Coping In Crisis

Do you think all U.S. citizens have a right to housing? What does that really mean? Leilani Farha tells us the answer to that question and lets us know about the PUSH to engage community leaders to take action. Register for the HousingSolutionSummit.org! www.TrailBlazersImpact.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjc1M7WazQ0NbpN5rCr__vw  

Hear Miriam of ShelterForce discuss land banks and community land trusts - more housing resources. https://improvepophealth.org/solution-summit Listen to our other podcasts: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com TrailBlazers Impact Podcast Community TrailBlazers Academy Series

Hear Tiffany Manuel discuss the nationwide movement launching to fix the racial structures, policies and systems described in "The Color of Law." https://improvepophealth.org/solution-summit Listen to our other podcasts: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com TrailBlazers Impact Podcast Community TrailBlazers Academy Series  

Amy Appleton creates housing by utilizing empty bedrooms available through home sharing in exchange for household help. https://improvepophealth.org/solution-summit Listen to our other podcasts: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com TrailBlazers Impact Podcast Community TrailBlazers Academy Series

Christopher Lee is passionate about identifying nonsubsidized solutions like ADU to bring down the cost of housing. https://improvepophealth.org/solution-summit Listen to our other podcasts: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com TrailBlazers Impact Podcast Community TrailBlazers Academy Series

Mike Damas's life is about helping people out of poverty. And he has some great tools he uses to create success in North Carolina! https://improvepophealth.org/solution-summit Listen to our other podcasts: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com TrailBlazers Impact Podcast Community TrailBlazers Academy Series

Victoria Clark is a passionate advocate for the cooperative business model and sees cooperative development as the bedrock of a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. https://improvepophealth.org/solution-summit Listen to our other podcasts: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com TrailBlazers Impact Podcast Community TrailBlazers Academy Series

Paul Bradley is the founding president of ROC USA, LLC, a nonprofit social venture that makes resident ownership of manufactured home communities viable and successful nationwide. https://improvepophealth.org/solution-summit Listen to our other podcasts: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com TrailBlazers Impact Podcast Community TrailBlazers Academy Series

Richard Taylor is the Vice President of eTransX, a national software company focused on the creation of innovative solutions for value based healthcare and community well-being transformation. https://improvepophealth.org/solution-summit Listen to our other podcasts: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com TrailBlazers Impact Podcast Community TrailBlazers Academy Series

Nichol Beckstrand is a lifelong banker who understands the challenges in financing affordable housing. Now she has a new passion! https://improvepophealth.org/solution-summit Listen to our other podcasts: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com TrailBlazers Impact Podcast Community TrailBlazers Academy Series

Craig Saddlemire is passionate about co-op living as co-founder and long-time resident of Raise-Op Housing Cooperative. https://improvepophealth.org/solution-summit Listen to our other podcasts: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com TrailBlazers Impact Podcast Community TrailBlazers Academy Series

Annamarie Pluhar is a passionate advocate of shared housing. Her book is available on our website SHOP page! https://improvepophealth.org/solution-summit Listen to our other podcasts: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com TrailBlazers Impact Podcast Community TrailBlazers Academy Series

Author Phil DeVol focuses on engaging people in poverty  in building communities and another on prison re-entry models. https://improvepophealth.org/solution-summit Listen to our other podcasts: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com TrailBlazers Impact Podcast Community TrailBlazers Podcast

Bill Barberg, realizing that we are approaching a housing crisis, brings together people with innovative solutions to share. Bill Barberg is the President & Founder of InsightFormation, Inc. He has a deep background in the field of strategy management for organizations and cross-sector coalitions. He has trained and coached several cutting-edge and nationally recognized efforts in communities and states to improve population health and improve the social determinants of health.

Yes, this is the famous Richard Rothstein, author of the book, The Color of Law! Find out how the Federal government engineered segregation in housing which largely determined the outcome of African American families in the United States!

