Podcasts about children's trust

In a landmark legal victory, young climate activists, represented by Our Children's Trust, won the first-ever constitutional climate trial in the U.S.. In Montana v. Held, the court declared the state's laws promoting fossil fuels were unconstitutional. One of the plaintiffs, Claire Vlases, and a lawyer who fought the case join Chris to discuss the landmark legal victory and the need for systemic solutions to address climate change.Show notes from Chris: To support or get involved, visit ourchildrenstrust.org. Joana Setzer and Catherine Higham at the London School of Economics produce a fabulous report each year on “Global trends in climate change litigation." The 2023 snapshot can be found here. Legal cases are driving changes around the world. In 2017, 23-year-old student Mark Leigh took his Australian superannuation (pension) fund to courtover their lack of transparency on how they were investing and protecting his money from climate risk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Top headlines for Nov. 2, 2023:Children's Trust of SC outlines legislative priorities to improve child care access, lower infant mortality rateOfficials: One person killed in Charleston Co. vehicle crash Troopers: One person killed in single-vehicle crash in Berkeley CountyBerkeley Co. addresses corrections this election season after 2022 auditDeputies search for missing 17-year-oldTwo ‘Tinder Slaying' suspects plead guilty to murderNew Charleston Police Chief takes Oath of OfficeAlex Murdaugh's defense wants judge removed from future trialsDog found with maggot-infested wound healed enough for adoption

