostercare often went from one home to the next. From one group home to the next and never were able to integrate into
played over and over and over. In all of our programs including Fostercare which in the -- Richard talk about today. Jennifer who is a Foster parent to recruiter over here specifically focus on Foster parenting. November being national adoption month. The regionally how big is the organization is it to Bay Area and it's beyoncé and -- kind of acquired Southern California . Roots recent. -- and sent a family of agencies is primarily an in northern California are Fostercare program and in Southern California we have kinship center which handles that the adoption and Fostercare . In terms of how large it is in the Bay Area we have 6000. Foster children. Who need homes not necessarily through
or statistics but there are a lot of misperceptions about children in Fostercare and about Foster parenting. One of the biggest myths is that children in Fostercare are bad kids. Children in Fostercare not bad kids their children who enter the Fostercare system through no fault of their own and they're really good kids they've experienced neglect abuse and abandonment. And they -- Certainly
featuring guests Rene Gonzalez, Creative Director and Rick Braggie, Fundraising Director. The East Bay Center for the Preservation of Cultural Arts (EBCPCA) is an organization promoting culture and education throughout the East Bay and entire Bay Area wit
Create another group and which at that time I wanted to go backtoschool . Well what turned out to be. Just a small little group of starting in -- garage. It quickly turned out to be.
featuring guests Janine Lee, Founder & CEO and Erin Yee, Program Manager. This show focused on kidsâ education and the challenges they face when coming from a low-income or poverty situation. Janine Lee founded âCapture The Dreamâ to help those kids
eat corn. Which is in west Oakland. And we partnered with the Golden State Warriors this year and they came on helped pass out the backpacks to kids that's -- And we adopted the entire elementary school so we're able to find backpacks for. 300 of the students which is approximately 6000 dollars it's amazing uses a yearly -- -- data recorder. This is a yearly event during the school year -- when the students go backtoschool in August and so this year we had about 25 different schools -- applied. That unfortunately due to limited -- we're only
to raise her grandchildren as well. He never too old really go backtoschool people just tune -- then this is today's world we are speaking with -- Two namely she's founder and CEO of capture
Blue Star Moms is a national organization whose mission it is to support the troups, the veterans, and the families experiencing a son or daughter in war. Blue Star Mother's of America was founded in 1942 in Hawaii, then expanded to different areas in the United States. By 1960, it was ...
and from there are chapters. Grew -- in different places in the UnitedStates and then in 1960. It was congressionally chartered by congress as a veteran service or. Service organization. From there written chapters grow in the UnitedStates and we are one of those chapters we are blues east -- blue star moms chapter one on one okay. And we serve Contra Costa county an Alameda counties and we have members from both counties. All overthrew the -- -- tri valley home in San Leandro Oakland. Even had a mom come from San Francisco because she loved our chapters on mention how to close a chapter a
and that we mean. -- we know that we're living in the UnitedStates we all appreciate her freedom but you live it breathe it 24/7. And that's going to be. In a way can have
organization that helps to get some of these dogs over to the UnitedStates and adopted. It's just wonderful -- on everybody out there to know that these guys and gals that serve our country here.
Partners in Aids Care and Education (PACE) organization in Santa Clara County started as an early intervention program for people with HIV or aids. Now called the Ira Green PACE clinic, the program looks very different from when it first started. In 1996, the PACE Clinic took a very comprehensive
eighties when I was two main field work for error that Berkett public Health Department and then San Francisco HealthDepartment . In the days when aids became an issue behind them and became president. I had a good Graham and that was one of my colleagues and graduate school who was one of the earliest people diagnosed with HIV yeah. And then began working after graduate school began working with San Francisco HealthDepartment . And did work with it tribute and it needs as well as other community health issues. Worked with -- Stroud who with a timeless and director of the health services and an on its which with a different. Community health centers. District health centers and also started at that time with doctor
went down to Santa Clara County yeah as the deputy director of public health nursing. -- it's worked with the public Health Department Rorer. Many years. It's and during -- started to market with within public health that are seen. Addressing the champion needs. But also get a variety of other areas -- have communicable disease maternal child health. In a variety of areas ranked. And then and 2000. A concert working with the -- medical center inventory care department in became the director for them public health and -- -- -- included the -- and I have HIV aids clinic and for the county. Several years later I --
for people with HIV and aids and started that program in the public Health Department . Now and it was a program. Did it can be tough stain. But I also. Address it is comprehensive from a comprehensive
Living Sober Sucks tells the evolution of author, Mark Tuschel, transitioning from a functioning alcoholic to a functioning non-alcoholic. The advice Mark gives to alcoholics is simple:don't drink. Just as Mark illustrates in his book, not drinking is easier said than done. Transitioning into a ...
On -- Influence pretty simply can't do that with ovarian pancreatic cancer breast cancer or anything else -- You there is nothing you can do once you discovered he had this to see this disease that had breast cancerovarian cancer You can't all of a sudden change your habits. To put it in remission. What you can put your disease. In remission
Glide Memorial church is a community and spiritual movement that focuses on two crucial points: unconditional love, unconditional acceptance. This special holiday edition with Reverend Williams discusses Christmas and the history of Glide. At Glide, the mission is to celebrate life and make choices
that's -- we try to address issues that fascinated here in the Bay Area . I'm your host LarrySanders and today I have a very special. Holiday addition of today's world we are celebrating Christmas this weekend. And I -- to
particular point and -- You're listening to today's world I'm your host LarrySanders and today we have a very special guest. Since it is the Christmas holiday weekend we have the reverend Cecil Williams from
got -- active out. You're listening to today's world I'm your host LarrySanders . And with me this weekend is. There is -- very -- reverend Cecil Williams from. Glide memorial church and something you just
Camber Hill of thinkfabulous.com discusses three ways to remodel and inspire your life in a new way for 2011. One thing that will add to life is nutrition. Good nutrition immediately effects your mood! Adding vegetables such as green smoothies into your diet while eliminating poor eating habits ...
we love numbers we like. We like our addresses we like our SocialSecurity numbers we like our license plates we -- we have -- numbers -- phone numbers. Numbers are everywhere. And any mathematician will
Whether recovering from surgery or simply aging, pain management can be an important part of the healing process. Dr. Lewis stops by to give advice on how to cope with pain without becoming dependent of prescription drugs.
right definitely is there. And I know that a lot of from healthorganizations are pushing wellness. Trying to get -- too on that page. So. That the cost of fixing a problem. Is in their