Marcia Blum tells about what happened when her pastor contracted COVID-19, how COVID-19 is affecting spousal and child abuse and what to do, and how to deal with stress at home 24/7. She describes what a congregation did to keep a sense of community, care and prayer when they couldn't meet. She tells how the pastor became a model for them. If you like what you heard, please subscribe to our youtube channel, Coping In Crisis! You can subscribe to our email list here: http://bit.ly/2ZBeoW9 You can listen to our podcasts and follow us at www.TrailBlazersImpact.com

What happens in COVID when people are dying in hospitals with only the health care worker with them? In hospice work, they offer a program called NODA or "No one dies alone." She gives us the four end-of-life-reflections that are most helpful to say through a note or through a video program. This will be helpful for health care workers and families both in coronovirus or other death situations. If you like what you heard, please subscribe to our youtube channel, Coping In Crisis! You can subscribe to our email list here: http://bit.ly/2ZBeoW9 You can listen to our podcasts and follow us at www.TrailBlazersImpact.com

What's happening to children reaching an age to leave a foster home? What's happening with spousal and child abuse during the pandemic? Ruth White is the Executive Director of the National Center for Housing and Child Welfare. They are fielding many direct service crisis calls during the coronavirus pandemic. They have been able to prevent homelessness in many cases through their resources. She champions young people in foster homes who have reached an age of majority and normally have to leave. However, Many colleges allowed young people to stay and foster students were allowed to stay as well. She talks about the challenges many people are having today and talks about what not having to pay rent really means. www.nchcw.org If you like what you heard, please subscribe to our youtube channel, Coping In Crisis! You can subscribe to our email list here: http://bit.ly/2ZBeoW9 Please SUBSCRIBE to our website: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com for all 4 podcast shows!

Listen to this to get truthful facts! Dr. Piltch-Loeb has both a master's degree and Doctorate degree in public health and has concentrated her work on public health emergencies and communication. She has been cited as an expert on COVID-19 in The Atlantic and other international publications. She gives a factual explanation of the coronavirus and an idea of what to expect. Really good and very helpful! If you like what you heard, please subscribe to our you tube channel, Coping In Crisis! You can subscribe to our email list here: http://bit.ly/2ZBeoW9 Please SUBSCRIBE to our website: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com for all 4 podcast shows!

As Executive Director of the National Council of State Housing Agencies, Stockton Williams is deeply immersed in the financing and development of affordable housing. State Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) are state-chartered authorities established to help meet the affordable housing needs of the residents of their states. NCSHA's state housing finance agency members have delivered nearly $500 billion in financing to make possible the purchase, development, and rehabilitation of more than 7 million affordable homes for low- and moderate-income households. The original data indicates there is a consistent pipeline of applications for single family homes and multi-family developments with exceptions for the smaller states. He discusses the future concerns of developing and financing housing in the coronavirus environment. If you like what you heard, please subscribe to our youtube channel, Coping In Crisis! You can subscribe to our email list here: http://bit.ly/2ZBeoW9 Please SUBSCRIBE to our website: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com for all 4 podcast shows!

What's tomorrow hold for us? Christine Crandell is a well-known international business consultant in customer retention, transformation and strategy. She has written a fascinating paper on post-coronavirus which can be accessed on the TrailBlazersImpact.com website under Blogs called 6 Megatrends of the New Normal. She explains each one - and helps portend the future!

Victoria Woods has an iHeart radio show, the Financial Diva, has written a book, "It's All About the Money, Honey" and is Founder and CEO of ChappelWood Financial Services, a wealth management investment firm. She gives investment thoughts during coronavirus and what happens when you panic and go to cash with an emotional decision. She has a youtube channel with 146 videos to educate yourself! LISTEN to her full story on TrailBlazers Impact podcast coming out in September.

An advisor to businesses and national leader of women's groups and foundations, Laura Yamanaka discusses how businesses are trying to survive through a pandemic which no one was prepared for. Businesses are concerned about health for their business, their families, and their employees. Businesses are struggling for their lives and have to go through a period of grief that the business won't be what they planned for. The first point is to decide what their objective is, going forward, and each journey will be unique.