"So it's just a great joy to be passing this guitar made from the wood of an 800-year-old tree around to musicians and asking them to play a song of resistance or celebration. And that's what we're going to do at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest. We're going to have it be an annual event like Farm Aid. And we want it to be big. We want it to be Woodstock in its pivot point. The way the Children's Trust court case was pivotal, the way this Black Ram court case we had and won was pivotal.We want Climate Aid to be a celebration. And this one guitar exploring the question: Can one tree save a forest? Can one song save a forest? And we think the answer is yes. We believe it will be. What we want to do with the forest that the guitar came from is establish it as a climate refuge, a place dedicated to storing as much carbon and long-term safekeeping as possible.We want the climate refuge to be really big. We want it to store a ton of carbon. We want it to be a focal point for increased scientific and artistic inquiry. We've brought in the world's leading climate scientists, and they've analyzed it, and they're proposing studies that should happen there. We've brought in our country's leading artists and they have experienced it and responded to it in their own way. We've had performance artists come and play music in the forest. So we want to establish the nation's first climate refuge. There is no such designation. We want it to be in Black Ram. This forest that almost got erased, a forest that was a thousand years old and almost went away. But we're getting a second chance. We saved it. Now we want to preserve it for another thousand years to study it, but we don't want to stop there. We want the government to establish a series of climate refuges all along the northern tier of the United States. What we think of as a necklace of green, a curtain of green. And from there to go around the globe, across northern Europe and northern Asia, and back around to Alaska. The amount of carbon that can be kept safely sequestered there is extraordinary. The numbers are almost unbelievable."Rick Bass, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for his memoir Why I Came West, was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana's Yaak Valley for almost three decades. His short fiction, which has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and The Paris Review, as well as numerous times in Best American Short Stories, has earned him The Story Prize, multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes in addition to NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.He's an organizer and speaker at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest, a fundraiser event to benefit the grassroots environmental movement of Protect Ancient Forests & The Montana Project. Featuring Maggie Rogers and more great performers and speakers. The evening will advance the efforts to protect the Black Ram forest by designating the region as the nation's first Climate Refuge. Portland, Maine, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, at the Merrill Auditorium. Tickets available at the Merrill's box office and online at PortTIX.com. www.rickbass.netwww.protectancientforests.orgwww.montanaproject.orgwww.PortTIX.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Rick Bass, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for his memoir Why I Came West, was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana's Yaak Valley for almost three decades. His short fiction, which has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and The Paris Review, as well as numerous times in Best American Short Stories, has earned him The Story Prize, multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes in addition to NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.He's an organizer and speaker at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest, a fundraiser event to benefit the grassroots environmental movement of Protect Ancient Forests & The Montana Project. Featuring Maggie Rogers and more great performers and speakers. The evening will advance the efforts to protect the Black Ram forest by designating the region as the nation's first Climate Refuge. Portland, Maine, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, at the Merrill Auditorium. Tickets available at the Merrill's box office and online at PortTIX.com. "So it's just a great joy to be passing this guitar made from the wood of an 800-year-old tree around to musicians and asking them to play a song of resistance or celebration. And that's what we're going to do at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest. We're going to have it be an annual event like Farm Aid. And we want it to be big. We want it to be Woodstock in its pivot point. The way the Children's Trust court case was pivotal, the way this Black Ram court case we had and won was pivotal.We want Climate Aid to be a celebration. And this one guitar exploring the question: Can one tree save a forest? Can one song save a forest? And we think the answer is yes. We believe it will be. What we want to do with the forest that the guitar came from is establish it as a climate refuge, a place dedicated to storing as much carbon and long-term safekeeping as possible.I went into this old forest called Black Ram that we were seeking to defend and did successfully defend for now. There are these 600, 700, and 800-year-old trees already spraypainted in orange and blue that they were going to cut down. And I thought let's make a guitar out of a piece of one of these giant spruces. And that's what I did. I went back with my chainsaw and cut out a length of it, wheel-barreled it out, and took the piece of wood to a man named Kevin Kopp."www.rickbass.netwww.protectancientforests.orgwww.montanaproject.orgwww.PortTIX.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"So it's just a great joy to be passing this guitar made from the wood of an 800-year-old tree around to musicians and asking them to play a song of resistance or celebration. And that's what we're going to do at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest. We're going to have it be an annual event like Farm Aid. And we want it to be big. We want it to be Woodstock in its pivot point. The way the Children's Trust court case was pivotal, the way this Black Ram court case we had and won was pivotal.We want Climate Aid to be a celebration. And this one guitar exploring the question: Can one tree save a forest? Can one song save a forest? And we think the answer is yes. We believe it will be. What we want to do with the forest that the guitar came from is establish it as a climate refuge, a place dedicated to storing as much carbon and long-term safekeeping as possible.I went into this old forest called Black Ram that we were seeking to defend and did successfully defend for now. There are these 600, 700, and 800-year-old trees already spraypainted in orange and blue that they were going to cut down. And I thought let's make a guitar out of a piece of one of these giant spruces. And that's what I did. I went back with my chainsaw and cut out a length of it, wheel-barreled it out, and took the piece of wood to a man named Kevin Kopp."Rick Bass, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for his memoir Why I Came West, was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana's Yaak Valley for almost three decades. His short fiction, which has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and The Paris Review, as well as numerous times in Best American Short Stories, has earned him The Story Prize, multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes in addition to NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.He's an organizer and speaker at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest, a fundraiser event to benefit the grassroots environmental movement of Protect Ancient Forests & The Montana Project. Featuring Maggie Rogers and more great performers and speakers. The evening will advance the efforts to protect the Black Ram forest by designating the region as the nation's first Climate Refuge. Portland, Maine, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, at the Merrill Auditorium. Tickets available at the Merrill's box office and online at PortTIX.com. www.rickbass.netwww.protectancientforests.orgwww.montanaproject.orgwww.PortTIX.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"So it's just a great joy to be passing this guitar made from the wood of an 800-year-old tree around to musicians and asking them to play a song of resistance or celebration. And that's what we're going to do at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest. We're going to have it be an annual event like Farm Aid. And we want it to be big. We want it to be Woodstock in its pivot point. The way the Children's Trust court case was pivotal, the way this Black Ram court case we had and won was pivotal.We want Climate Aid to be a celebration. And this one guitar exploring the question: Can one tree save a forest? Can one song save a forest? And we think the answer is yes. We believe it will be. What we want to do with the forest that the guitar came from is establish it as a climate refuge, a place dedicated to storing as much carbon and long-term safekeeping as possible.We want the climate refuge to be really big. We want it to store a ton of carbon. We want it to be a focal point for increased scientific and artistic inquiry. We've brought in the world's leading climate scientists, and they've analyzed it, and they're proposing studies that should happen there. We've brought in our country's leading artists and they have experienced it and responded to it in their own way. We've had performance artists come and play music in the forest. So we want to establish the nation's first climate refuge. There is no such designation. We want it to be in Black Ram. This forest that almost got erased, a forest that was a thousand years old and almost went away. But we're getting a second chance. We saved it. Now we want to preserve it for another thousand years to study it, but we don't want to stop there. We want the government to establish a series of climate refuges all along the northern tier of the United States. What we think of as a necklace of green, a curtain of green. And from there to go around the globe, across northern Europe and northern Asia, and back around to Alaska. The amount of carbon that can be kept safely sequestered there is extraordinary. The numbers are almost unbelievable."Rick Bass, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for his memoir Why I Came West, was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana's Yaak Valley for almost three decades. His short fiction, which has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and The Paris Review, as well as numerous times in Best American Short Stories, has earned him The Story Prize, multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes in addition to NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.He's an organizer and speaker at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest, a fundraiser event to benefit the grassroots environmental movement of Protect Ancient Forests & The Montana Project. Featuring Maggie Rogers and more great performers and speakers. The evening will advance the efforts to protect the Black Ram forest by designating the region as the nation's first Climate Refuge. Portland, Maine, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, at the Merrill Auditorium. Tickets available at the Merrill's box office and online at PortTIX.com. www.rickbass.netwww.protectancientforests.orgwww.montanaproject.orgwww.PortTIX.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Rick Bass, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for his memoir Why I Came West, was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana's Yaak Valley for almost three decades. His short fiction, which has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and The Paris Review, as well as numerous times in Best American Short Stories, has earned him The Story Prize, multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes in addition to NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.He's an organizer and speaker at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest, a fundraiser event to benefit the grassroots environmental movement of Protect Ancient Forests & The Montana Project. Featuring Maggie Rogers and more great performers and speakers. The evening will advance the efforts to protect the Black Ram forest by designating the region as the nation's first Climate Refuge. Portland, Maine, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, at the Merrill Auditorium. Tickets available at the Merrill's box office and online at PortTIX.com. "So it's just a great joy to be passing this guitar made from the wood of an 800-year-old tree around to musicians and asking them to play a song of resistance or celebration. And that's what we're going to do at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest. We're going to have it be an annual event like Farm Aid. And we want it to be big. We want it to be Woodstock in its pivot point. The way the Children's Trust court case was pivotal, the way this Black Ram court case we had and won was pivotal.We want Climate Aid to be a celebration. And this one guitar exploring the question: Can one tree save a forest? Can one song save a forest? And we think the answer is yes. We believe it will be. What we want to do with the forest that the guitar came from is establish it as a climate refuge, a place dedicated to storing as much carbon and long-term safekeeping as possible.I went into this old forest called Black Ram that we were seeking to defend and did successfully defend for now. There are these 600, 700, and 800-year-old trees already spraypainted in orange and blue that they were going to cut down. And I thought let's make a guitar out of a piece of one of these giant spruces. And that's what I did. I went back with my chainsaw and cut out a length of it, wheel-barreled it out, and took the piece of wood to a man named Kevin Kopp."www.rickbass.netwww.protectancientforests.orgwww.montanaproject.orgwww.PortTIX.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"So it's just a great joy to be passing this guitar made from the wood of an 800-year-old tree around to musicians and asking them to play a song of resistance or celebration. And that's what we're going to do at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest. We're going to have it be an annual event like Farm Aid. And we want it to be big. We want it to be Woodstock in its pivot point. The way the Children's Trust court case was pivotal, the way this Black Ram court case we had and won was pivotal.We want Climate Aid to be a celebration. And this one guitar exploring the question: Can one tree save a forest? Can one song save a forest? And we think the answer is yes. We believe it will be. What we want to do with the forest that the guitar came from is establish it as a climate refuge, a place dedicated to storing as much carbon and long-term safekeeping as possible.I went into this old forest called Black Ram that we were seeking to defend and did successfully defend for now. There are these 600, 700, and 800-year-old trees already spraypainted in orange and blue that they were going to cut down. And I thought let's make a guitar out of a piece of one of these giant spruces. And that's what I did. I went back with my chainsaw and cut out a length of it, wheel-barreled it out, and took the piece of wood to a man named Kevin Kopp."Rick Bass, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for his memoir Why I Came West, was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana's Yaak Valley for almost three decades. His short fiction, which has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and The Paris Review, as well as numerous times in Best American Short Stories, has earned him The Story Prize, multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes in addition to NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.He's an organizer and speaker at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest, a fundraiser event to benefit the grassroots environmental movement of Protect Ancient Forests & The Montana Project. Featuring Maggie Rogers and more great performers and speakers. The evening will advance the efforts to protect the Black Ram forest by designating the region as the nation's first Climate Refuge. Portland, Maine, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, at the Merrill Auditorium. Tickets available at the Merrill's box office and online at PortTIX.com. www.rickbass.netwww.protectancientforests.orgwww.montanaproject.orgwww.PortTIX.