Humans Helping Humans

A Chapter President's story of her childhood experience without a bed and how her and her husband got involved with SHP to make a difference.

Bill, Dave, and Shelly talk with us about the start of the Orlando chapter and some amazing and emotional stories.

A quick episode announcing The Bunkhead Club kicking off for Giving Tuesday with April Whiting, the SHP Social Media Manager. Find out how you can join The Bunkhead Club and give a kid a bed!

Listen how this Susie, Kevin and their community helped keep this chapter going in Cuyahoga, Ohio and the amazing progress they made.

This week we talk with Eddie Arnold, Chapter President and SHP Board Member about how his chapter grew with the help of a large core team.

Today Luke talks with Stan Hays, a fellow CNN Hero about his amazing work feeding first responders and communities affected by natural disasters. 9.4 million meals to date and counting. Find out more about how you can help:https://operationbbqrelief.org

This unique and new style of episode has Luke interviewing volunteers and random strangers about SHP and child bedlessness. A fun episode from Alaska to New York.

In 1994 Deborah launched Hearts of Gold. After being moved by the plight of the homeless people she began encountering in Madison Square Park, and near her boutique, she resolved to do what she could to make “a small change” in the city's homeless situation. Hear how she started, what the need is and how Hearts of Gold is now a multifaceted organization that has helped over 20,000 homeless mothers and children transition from the city's shelter system to self-sustaining lives and permanent homes. https://www.heartsofgold.org

This week we interview one of our new chapters and hear his interesting story of how he heard about SHP and decided to start a chapter with a group of friends in his town.

Two long-distance ultra runners ran 131 miles over 3 days from SHP chapter to SHP chapter to raise awareness of child bedlessness. Brandon also ran the Iditarod Trail Invitational 350, a grueling 350-mile race in Alaska. Both talk with Luke and Mitch about the upcoming SHP program Move4Beds.

Jon shares how their chapter had early success in building their team in interesting circumstances.

We hear why James Welch started the chapter in a post 9/11 world as a veteran and his touching experiences of what SHP has brought to him personally.

We kick off the first episode of season 2 with Joe Genovese from the Phoenix chapter. He tells us some amazing stories about how his chancing meeting with Luke at a build and how their chapter started. You'll also hear about his quest to find a location to store and build beds, delivering their 1000th bed, and the classic 9th Annual Christmas Parade called the Beep'n Beetle n Bus Children Christmas Gift Cruise.

In our last episode of the season we talk with Tenille Claridge who was instrumental in the beginning of SHP with that first bed build and delivery. An episode full of love, history and fun stories that truly represent, humans helping humans. We'll return with Season 2 next year. Hoping we've brought some joy to your world with our podcast this year. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!

We interview Jenna Trusso the head of Feed.Clean.Save and hear how she got involved, how the company she works for started and what they are doing to help other humans. Providing more access to sustainable foods, more clean water, accessible water and reducing sanitation and disease.

Brian tells us how one chance meeting turns into 200 beds and how the chapter has been so successful in their community.

Another great episode from one of our OG Chapter Presidents doing amazing work with his community.

Listen to another great episode with the gang and Jay Tucker with his infectious laugh and personality. Jay tells a touching story about why he builds beds for kids like his own and his family that helps keep SHP Syracuse running.

Listen in to another great episode from another great team building beds and changing lives in Oregon.

Julie joins Luke, Heidi and guest host, Jordan Allen to talk about the amazing relationship SHP has with Lowe's. The history of how SHP connected with Lowe's and their help with local communities where our SHP chapters are. An amazing and good feeling episode about community and what we all can do to help.

Bunks Across America - September 26, 2020. Find your local chapter and help build beds for your community. Hear how BAA started, why we have BAA each year and the importance more than ever for it in your community.

Listen to Luke, Heidi, and Mitch talk with Scott and Lisa Foster from the Southeast Kansas City Chapter of SHP. Hear about a few famous connections and how rewarding those connections have been from just wanting to help to helping financially.

Listen to Bruce's story of an 11 year old kid that's donated over 100 bed sets in 6 months. His motto is "Just do something!" and find out about how just doing something little can change so many things.

Nate Miller, the Chapter President of Twin Cities South, Minnesota talks about how their chapter was one of the early chapters and he found SHP. Great stories of how they got started, where their chapter is going and the need in their town.

JP Wilson, the Chapter President of Umpqua Valley, Oregon talks about her connection to SHP and how it got he involved with Sleep in Heavenly Peace, how his first build went in a downpour and a how they've delivered a bed every day since May 2018.

Our guest this episode is our favorite Host and On-Camera Producer. Currently celebrating "Do-Gooders" with Mike Rowe on @ReturningTheFavor on Facebook Watch. Sarah talks with us about spreading positivity and energizing people to be more lovingly curious about the people and world around us! We learn about "Now Tell me Something Good" and about how giving back and being there for others helps you find your joy. You can find it on Facebook and Instagram @nowtellmesomethinggood

Alisa Sipes, the Chapter President of Fresno, California talks about her connection to SHP and how it got her involved with Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Cows, Cars and a heart warming story about a family they delivered beds to.

We are talking with Jarrod Olsen from The Lansing Michigan Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Everything from how he found out about SHP, his touching bed delivery story in his community with a girl who had been shot, plus some fun about his family, and how his beard turned into a fundraiser.

Today we interview Denny Butts, the Chapter President of the Colorado Springs Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Find out how he heard about SHP, what motivated him to do more for his community.

Introducing Humans Helping Humans Podcast and what inspired Luke, Heidi, and Mitch to start a podcast. You'll hear some amazing stories from the very people who make Sleep in Heavenly Peace, the movement that it's become and other great stories about building and delivering beds in your towns.

In 2012, Sleep in Heavenly Peace was founded as a non-profit that partners with the community to build bunk beds for kids who are sleeping on the floor. We have over 200 chapters, in nearly 50 states and 3 countries. During our 8 year journey, we've heard some amazing stories that we want to share with you. Why Humans Helping Humans? Because that's what SHP does and that's who we are. You'll hear some amazing stories from the very people who make SHP the movement that it is. Stories are one of the most powerful ways that we communicate and our goal is to share these stories that capture the beauty of life through the lense of some truly and selfless and amazing people. We all can sure use a good story to lift our spirits.