In Part 2, Kent goes on to discuss the impact of the coronavirus in the United States and other nations, especially as they relate to each other. The point may be we can plan extensively and then something else comes that we aren't prepared for - called the Black Swan. He gives the example of Johari's Window relative to the pandemic. Kent has been involved in climate change discussions on a global basis and discusses the geopolitical problem influences. He then brings it down to the reality of the impact of the coronavirus on people at the lower end of the income spectrum and discusses HUD's role at that level and in future disasters.

Kent Watkins, Founder and Chair of the Academy of Housing and Communities, looks at the coronavirus strategic issues from the historical perspective and futurist implications. He has worked with Chinese staff involved in mitigating disasters and talks about their discussions from December to March. He discusses the early environment of the coronovirus. As the pandemic progressed in the U.S., he began researching historical pandemics and past disasters of this type. In this video, he begins his historical perspective which is carried over into Part 2. The comparisons are eerily similar.

Listen to this! This brave woman was selected by Hermosa as a Modern-Day Hero during conoravirus and is she ever! She is a front-line emergency room registered nurse at a community hospital in New Jersey. Their hospital has been inundated with possible covid-19 cases, and she has personally handled countless patients that have tested positive. She tells several heart-wrenching stories and her passion for helping people never waivers.

Janise Graham demonstrates how she is shifting her business to the current climate. Through her consulting business, she is helping other businesses open their minds to how they can make money during coronavirus. She is conducting a webinar on employing innovation to design a current business strategy on How to Modify Your Flight Plane. You can register for it or obtain a recording afterwards by going to https://bit.ly/BizFlightPlan. She uses the example of flying a plane in a chaotic environment. Website: www.leavinginstyle.com. Nan and Janise discuss some of the vulnerabilities of people and groups during the coronavirus. They discuss the dangers of riding a public bus today and how lower income workers are struggling. Rules and regulations are changing every day. Her mission is to enrich someone's life and business

Jamie Wheeler has been selected by TheHermoza.com as a Modern Day Hero. She is the only fetal echocardiographer in her clinic and provides absolutely essential sonograms for babies in utero. She logs in long days in tight quarters during COVID-19, risking her own health while providing care for women and their vulnerable unborn babies. Hear her passion for her vocation - and the worries that come with it.

Tyra Jarvis gives us tips on how to gain control of fear and anxiety around the uncertainty of COVID-19. Download a free book on her site: Living Your Extraordinary Life. She discusses goals, mindset and self-care, solutions, and daily routines. Be selective about truth-leaders. Strategize about the come-back. Stay solution-focused and aligned with what you can control. Hear her full story on TrailBlazersImpact.com, Season 4. 

Should we buy a cheap airline ticket for future travel? About 50% of her client are. She gives her advice on cruise ships and hotels. And, best of all, she has found a different way to inspire travelers who can't travel . . . yet.

Since property management is an essential service during COVID-19, Lyn Burton gives advice on coping with stress, redesigning protocols and processes, and communicating with partners. Technology is playing a part in success with the ability for remote access to files, but primarily it is how you are reorganizing your work such as tasks to let go and redesigning protocols and processes. Communication with staff and partners is key.

Stanley Newman and his wife are retired and confined. Working on the economy for most of his life, he discusses the effects on the economy and the lifting of restrictions. Stanley talks about why low income people are the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to his full story on www.TrailBlazersImpact.com, Community TrailBlazers.

The Gift Basket Association, which Linda is a member of, has a national movement to donate a gift box filled with healthy, sweet and savory goodies to doctors, nurses and health care workers in hospitals or facilities dealing with the Pandemic. They are working long hard hours, at great personal risk, and most are not even stopping for lunch or dinner. The boxes are filled with individually wrapped treats to give them energy, satisfy their hunger, and to show the country's love and appreciation for them. You can order these boxes on www.thebesttoyou.com ($25.00 to $85.00 sizes), choose where their donation will go, and have their name on the enclosure card. Or do like I did and just sponsor a gift basket to a health care worker on the association's list. LISTEN to Linda's full story on TrailBlazersImpact.com.