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"So it's just a great joy to be passing this guitar made from the wood of an 800-year-old tree around to musicians and asking them to play a song of resistance or celebration. And that's what we're going to do at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest. We're going to have it be an annual event like Farm Aid. And we want it to be big. We want it to be Woodstock in its pivot point. The way the Children's Trust court case was pivotal, the way this Black Ram court case we had and won was pivotal.We want Climate Aid to be a celebration. And this one guitar exploring the question: Can one tree save a forest? Can one song save a forest? And we think the answer is yes. We believe it will be. What we want to do with the forest that the guitar came from is establish it as a climate refuge, a place dedicated to storing as much carbon and long-term safekeeping as possible.We want the climate refuge to be really big. We want it to store a ton of carbon. We want it to be a focal point for increased scientific and artistic inquiry. We've brought in the world's leading climate scientists, and they've analyzed it, and they're proposing studies that should happen there. We've brought in our country's leading artists and they have experienced it and responded to it in their own way. We've had performance artists come and play music in the forest. So we want to establish the nation's first climate refuge. There is no such designation. We want it to be in Black Ram. This forest that almost got erased, a forest that was a thousand years old and almost went away. But we're getting a second chance. We saved it. Now we want to preserve it for another thousand years to study it, but we don't want to stop there. We want the government to establish a series of climate refuges all along the northern tier of the United States. What we think of as a necklace of green, a curtain of green. And from there to go around the globe, across northern Europe and northern Asia, and back around to Alaska. The amount of carbon that can be kept safely sequestered there is extraordinary. The numbers are almost unbelievable."Rick Bass, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for his memoir Why I Came West, was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana's Yaak Valley for almost three decades. His short fiction, which has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and The Paris Review, as well as numerous times in Best American Short Stories, has earned him The Story Prize, multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes in addition to NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.He's an organizer and speaker at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest, a fundraiser event to benefit the grassroots environmental movement of Protect Ancient Forests & The Montana Project. Featuring Maggie Rogers and more great performers and speakers. The evening will advance the efforts to protect the Black Ram forest by designating the region as the nation's first Climate Refuge. Portland, Maine, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, at the Merrill Auditorium. Tickets available at the Merrill's box office and online at PortTIX.com. www.rickbass.netwww.protectancientforests.orgwww.montanaproject.orgwww.PortTIX.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"So it's just a great joy to be passing this guitar made from the wood of an 800-year-old tree around to musicians and asking them to play a song of resistance or celebration. And that's what we're going to do at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest. We're going to have it be an annual event like Farm Aid. And we want it to be big. We want it to be Woodstock in its pivot point. The way the Children's Trust court case was pivotal, the way this Black Ram court case we had and won was pivotal.We want Climate Aid to be a celebration. And this one guitar exploring the question: Can one tree save a forest? Can one song save a forest? And we think the answer is yes. We believe it will be. What we want to do with the forest that the guitar came from is establish it as a climate refuge, a place dedicated to storing as much carbon and long-term safekeeping as possible.We want the climate refuge to be really big. We want it to store a ton of carbon. We want it to be a focal point for increased scientific and artistic inquiry. We've brought in the world's leading climate scientists, and they've analyzed it, and they're proposing studies that should happen there. We've brought in our country's leading artists and they have experienced it and responded to it in their own way. We've had performance artists come and play music in the forest. So we want to establish the nation's first climate refuge. There is no such designation. We want it to be in Black Ram. This forest that almost got erased, a forest that was a thousand years old and almost went away. But we're getting a second chance. We saved it. Now we want to preserve it for another thousand years to study it, but we don't want to stop there. We want the government to establish a series of climate refuges all along the northern tier of the United States. What we think of as a necklace of green, a curtain of green. And from there to go around the globe, across northern Europe and northern Asia, and back around to Alaska. The amount of carbon that can be kept safely sequestered there is extraordinary. The numbers are almost unbelievable."Rick Bass, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for his memoir Why I Came West, was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana's Yaak Valley for almost three decades. His short fiction, which has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and The Paris Review, as well as numerous times in Best American Short Stories, has earned him The Story Prize, multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes in addition to NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.He's an organizer and speaker at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest, a fundraiser event to benefit the grassroots environmental movement of Protect Ancient Forests & The Montana Project. Featuring Maggie Rogers and more great performers and speakers. The evening will advance the efforts to protect the Black Ram forest by designating the region as the nation's first Climate Refuge. Portland, Maine, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, at the Merrill Auditorium. Tickets available at the Merrill's box office and online at PortTIX.com. www.rickbass.netwww.protectancientforests.orgwww.montanaproject.orgwww.PortTIX.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Rick Bass, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for his memoir Why I Came West, was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana's Yaak Valley for almost three decades. His short fiction, which has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and The Paris Review, as well as numerous times in Best American Short Stories, has earned him The Story Prize, multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes in addition to NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.He's an organizer and speaker at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest, a fundraiser event to benefit the grassroots environmental movement of Protect Ancient Forests & The Montana Project. Featuring Maggie Rogers and more great performers and speakers. The evening will advance the efforts to protect the Black Ram forest by designating the region as the nation's first Climate Refuge. Portland, Maine, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, at the Merrill Auditorium. Tickets available at the Merrill's box office and online at PortTIX.com. "So it's just a great joy to be passing this guitar made from the wood of an 800-year-old tree around to musicians and asking them to play a song of resistance or celebration. And that's what we're going to do at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest. We're going to have it be an annual event like Farm Aid. And we want it to be big. We want it to be Woodstock in its pivot point. The way the Children's Trust court case was pivotal, the way this Black Ram court case we had and won was pivotal.We want Climate Aid to be a celebration. And this one guitar exploring the question: Can one tree save a forest? Can one song save a forest? And we think the answer is yes. We believe it will be. What we want to do with the forest that the guitar came from is establish it as a climate refuge, a place dedicated to storing as much carbon and long-term safekeeping as possible.We want the climate refuge to be really big. We want it to store a ton of carbon. We want it to be a focal point for increased scientific and artistic inquiry. We've brought in the world's leading climate scientists, and they've analyzed it, and they're proposing studies that should happen there. We've brought in our country's leading artists and they have experienced it and responded to it in their own way. We've had performance artists come and play music in the forest. So we want to establish the nation's first climate refuge. There is no such designation. We want it to be in Black Ram. This forest that almost got erased, a forest that was a thousand years old and almost went away. But we're getting a second chance. We saved it. Now we want to preserve it for another thousand years to study it, but we don't want to stop there. We want the government to establish a series of climate refuges all along the northern tier of the United States. What we think of as a necklace of green, a curtain of green. And from there to go around the globe, across northern Europe and northern Asia, and back around to Alaska. The amount of carbon that can be kept safely sequestered there is extraordinary. The numbers are almost unbelievable."www.rickbass.netwww.protectancientforests.orgwww.montanaproject.orgwww.PortTIX.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Rick Bass, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for his memoir Why I Came West, was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana's Yaak Valley for almost three decades. His short fiction, which has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and The Paris Review, as well as numerous times in Best American Short Stories, has earned him The Story Prize, multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes in addition to NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.He's an organizer and speaker at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest, a fundraiser event to benefit the grassroots environmental movement of Protect Ancient Forests & The Montana Project. Featuring Maggie Rogers and more great performers and speakers. The evening will advance the efforts to protect the Black Ram forest by designating the region as the nation's first Climate Refuge. Portland, Maine, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, at the Merrill Auditorium. Tickets available at the Merrill's box office and online at PortTIX.com. "So it's just a great joy to be passing this guitar made from the wood of an 800-year-old tree around to musicians and asking them to play a song of resistance or celebration. And that's what we're going to do at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest. We're going to have it be an annual event like Farm Aid. And we want it to be big. We want it to be Woodstock in its pivot point. The way the Children's Trust court case was pivotal, the way this Black Ram court case we had and won was pivotal.We want Climate Aid to be a celebration. And this one guitar exploring the question: Can one tree save a forest? Can one song save a forest? And we think the answer is yes. We believe it will be. What we want to do with the forest that the guitar came from is establish it as a climate refuge, a place dedicated to storing as much carbon and long-term safekeeping as possible.We want the climate refuge to be really big. We want it to store a ton of carbon. We want it to be a focal point for increased scientific and artistic inquiry. We've brought in the world's leading climate scientists, and they've analyzed it, and they're proposing studies that should happen there. We've brought in our country's leading artists and they have experienced it and responded to it in their own way. We've had performance artists come and play music in the forest. So we want to establish the nation's first climate refuge. There is no such designation. We want it to be in Black Ram. This forest that almost got erased, a forest that was a thousand years old and almost went away. But we're getting a second chance. We saved it. Now we want to preserve it for another thousand years to study it, but we don't want to stop there. We want the government to establish a series of climate refuges all along the northern tier of the United States. What we think of as a necklace of green, a curtain of green. And from there to go around the globe, across northern Europe and northern Asia, and back around to Alaska. The amount of carbon that can be kept safely sequestered there is extraordinary. The numbers are almost unbelievable."www.rickbass.netwww.protectancientforests.orgwww.montanaproject.orgwww.PortTIX.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Rick Bass, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for his memoir Why I Came West, was born and raised in Texas, worked as a petroleum geologist in Mississippi, and has lived in Montana's Yaak Valley for almost three decades. His short fiction, which has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and The Paris Review, as well as numerous times in Best American Short Stories, has earned him The Story Prize, multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes in addition to NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.He's an organizer and speaker at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest, a fundraiser event to benefit the grassroots environmental movement of Protect Ancient Forests & The Montana Project. Featuring Maggie Rogers and more great performers and speakers. The evening will advance the efforts to protect the Black Ram forest by designating the region as the nation's first Climate Refuge. Portland, Maine, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, at the Merrill Auditorium. Tickets available at the Merrill's box office and online at PortTIX.com. "So it's just a great joy to be passing this guitar made from the wood of an 800-year-old tree around to musicians and asking them to play a song of resistance or celebration. And that's what we're going to do at Climate Aid: The Voice of the Forest. We're going to have it be an annual event like Farm Aid. And we want it to be big. We want it to be Woodstock in its pivot point. The way the Children's Trust court case was pivotal, the way this Black Ram court case we had and won was pivotal.We want Climate Aid to be a celebration. And this one guitar exploring the question: Can one tree save a forest? Can one song save a forest? And we think the answer is yes. We believe it will be. What we want to do with the forest that the guitar came from is establish it as a climate refuge, a place dedicated to storing as much carbon and long-term safekeeping as possible.We want the climate refuge to be really big. We want it to store a ton of carbon. We want it to be a focal point for increased scientific and artistic inquiry. We've brought in the world's leading climate scientists, and they've analyzed it, and they're proposing studies that should happen there. We've brought in our country's leading artists and they have experienced it and responded to it in their own way. We've had performance artists come and play music in the forest. So we want to establish the nation's first climate refuge. There is no such designation. We want it to be in Black Ram. This forest that almost got erased, a forest that was a thousand years old and almost went away. But we're getting a second chance. We saved it. Now we want to preserve it for another thousand years to study it, but we don't want to stop there. We want the government to establish a series of climate refuges all along the northern tier of the United States. What we think of as a necklace of green, a curtain of green. And from there to go around the globe, across northern Europe and northern Asia, and back around to Alaska. The amount of carbon that can be kept safely sequestered there is extraordinary. The numbers are almost unbelievable."www.rickbass.netwww.protectancientforests.orgwww.montanaproject.orgwww.PortTIX.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

