This week, we invite Rusty Price to the podcast to discuss the work of Camino Community Center, a nonprofit that works in solidarity with the Latino and immigrant community in Charlotte, NC. Rusty describes how the spirit of “dale” - do it! - helps his staff stay mission-focused and open to opportunities of growth and newness.

This week, we explore how working families with young children are navigating the Covid-19 pandemic. To do this, we’ve invited social worker Jamie Lackey, CEO of Helping Mamas, to share about her work supporting families in Georgia and beyond. Helping Mamas is a nonprofit that aims to provide diapers and baby supplies to families on the brink.

This week, we explore the immigrant experience in the United States through the lens of film and storytelling with director, cinematographer, and interactive storyteller Theo Rigby. We begin with Rigby’s film Waking Dream, which follows 6 young undocumented people with DACA permits over two years and highlights how they navigate their documentation status in their day to day lives.

Policy is often discussed a national level. But most social policy that actually impacts the lives of those served by nonprofits and other social sector organizations happens at the state and local level. With the social transformations currently being brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and #BlackLivesMatter, we invited two professionals to discuss their policy and advocacy work in the areas of mental health, criminal justice, and more.

Many cost-burdened families were struggling with housing, childcare, and utilities payments before the pandemic. How is Covid-19 affecting the working poor, and what can we do to help? To answer these questions we invited Tchernavia Montgomery and Chuck Jones to share how working families are navigating this global health pandemic.

Fundraising is a challenge for many nonprofits, particularly during Covid-19. On this episode we invited Maria Azuri from Network for Good to share strategies for effective fundraising during the pandemic, and Greer Hannan from St. Vincent DePaul of Louisville, Kentucky, who discusses a new grant her organization has received to support individuals at the intersection of domestic violence and homelessness.

Mental health providers have moved online. But what's working, and what do we need to work on to improve telemental health practice? We invited Dr. Sonyia Richardson, Matthew Mills, and Erica Gregory, to share their practice experience about what’s working in telemedicine through a pandemic.

On this Memorial Day we invite veteran Army physician, pandemics expert, medical advisor, and consultant Dr. Michael Consuelos to the podcast to talk about the impact of Covid-19 on family and child mental health.

How are nonprofit and social sector organizations responding in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic? On our first episode, we interview Callan Brown who shares innovative ways nonprofits are navigating the pandemic. We also hear from Brad Firchow who provides a framework for how to communicate during as crisis - and answers question we're all having about how to create safe and healthy workplaces

Tish Guerin is an innovative Mental Health and Wellness Clinician and also the first full time in-house Mental Health Clinician to be hired by a National Football League (NFL) franchise, The Carolina Panthers. She specializes in program development, life transitions, sports therapy, anxiety, depression and professional burnout.

Over the course of her career, Tish has been able to guide thousands of individuals and many organizations through periods of transition, equipping them with techniques and propelling them through an array of challenges, while remaining focused on optimal growth. Tish’s work is guided by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Crisis Intervention.

On today’s podcast, Judge Cureton and Dr. McCarter joined to discuss racial justice and the social determinants of health. Both speak about their careers working to advance the lives of youth of color through programs, services, and the criminal justice system. They also highlight the work of Race Matters for Juvenile Justice (RMJJ) a court-driven organization that works to reduce disproportionality and disparate outcomes for children and families of color through institutional organizing, education, and workforce development.

On this episode, Greg Jackson discusses his work with at-risk youth in northeast Charlotte neighborhood of Orchard Trace Condominiums. He describes the days following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott as a driving force for him to work to build bridges across racial difference in the Charlotte community, and how this experience informs his current work with youth.

On this episode, Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke, Dean of the College of Health and Human Services at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, joins to talk about health, diet, nutrition, and exercise. She discusses the science of physical activity, and what we know about how exercise promotes so many different aspects of health. She also discusses how access and other factors determine one's ability to engage in exercise and how these differences in access lead to health disparities across the life course.

On this podcast episode, Shawna Pagano joins to discuss the work being done in Charlotte to address the challenge of human trafficking. Shawna provides an introduction into types of trafficking (e.g. labor trafficking, sex trafficking), and discusses how her work at Pat’s Place and collaboration with law enforcement is working to address this challenge within the Charlotte community and beyond.

On today's podcast, Ericka Ellis-Stewart joins from Mental Health America to discuss her work in advocating for the health and mental wellness of communities across North Carolina. A tireless advocate for mental wellness, Ericka discusses her work training communities in mental health first aid, engaging communities in suicide prevention efforts, and advancing legislation in local, state, and federal levels to address mental health concerns.