As an entertainment lawyer, Gordon Firemark shares that business has been slow since the forced closure of entertainment centers due to COVID-19. Gordon has turned to the digital space to get creative and become more visible. Learn the importance of keeping a positive mind, showing gratitude in the smallest things, and meditating. www.firemark.com – and watch his video on youtube.com, Coping In Crisis channel.

As the co-owner of Hermosa, a one-year-old online swimsuit line, Marisa de Lecce shares what her company is doing to help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are engaging the community by using campaigns such as Modern-day Hero where they highlight someone who is working for a good cause during the quarantine period. They have started a cooking challenge called #QuarantineCookingRecipeExchange as another way to engage the community. Learn how you can get free face masks for you and your family that Marisa's company, Hermoza, is making and distributing across the country. www.thehermoza.com. LISTEN to her full story on www.TrailBlazersImpact.com, Season 2. 

The COVID-19 crisis has changed the working routine of Helen Dunlap from traveling to staying at home indefinitely. She shares how the use of technology during this time has changed her perspective and maybe considering it long-term. The pandemic has seen her working mostly with clients from the housing nonprofits since they have the necessary systems as compared to their public sector counterparts. Listen in to learn creative ways that Helen is using to protect herself from the risk of catching the COVID-19 virus. LISTEN to her full story on Community TrailBlazers podcast.

Doing the right thing for all the right reasons! Jillian Ryan has founded a "give back" company to help abused or trafficked women. Learn how she repositioned her company in two ways during the COVID-19 pandemic. www.mariemae.com

We need to keep the right spirit in mind and believe that this too we shall overcome. There is no problem that we are going to face or have faced in the past that we won't overcome even though the price might be overwhelming. Jim shares his insight on how he believes a hospital administrator should be handling the COVID-19 crisis, having been one himself. He talks about the power of having a team and listening to everyone's contribution no matter how insignificant it might seem. Learn why it is important to believe in the art of the possible- keeping a positive and optimistic mindset to better cope with a crisis. Listen to his full story on Community TrailBlazers podcast and youtube.com video on the Coping In Crisis channel.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employees of a Housing Authority in Alabama who cannot work from home to work on a split-shift schedule. Antonio explains how this schedule is benefiting both employees and residents to observe the social distancing regulation. He shares how the current situation has prompted his organization to integrate new software and procedures that enable a streamlined online working platform. It is in this crisis that they are learning to prepare for any future disasters. Learn why we need to be proactive and not reactive as individuals and as a country especially in the middle of a crisis like the pandemic. 

Jamie's life's mission is to teach people how they can help others- and now during the COVID-19 crisis, she is teaching them how to help their neighbors. She shares how she is staying bothered in Texas by figuring out whom to help most and how. She also talks about the hardships that exist and keeping at bay the elderly people who're at a higher risk of contracting the virus. Learn how Jamie and her six children are coping with the crisis by adapting to each other's presence now that there's more time on their hands.

The early-stage companies are going to have a hard time finding investors and will have to look for other ways to keep enough cash reserves during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brianna explains why she is certain that fundraising and venture community is going to shift, and a lot of early businesses are going to fail due to the crisis. She describes the changes her organization has made to adapt to the online office that is the new normal. She shares how she is dividing her time working from home and dealing with family distractions. Learn what businesses are doing well even in this time of crisis.

Tomorrow is now uncertain and it seems we're all walking on eggshells in the wake of the pandemic. It is up to us to either reel on the situation or step up to do what's necessary to survive. We have to think of a new way of life that the situation of the pandemic is creating- since we don't know what we don't know. She believes we are all in this together- which is why she gives tips on how to work remotely in this time of crisis. Plus, she shares her favorite technology apps that are helpful to work productively.