The quote “To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world” could not be truer than for the Executive Director of the Easthampton, Massachusetts Community Center, Robin Bialecki. Not only does Robin and her team help 3600 families a month with food and clothing, but she also provides for the children of incarcerated men at the Hampshire County Sheriff's Office. A definite role model for any community around the world. And staying with the theme of children and giving, Sheriff Patrick Cahillane, of Hampshire County, was awarded the Paul Cellucci Award from the Children's Trust of Boston, Massachusetts, for his team's work, both behind the wall and in the community through their Nurturing Fathers Program.

9/12/23: Rep. Patricia Duffy on proposed firearms and health care laws; Duke Goldman on the Red Sox, the Yankees, and the Negro Leagues; Loretta Ross on “Women Who Change the World: Stories from the Fight for Social Justice;” Hampshire County Sheriff Patrick Cahillane, with Stacey Nee from the Children's Trust, on the Sheriff's Award for the Nurturing Fathers Program.

Our Children’s Trust got its first definitive win in court this week in one of the many climate change lawsuits it's filed in state courts and federal jurisdictions all over the country. The group was challenging a law involving carbon emissions in Montana on the grounds that it violated environmental protections enshrined in the state's own constitution. And while Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen called the ruling “absurd” and promised to appeal, the case’s significance cannot be overstated. It’s the first OCT case to be allowed to go to trial, be litigated and have the judgment favor the plaintiffs. The best known challenge to the country’s fossil fuel energy system is Juliana v. U.S., named for the lead plaintiff in Eugene, where the group is based. The case has been held up with legal maneuvering for eight years. A ruling in June cleared the way for the case to go finally go to trial, but the U.S. government is trying to prevent it from moving forward. Our Children’s Trust managing attorney Mat dos Santos joins us to share more about the recent win in Montana, the ongoing strategy in the federal challenge and other cases that are making their way through state court systems.

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UM-NSU CARD's Dr. Michael Alessandri shares the importance of organization partnerships in supporting the autistic community. Dr. Michael Alessandri is the Executive Director of the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD). He is also the Chairman of the Board at Els for Autism, and Board officer for Casa Familia, a housing project in Dade County. Dr. Alessandri has been a professor at UM since 1996 and has worked with individuals with autism and their families since 1981 in various capacities. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Rochester, and obtained his MS and Ph.D. in Psychology from Rutgers University. At the University of Miami, Dr. Alessandri, in addition to his other roles, also serves as the Department of Psychology's Assistant Chairman for Community Outreach and Engagement. Dr. Alessandri has presented, consulted and published internationally on developing appropriate and effective educational programs for students with autism. In addition, he has received numerous research and service grants and several notable awards within the field including the Autism Society of America's Wendy F. Miller Autism Professional of the Year Award and National Autism Program of the Year for UM-NSU CARD. Dr. Alessandri has also received numerous other community service awards, including the March of Dimes Community Excellence in Health Care Award (2007), the Health Services Coalition Outstanding Community Leader Award (2009), and the Parent to Parent Excellence in Family Advocacy Award (2010). He was also named one of the Ronald McDonald House's 12 Good Men (2008) and the Dewar's 12 Man of Distinction (2007). In 2012, he was selected by the Children's Trust as the David Lawrence Champion for Children, one of South Florida's highest honors for community service. In 2016, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce named him their Visionary Leader of the Year; and in 2017, he was recognized by the Dade County Bar Association with the Fostering Inclusion and Diversity Award. Recognizing his outstanding career achievements, his alma mater, The University of Rochester School of Arts and Sciences, named him the Distinguished Alumnus of 2022. For information about UM-NSU CARD, visit: https://www.card.miami.edu/ For information about Dr. Alessandri, visit: https://people.miami.edu/profile/fb8af2465e6219dc0d6be35a692a7472 For more about Casa Familia: https://casafamiliainc.org/ For more about Els for Autism: https://www.elsforautism.org/ Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ https://www.instagram.com/diffbrains/ Check out more episodes of Exploring Different Brains! http://differentbrains.org/category/edb/

UM-NSU CARD's Dr. Michael Alessandri discusses how the COVID19 pandemic forced autism providers to rethink how they deliver services. Dr. Michael Alessandri is the Executive Director of the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD). He is also the Chairman of the Board at Els for Autism, and Board officer for Casa Familia, a housing project in Dade County. Dr. Alessandri has been a professor at UM since 1996 and has worked with individuals with autism and their families since 1981 in various capacities. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Rochester, and obtained his MS and Ph.D. in Psychology from Rutgers University. At the University of Miami, Dr. Alessandri, in addition to his other roles, also serves as the Department of Psychology's Assistant Chairman for Community Outreach and Engagement. Dr. Alessandri has presented, consulted and published internationally on developing appropriate and effective educational programs for students with autism. In addition, he has received numerous research and service grants and several notable awards within the field including the Autism Society of America's Wendy F. Miller Autism Professional of the Year Award and National Autism Program of the Year for UM-NSU CARD. Dr. Alessandri has also received numerous other community service awards, including the March of Dimes Community Excellence in Health Care Award (2007), the Health Services Coalition Outstanding Community Leader Award (2009), and the Parent to Parent Excellence in Family Advocacy Award (2010). He was also named one of the Ronald McDonald House's 12 Good Men (2008) and the Dewar's 12 Man of Distinction (2007). In 2012, he was selected by the Children's Trust as the David Lawrence Champion for Children, one of South Florida's highest honors for community service. In 2016, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce named him their Visionary Leader of the Year; and in 2017, he was recognized by the Dade County Bar Association with the Fostering Inclusion and Diversity Award. Recognizing his outstanding career achievements, his alma mater, The University of Rochester School of Arts and Sciences, named him the Distinguished Alumnus of 2022. For information about UM-NSU CARD, visit: https://www.card.miami.edu/ For information about Dr. Alessandri, visit: https://people.miami.edu/profile/fb8af2465e6219dc0d6be35a692a7472 Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ https://www.instagram.com/diffbrains/ Check out more episodes of Exploring Different Brains! http://differentbrains.org/category/edb/

On todays episode we are joined by Mr. James Haj! Mr. James R. Haj joined The Children's Trust as president and CEO in April 2016. With Mr. Haj at the helm, The Trust has enjoyed one of its most successful periods. Trust investment in programs and services for children and families in Miami-Dade County has risen to its highest levels, while administrative expenses are at their smallest percentage in the history of the organization. Haj previously served as an assistant superintendent at M-DCPS, working as its chief negotiator with five labor unions representing more than 31,000 full-time employees. Before that, he served as administrative director for M-DCPS' south and central regions, during which time he collectively oversaw 170 schools and nearly 200,000 students. In that capacity, he provided one-on-one support and guidance to principals and assistant principals regarding curriculum and instruction; state accountability and school improvement; teacher evaluations and professional standards; and crisis response plans and student safety. Stay tuned! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themindsetpodcast/support

Today on the show, PCA America Chief Research Officer Dr. Bart Klika brings a public health lens to a discussion about the neglect of neglect and what we can all do to normalize parent and caregiver supports. And later Children's Trust data administrator Becky Berk discusses what that conversation means for New Hampshire.Support the showLISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

  PENELOPE ROBIN Penelope Robin, also known internationally on her social media as @thepennyrobin, is a 15-year-old singer-songwriter and performer from Miami, FL. She began singing and acting at age 5 and comes from an artistic family. In 2017, she performed in the Miami Youth Fair and the Locales Festival. Additionally, she was selected as one of the winners of the Phil Collins Little Dreams Foundation and was a finalist in the Young Talent Big Dreams Competition sponsored by The Children's Trust in 2019. She stole the hearts of young Colombian fans when invited to share the stage with acclaimed Colombian singer Karol G as well as Puerto Rican singers Yandel and Cosculluela during the CEG Festival 2017 that took place in Buga, Colombia. During the summer of 2019, she toured the Northeast visiting summer camps, Girl Scouts, Simon Malls, Playland Park, Adventureland, and Jones Beach Festival.

On this edition of TMWS, we begin with Barbara Fowler, co-founder of Fowler Davis 4 Change. Barbara is sharing about Children's Trust Fund of Alabama's Digital Safety Prevention Campaign for Alabama's youth. After that, I have Michele McCaffrey to share about her need for a kidney donor and how you can help. I hope that you will listen and share this show with others. Thank you!

On this edition of MADM, Barbara Fowler is sharing about their effort to create a digital safety prevention campaign for Alabama Children's Trust through Fowler Davis 4 Change. I hope you will listen and share. Let's protect Alabama's youth together. Sponsor: BamaEstatePlanning.com

This week on The Driven Chat Podcast, John Marcar spends the day at the Goodwood Motor Circuit for a charity event called The Supercar Event. The Children's Trust organised the day, and an invitation came our way from the organisation and car club Sporting Bears.The event format is for people to head to the iconic circuit and experience supercars and race cars driving on track; whilst there, visitors can enjoy a ride in their dream cars either on the circuit or out on the public roads with Sporting Bears.In this episode, John speaks to Liz George from The Children's Trust, who offers a great insight on behalf of the charity. John then catches up with Michael De Sousa Macedo from Sporting Bears, who shares an overview of the day for Sporting Bears. John then also speaks to a few incredible drivers, all of whom have given up their time and personal expenses to generate money for charity by selling rides in their cars.To find out more about Sporting Bears and how you can join the club please visit: https://sportingbears.co.uk/To find out more about The Children's Trust including information on where to donate please visit: https://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/Find the episode in the usual podcast places and see the entire back catalogue at drivenchat.comGet in touch with the show via email - podcast@drivenchat.com or slip into our DM's on your preferred social feed, and don't forget to check out our youtube channel via YouTube.com/DrivenChat, to see some premium visual car content.The Driven Chat podcast is brought to you by Paramex Digital - for more information on Driven Chat, visit www.drivenchat.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Here's a bit about Meg and the Trust she works for. As the Director of Home Visiting Training and Professional Development, Meg oversees all initial and ongoing professional development for home visiting staff across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.During her tenure with the Children's Trust, Meg has developed partnerships to strengthen and advance home visiting at the state and national levels. For seven years, Meg coordinated the Healthy Families Massachusetts training program. Prior to joining the Children's Trust, Meg directed early literacy programs for young children and worked as a preschool teacher.Meg received her master's degree from the University of Massachusetts and has extensive experience in early education, adult learning and integration, and instructional design.Our programs partner with parents to help them build the lifelong skills and self-confidence they need to ensure children grow up safe and healthy.https://www.childrenstrustma.org/https://www.facebook.com/trust4kidshttps://www.instagram.com/trust4kids/https://www.youtube.com/childrenstrustfund

Jolynn Hurwitz, the Southwest Ohio Regional Prevention Project Director, comes to Prevention Nation to discuss local initiatives and programs that impact children and families in our community. Here is the Ohio Children's Trust Fund website: octf.ohio.gov

Gail Porter is a Scottish television presenter, model and actress. Best known for presenting such shows as Top of the Pops, Live & Kicking, Children in Need, The Big Breakfast and The Gadget Show. In 2005 Gail developed alopecia totalis, causing her to loose her hair. She decided not to wear a hat or wig in order to raise awareness of the condition and became ambassador for the Little Princess Trust, a charity which provides wigs to children with hair loss. Gail's alopecia was the subject of the BBC ONE Life series documentary Gail Porter Laid Bare in 2006. She is a vice-president of The Children's Trust, a UK charity for children with brain injuries. Gail's latest show, Spooked Scotland is available now on Really and Discovery+. Gail Porter is guest number 193 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she'd like to preserve and one she'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Spooked Scotland is available now on Really and Discovery+.Follow Gail Porter on Twitter: @Gailporter and Instagram @iamgailporter .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kristin connects with Amy Loepp and Suzanne Greenberg who are gearing up for the Children's Trust Fund's 20th Anniversary Pam Posthumus Signature Auction Event on May 17th. The Trust Fund is an incredible organization and it's very exciting to talk about their progress!

Kristin connects with Amy Loepp and Suzanne Greenberg who are gearing up for the Children's Trust Fund's 20th Anniversary Pam Posthumus Signature Auction Event on May 17th. The Trust Fund is an incredible organization and it's very exciting to talk about their progress!

Our guest Suzin Bartley, is executive director at The Children's Trust, an organization working to stop child abuse in Massachusetts. Their programs partner with parents to help them build the skills and confidence they need to make sure kids have safe and healthy childhoods.  Read the show notes for related resources.  

The Children's Trust created this list of tips for parents and caregivers to talk about basic personal safety skills with kids. Educate your children as early as possible, just as you would teach them about traffic or water safety skills. https://onetoughjob.org/articles/10-ways-to-keep-children-safer --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/craig-martin23/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/craig-martin23/support

Nathan Fink, director of advancement for NH Children's Trust, speaks with NHBR editors Jeff Feingold and Amanda Andrews about the organization's NH Family NOW podcast, which chronicles the ups and downs of parenting. A new feature on the podcast, "Businesses that Build Family," will include interviews with NH business leaders around the state who support NH workers and families.