The Covid-19 crisis is being felt by the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women as they are having a hard time figuring out if a women empowerment conference will happen. Karel Ford explains how prepared they are to hold a virtual conference with their women students from Rwanda, Afghanistan, and across the USA if things don't change for the better in the coming weeks. She shares a few notes from both Rwandese and Afghan students proving that coronavirus is a global crisis. She talks about the state of businesses in Oklahoma and what their state government is doing to support them after the isolation period. www.ieew.org

Now is the perfect time to be a witness to your own process by accepting your feelings. Betsy explains why we have to accept the reality of the COVID-19 crisis to best cope with its outcome. She is leading a free daily group intervention to help people overcome the overwhelming responsibilities that come with working from home. These include juggling kids and work and even the unfamiliarity of using technology to run the office. Learn how to play by the rules and enjoy this less busy time as you apply kindness to everyone.

We need to redefine the use of the word crisis from a mere inconvenience to serious situations like the COVID-19. David shares how housing, financial, and government policy are major aspects that affect health care. He describes how he adopted the hierarchy of needs concept into workable ideas in times of crisis. Learn useful tips for productivity while working from home and still protecting your business and employees.

Magazine publishers like Barbara Daniel have resulted in publishing digital issues and putting the print versions on hold indefinitely. They are also focusing their content around mental and physical wellness during the pandemic to suit their clients' needs. They have decided not to charge their print subscribers – at least for now – to bring them the magazine in times of crisis. Barbara shares how life has changed for her as an extrovert. Even though she has worked from home for 20 years, she has found a new virtual world of connecting with people. Learn ways in which you can be more productive when working from home while having an active mind. This is the best time to do what you have always wanted to do but learn how to separate your work and what needs to be done at home.

We are being forced to slow down and reassess our lives- this is an opportunity to open up a completely different world. Vanessa Elle Wilde is doing well coping with isolation by reevaluating what is important and benefitting to her, her family, and her clients. In her 14 days of isolation, she started her very first virtual improv class and a YouTube channel. She is learning to work online with her clients, have a doctor's appointment, and even do grocery shopping. This is the best time to do what you've always wanted to do by trying to find the clearest ways to decrease stress without drugs and alcohol.

Tomorrow is now uncertain and it seems we're all walking on eggshells in the wake of the pandemic. It is up to us to either reel on the situation or step up to do what's necessary to survive. We have to think of a new way of life that the situation of the pandemic is creating- since we don't know what we don't know. Coping with crisis podcast will allow people to share how the pandemic is affecting them and how they're navigating through it. She believes we are all in this together- which is why she gives tips on how to work remotely in this time of crisis. Plus, some technology apps that are helpful to work productively.

People are wired to like predictability, which is why we have both positive and negative reactions to situations. Rapid changes like the Covid-19 crisis bring out uncertainties that result in feeling helpless. Eileen Lenson shares how her family is coping with isolation and the importance of a lockdown in California. Learn how you can take care of yourself and others during this time and in the future. Parents will also get some tips on how they can support their children with information and hope.

This time could be an opportunity to start projects or businesses that you've always wanted to start. Learn how to manage all the extra time in the new routine the Covid-19 crisis is creating. Case Lane shares 10 tips from her new book- Recast yourself- to both professionals and those planning to start a business. Learn how to reset your life to make sense as you fulfill your goals. www.readyentrepreneur.com

With experience in dealing with a crisis, John Koskinen talks about the measures he took in dealing with the challenges of the 2000 economic crisis. His role in the government at that time was to coordinate people working on the crisis from all over the world which ultimately worked well. When comparing the Covid-19 crisis and the economic crisis of the 2000s, he says problems often get away from you if you wait too long to deal with it. John explains how the IRS could quickly get checks to people through the stimulus package. Depending on the length of the isolation, another stimulus package may be needed.