In this episode of Black Power Moves, part of the Ebony Covering Black America Podcast Network, we're speaking to Harvard University Fellow Stephanie Sylvestre. Stephanie Sylvestre was the Chief Program Officer & Chief Information Officer at The Children's Trust for eight years. Stephanie is a passionate not-for-profit pioneer, using her hands-on IT leadership in the Subway and Burger King franchise world in her role at The Children's Trust.  She's now embarking on a brand new adventure as an Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow at Harvard University. The Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) is an innovative academic program designed to unleash the potential of experienced leaders to help solve society's most pressing challenges. ALI Fellows embark on a year-long immersion in inter-disciplinary academic learning, leadership development, and peer-to-peer collaboration to develop a social impact strategy focused on their issue of choice. Participants in the ALI program become part of a vibrant community of changemakers who continue learning, collaborating, and innovating for impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I am talking to Sharon, an experienced environmental lawyer and the co-founder of Our Children's Trust. She talks about how she got to be where she is now, why she helped found Our Children's Trust and the urgency of the climate crisis. Go here to learn more about our Children's Trust: https://www.ourchildrenstrust.org/ 

Our Children's Trust and Zerohour.Org--youth striving to beat the climate change clock. The Blackfly--freakin' cool electric flying machine, and climate champion, Jamie Margolin.    

Tracey Lange chats to Jason Falken, CEO of the Tygerberg Hospital Children's Trust about The Latchon! Breastmilk Drive that took place during World Breastfeeding Week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sue Williams, CEO, Children's Trust of South Carolina discusses the ins and outs of non-profit mergers, missions, and cash flow. She shares her philosophies on innovation, communication, and the importance of gathering feedback from your team.

In this podcast we interview Jessica Cannons and Katherine Buckeridge. When Jess was ten she suffered a serious stroke due to a cardiotoxic chemotherapy drug she was taking for her first cancer. She talks about what life was like after the stroke and her journey through rehabilitation. Katherine is a specialist speech and language therapist who worked with Jess following the stroke.  Katherine published an article on her research about childhood acquired brain injuries in the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. References:Buckeridge K, Clarke C, Sellers D. (2020) Adolescents' experiences of communication following acquired brain injuryhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1460-6984.12506Useful links:The Children's Trust  https://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk  in particular these pages https://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/brain-injury-informationThe Child Brain Injury Trust https://childbraininjurytrust.org.uk/The Stroke Association https://www.stroke.org.uk/childhood-strokeThe United Kingdom Brain Injury Forum https://ukabif.org.uk/The interview is conducted by Jacques Strauss, freelance digital producer.

Elevating Your FI Program Still searching for that elusive perfect forensic interview? In this second episode of our two-part conversation with Michele Thames and Christine Rouse, forensic interviewers from Virginia, we discuss the importance of leadership to the success of a forensic interviewing program. Episode Summary When child abuse occurs, cases may be investigated using a Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) and a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). Forensic Interviewers are often employed at CACs and tasked with gathering reliable information from children. An interviewer is required to have knowledge in child development, memory formation, cultural influences, state and federal laws, and skills in questioning children. During this part of our series on forensic interviewing skill development, Michele Thames and Christina Rouse share their insights on the importance of leadership, program support, and proper training programs to the enhancement of any forensic interviewing program. Guest Bios Michele Thames is the Executive Director of SafeSpot Children's Advocacy Center in Fairfax, VA/ She holds a Master's Degree in Education from Cambridge College. She was previously the Supervisor of the Forensic Interview Program at the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters Child Abuse Program in Norfolk, VA. Michele is a trained Forensic Interviewer that has conducted over 3,000 foensic interviews in a multidisciplinary team setting for local, state, federal, and military agencies. She is a board member of the Children's Advocacy Centers of Virginia and faculty for ChildFirst Virginia. Christina Rouse, MSW, is the CAC Program Director/Lead Forensic Interviewer at Children's Trust in Roanoke, VA. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech, where she received a degree in Psychology, as well as a Masters Degree in Social Work from Radford University. Christina has been with her CAC for 13 years and has interviewed over 2,000 children, and has testified as an expert witness in forensic interviewing in Virginia. Children's Trust CAC program serves ten MDTs that cover fourteen jurisdictions, which Christina has helped to coordinate and facilitate to ensure that best practice standards are being met. She has been a member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) since 2009, a ChildFirst faculty member since 2012, and served on the board of Virginia's State Chapter of CACs during her career. Recommended Resources SafeSpot CAC - www.safespotfairfax.org Children's Trust - www.roact.org NCAC CALiO Library - https://calio.org/ Regional Children's Advocacy Centers Northeast - www.nrcac.org Midwest - www.mrcac.org Southern - www.srcac.org Western - www.westernregionalcac.org TEND Academy - https://www.tendacademy.ca/ National Children's Alliance - https://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/   Have an idea for a future Team Talk guest or topic? We want to hear from you! Email your suggestions to Tony DeVincenzo at tony@nrcac.org. Disclaimer: This project was sponsored by NRCAC from Grant Award Number 2019-CI-FX-K005 and CFDA #16.758 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, OJJDP or NRCAC.

In Search of the Perfect Interview Is your team searching for the perfect forensic interview? Although a “perfect” outcome might not be possible, the journey is important. In this episode, I speak with two forensic interviewers from the Commonwealth of Virginia about that journey. We discuss some of the challenges that might get in the way and what interviewers and team members can do to overcome the obstacles that impact the journey toward perfection. Episode Summary In the last 5 years, over 1 million children have received forensic interview services at Child Advocacy Centers across the United States. In this second episode of a 4-part series, I speak with Michele Thames and Christina Rouse about what forensic interviews and multidisciplinary teams can do to remove some of the hurdles that get in the way of forensic interviewing programs operating at their best. We discuss tools and resources that forensic interviewers can utilize to enhance their skills as well as what team members can do to support the interviewers on their team. We begin to talk about what the team can do on a systems level, to help ensure that children and families are having the best possible experience they can when coming to the CAC for a forensic interview, but you will have to tune in to part 3 of our series to hear more on that topic! Guest Bio Michele Thames is the Executive Director of SafeSpot Children's Advocacy Center in Fairfax, VA. She holds a Master's Degree in Education from Cambridge College. She was previously the Supervisor of the Forensic Interview Program at the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters Child Abuse Program in Norfolk, Virginia. Michele is a trained Forensic Interviewer that has conducted over 3,000 forensic interviews in a multidisciplinary team setting for local, state, federal and military agencies. She is a board member of the Children's Advocacy Centers of Virginia and faculty for ChildFirst Virginia. Christina Rouse, MSW, is the CAC Program Director/ Lead Forensic Interviewer at Children's Trust in Roanoke, VA. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech where she received a degree in Psychology, and then a Masters in Social Work from Radford University. Christina has been at her CAC for 13 years and has interviewed over 2000 children and has testified as an expert witness in forensic interviewing in Virginia. Children's Trust CAC program serves ten MDT's that cover fourteen jurisdictions and Christina has helped coordinate and facilitate these teams to ensure that best practices are being met. She has been a member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) since 2009, ChildFirst faculty since 2012 and served on the Virginia state chapter board for CAC's during her career. Recommended resources SafeSpot CAC: www.safespotfairfax.org Children's Trust: www.roact.org NCAC Calio Library: https://calio.org/ Regional websites: www.nrcac.org www.srcac.org www.mrcar.org www.westernregionalcac.org Tend Academy: https://www.tendacademy.ca/ National Children's Alliance: https://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/

For this week's Better Managers Briefing, we are joined by Dalton Leong, Chief Executive, The Children's Trust, and Thomas Lawson, Chief Executive of Turn2Us. We will be exploring how the crisis has impacted charities, management, and leadership learnings. Find out more about CMI and the community of managers and leaders: https://mgrs.uk/3ed

Public health is the great equalizer — it affects everyone. Data plays an integral role in solving the complex problems of public health by providing evidence-based solutions that can benefit the entire population. In this episode, Cassidy talks with Dr. Aditi Srivastav Bussells, Director of Research at Children's Trust of South Carolina, about the importance of making data accessible for all, especially those who may have no experience with it. Aditi is a public health researcher, storyteller, and strategist with a PhD in public health and 10 years of experience in both policy and non profit settings. She focuses her efforts on using research and data to create sustainable and meaningful change for communities and organizations. Currently, Aditi specializes in the areas of risk behavior prevention, health equity, health communications, and child health with Children's Trust of South Carolina. She is also running for City Council in Columbia, SC under the belief that you cannot have a healthy economy without healthy people and vice versa. She plans to bring her unique perspective to bear on solving the challenges of the city as it emerges from the pandemic. What we talked about: -Working in public health during the pandemic -Choosing public health over academia and the corporate world -The day-to-day of dealing with data in a community versus a company -Changing the story of data depending on the audience and measuring impact -Educating groups on data with Stat Chats -Advice for someone getting started in public health data -Running for city council Follow Aditi on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or visit her website: aditiforthecity.com. If you want to hear more, subscribe to Leading with Data on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here. Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for Leading with Data in your favorite podcast player.

Magali is one of the 3rd cohort of Public Practice associates and has been placed at Great Ormond Street Hospital, where she is Project Lead for Placemaking. She will be leading a transformational approach to public realm as an integral part of the planning process for Great Ormond Street's new Children's Cancer Centre. Her work at The Children's Trust, which provides rehabilitation, education and community services for children with brain injury, focuses on assisting them with looking at their masterplan. Magali is studying at the London School of Economics, carrying out an MSc in Cities, which complements her Public Practice placement, and is a step towards following her passion for cities, and spaces in between buildings, especially in relation to children and older people. Previously Magali worked for 14 years at Marks Barfield Architects where she was a director and specialised in education projects, leading a successful education team. This is a great conversation on data analysis, the lived experience, air pollution, and urban equity. You can follow and chat with Magali via https://twitter.com/magalitt. We can be reached at www.thecentriclab.com.

Jacqueline Gold CBE is the CEO of Ann Summers, Vice-President of The Children's Trust and one of the UK's most successful businesswomen. She sits down in her home with Rachel and Alice and opens up about her parent's divorce, surviving sexual abuse and turning her trauma into a positive by empowering women in both the bedroom and the boardroom.Get The Times free for a month: thetimes.co.uk/pastimperfectNSPCC: www.nspcc.org.ukThe Survivors Trust: www.thesurvivorstrust.orgCruse Bereavement Care: www.cruse.org.ukProducer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Debbie Korge. Starting from their own experience, they end up by giving some powerful tips to make your Nonprofit run smoother. Listen in now and be informed. Conversation Highlights: Struggling to move your Non-profit forward? Join the Nonprofit Alliance, a mastermind group launched by Travis, where we talked with nonprofit leaders and branding experts on how to stand out among the crowd! [03:30] Why Nonprofits? [04:46] Debbie's experience in Nonprofits [09:23] The need for policies and procedures [10:24] What are the 3 main Policy Areas? [13:50] What must be in your policy? How to make sure that you are doing it right? [19:42] Do you need to spend all the money? [20:55] Should you have a policy for everything? [24:55] Know your data! [26:54] What policies should you have in order to handle your documents? [37:32] Do you really need a policy about job description? [42:21] What kind of positions need to have a description? [48:30] Disaster preparednees Remarkable quotes: "Help those who are helping others." "Have you told them what they are supposed to do?" "By-laws is the governing document."   Special Reminder: Join the Facebook mastermind group launched by Travis and get a chance to win a $200 donation for your Nonprofit.* *Rules for the Giveaway could be found in the Group Bio Born in Washington, DC Deborah D. Korge grew up “in the shadow of the Washington Monument” in Fairfax County, Virginia where her father was a public school teacher after retiring from the military and her mother was actively involved in local and community projects and organizations that improved the quality of life in the neighborhoods in which she grew up.A graduate of James Madison University in Virginia, Mrs. Korge moved to Miami in 1988 where she has been active in the nonprofit community as she feels the best way to learn about a new community is to become involved. She became actively involved in the Junior League of Miami in 1991 where she held many leadership positions, including President. It is the training and leadership experience that led her to working and volunteering in the non-profit sector.Her volunteer experience with the Junior League of Miami has helped her develop skills that have led to invitations to sit on numerous boards and advisory committees which include CHARLEE, a former foster care agency where she first learned about Casa Valentina; the Education Fund; Informed Families; the City of Coral Gables Beautification Committee and Education Advisory Committee; and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami. While she always sees many opportunities to get involved, she has chosen to focus on issues that affect women and children.Mrs. Korge sat on the planning committee for the early education program for Miami-Dade County which led to the formation of The Children's Trust and the state's voluntary Pre-K program as well as on former Mayor Alex Penelas' Planning Committee on Health Care Access for the Disadvantaged.Deborah D. Korge now provides consulting services to non-profits through her company, South Florida Philanthropic Consulting Services, LLC. She focuses on capacity-building support to ensure and sustain their growth as well as fundraising and operational support. Prior to starting her own business, she worked for and led several non-profits in the Miami-Dade County community, most recently with The Women's Fund of Miami-Dade which provided grants to organizations working with women and girls while advocating on issues to improve their quality of life. She was hired as their Director of Development and then became their Executive Director during a transitional period of the organization. Before that, she was the Executive Director of Casa Valentina, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides housing and support services to at-risk youth and youth transitioning from foster care to independent living. Prior to joining Casa Valentina, she worked at Informed Families/The Florida Family Partnership, best known as the statewide sponsor of the Red Ribbon Campaign, as Vice President of Development and Vice President of Operations.She is married and has three sons. During her free time, she loves to travel, read, and cook. Contact Info   ddkorge@icloud.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ddkorge/ https://www.facebook.com/sflapc sflapc.com Nonprofit Architect Podcast Links Website: http://nonprofitarchitect.org Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NonprofitArchitect   

Transitions, such as those between services, localities and life stages, can cause significant disruption in some people's lives, and can increase their risk of housing insecurity and homelessness. This episode is the first of two parts focussing on the housing challenges that arise for people experiencing periods of transition.   In part one, we're talking about housing for young people leaving care. Too many care experienced people continue to find their most basic needs unmet by both the housing and care systems as they make the difficult transition to independence.Connie and Megan spoke to Katharine Sacks-Jones, CEO of Become, the charity for children in care and young care leavers as well as Henrietta Imoreh, a career consultant for people with experience of the care system, and a lifetime campaigner on tackling the over-representation of looked after children in the criminal justice system. Later on they also spoke to Iqra Saeed, who sits on East Midlands fostering panel The Adolescent and Children's Trust  or TACT, and is an advisor on their new alumni scheme for care experienced individuals.  Please be aware that this episode includes description of suicide and self-harm, as well as discussion of trauma, addiction and poor mental health. If you have been affected by these issues, please take care when listening to this episode. Details of support are available below:  If you need to talk right now: call Samaritans on 116 123 (UK-wide) text SHOUT to 85258 (UK-wide) Become's advice line for children in care and young care leavers: Freephone 0800 023 2033 or email advice@becomecharity.org.uk. Talk to Frank: https://www.talktofrank.com/  tel:03001236600  Contact Childline: 08001111 https://www.childline.org.uk/   Resources mentioned in this episode: Read the Locked Out anthology, available for free download at commonwealhousing.org.uk/lockedoutFollow Commonweal: @CommonwealTweet https://www.linkedin.com/company/commonweal-housing-limitedBecome: https://www.becomecharity.org.uk/ Twitter: @Become1992TACT: https://www.tactcare.org.uk/EY Foundation employability programme for young people in care: https://www.ey.com/en_uk/corporate-responsibility/ey-foundation/our-programmesLighthouse children's home: https://lighthousechildrenshomes.org.uk/Urban Retreat: http://urbanretreat.space/Norman Galloway lettings: https://www.normangalloway.co.uk/tenantsDrive Forward: https://driveforwardfoundation.org/Catch 22: https://www.catch-22.org.uk/Working Chance: https://workingchance.org/The Topé project: https://twitter.com/thetopeproject

Meet Corey Best and Gloria Torma. Both are part of The Birth and Foster Parent Partnership (BFPP) which is a component of the Children's Trust Fund Alliance. They will share their thoughts on: • The importance of strong relationships between birth parents, foster parents and kinship caregivers for children • Strategies that help birth parents, foster parents and kinship caregivers work together to keep youth safe at home and to facilitate reunification and prevent re-entry when foster care is necessary • How it really does take a village and require thinking outside the box thinking about ‘family' to give the kids in care the most support possible For more information, please visit: https://tidewaterffc.org/fcanextsteps/ Presented by Tidewater Friends of Foster Care In partnership with The Barry Robinson Center Hosted by Audra Bullock and Erin Lindstrom

Taos Loves Kids (TLK) aims to prevent child abuse and maltreatment in Taos County. To this end, TLK provides a variety of parenting classes as well as support groups and community events designed to reduce isolation, facilitate understandings of child development, and build parent resiliency in order to decrease occurrences of child abuse and neglect. Taos Loves Kids offers seven different types of parenting classes: Circle of Security, Love and Logic, ESL for Parents, Infant Massage, Parenting with Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Birth Art, and Nutrition. Some classes, such as Nutrition and ESL for parents, are offered in Spanish to try and serve Taos County's large Spanish-speaking population. TLK also provides free childcare if needed for parents to attend the classes. Last Fall, TLK offered a unique cooking class–Crockpot Cooking–as a way respond to specific concerns from parents who struggle to prepare dinner while also meeting the needs of their families. https://holycrossmedicalcenter.org/general/taos-love-kids-parenting-classes/ https://www.pasotaos.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/paso-a-paso/message

Dick J. Batchelor, who is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, is uniquely qualified with more than 40 years of political experience. His intimate knowledge of the political landscape on all levels makes him one of the savviest analysts and coveted strategists in the state of Florida. From his offices in Orlando, Mr. Batchelor is dedicated to helping clients near and far achieve their goals and prepare for what's next. Dick is first and foremost an informed businessman who prides himself on delivering results for his clients. He has been named one of The 50 Most Powerful People by Orlando Magazine (2004 to 2018), the 2002 Central Floridian of the Year by The Orlando Sentinel, the 2002 Businessman of the Year by Orlando Business Journal, and the 2008 & 2009 Best Corporate Citizen by Orlando Magazine. Batchelor was also named one of the 500 most influential business leaders in Florida by Florida Trend magazine in September 2018. He is one of the youngest individuals ever to serve in the Florida House of Representatives (1974-1982), where he was chairman of the Auditing Committee, the Health and Rehabilitative Services Committee and the House Energy Committee. He was also chairman of four subcommittees and is the recipient of more than 50 awards for his legislative service. Dick Batchelor is a longtime Orlando resident and received degrees from the University of Central Florida and Valencia Community College. A concerned and caring neighbor, Batchelor continued his commitment to his community when he left the Florida Legislature in 1982. He currently serves as co-chairman of the Children's Trust of Orange County, and he is co-chairman of the Orange County Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Commission and the Orange County Children's Summit. Batchelor also serves as a board member with First Amendment Foundation, Florida's Children First and Florida Tuskegee Airmen along with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida & United Abolitionist. He was also sworn in as a commissioner with the Orlando Housing Authority and was selected to serve on the Florida Emergency Medicine Foundation Board. Most recently, Dick was elected as chairman of the Central Florida Urban League. He also served for 33 years as honorary chairman of the “Dick Batchelor Run for the Children,” an annual 5-K run that raised funds more than $1,500,000 to treat abused children. In 2010, Dick was awarded The Chiles Advocacy Award presented by United Way of Florida for his Integrity, Dedication, and Commitment to Improving the Lives of Florida's Children and Families. His knowledge of international affairs also has garnered recognition by The White House, including presidential appointments as a delegate to observe elections in South Africa, where he met Nelson Mandela as a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland and UNESCO Paris. Dick Batchelor currently appears as an on-air political analyst for Fox 35 Television and has served recently as a recurring on-air political analyst for Central Florida News 13, WMFE (NPR) radio and WDBO radio (Cox Broadcasting) for a number of years. He is frequently interviewed for political analysis and expertise by other television, radio, and print journalists. He and his wife, Orlando news media veteran Andrea Coudriet, have three sons. What you will learn in this episode: How Dick Batchelor became interested and elected into the House of Representatives at such an early age, and the influence it had on his future The amplification of the public voice and how it affects the way legislation and policy changes How Batchelor integrates his passions and experiences with the services he delivers to his clients The role that business leaders can play in creating solutions for complex issues like human trafficking, gu

Today's guest is Dr. Rhea Boyd. Dr. Boyd is a pediatrician and child and community health advocate. She works clinically at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and serves as the Chief Medical Officer of San Diego 211 and the Director of Equity and Justice for, The Children's Trust, a campaign to expand behavioral health access to every child in California.In this episode, we discuss the following how her childhood experiences influenced her work to become an advocate for children and her community, the connection between racial inequality and health, Adverse police encounters in communities of color Mobile Justice CA app Bio:Rhea W. Boyd, MD, MPH, FAAP is a pediatrician and child and community health advocate who lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. She works clinically at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and serves as the Chief Medical Officer of San Diego 211 and the Director of Equity and Justice for, The Children's Trust, a campaign to expand behavioral health access to every child in California. She travels to teach students and trainees about the relationship between structural inequity and health and is active in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), serving on the board of her local chapter, California Chapter 1, and as a member of the AAP's national Executive Committee on Communications and Media.In addition to her clinical, policy, and teaching work, Dr. Boyd enjoys participating in community-based advocacy. Over the past 5 years, she helped organize a group of public health officials, clinicians community advocates, and funders to evaluate and address the impact of harmful police practices and policies on child and public health. She also worked with a San Francisco-based tech non-profit to increase access to social services across the Bay Area as a means to improving child and community health. Dr. Boyd is the author of the blog Rhea.MD (rheamd.wordpress.com), where she critically engages the intersections of health and justice. She is also active on twitter @RheaBoydMD.Dr. Boyd graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Africana Studies and Health from the University of Notre Dame. She earned a M.D. at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at University of California, San Francisco, where she participated in the Pediatric Leadership for the Underserved Program. In 2017, Dr. Boyd graduated from the Commonwealth Fund Mongan Minority Health Policy Fellowship at Harvard Universitys School of Public Health where she received an M.P.H.Links to information shared during podcast: Privileded article by Kyle Korverhttps://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/kyle-korver-utah-jazz-nba Mobile Justice CA Apphttps://www.mobilejusticeca.org

Dr. Rhea Boyd has known ever since she was young that she wanted to be a pediatrician. Her grounding motivation? Making the world safer for children, especially Black kids and children who face various social and structural stressors and oppression. In this episode, we learn more about Rhea's journey into and through medicine, including how she carved her own pathway to explore the intersection of racial justice and health equity from the creation of her own college major to her multi-faceted career today.  This episode also highlights Rhea's recent advocacy efforts that challenge medical institutions to go beyond current "diversity and inclusion” paradigms and “underrepresentation” rhetoric to naming the consequences of racial inequity and racism. Rhea advocates that institutions acknowledge and urgently act upon the violent racist exclusion of Black folks from institutions and stark racial health disparities in order to truly achieve equity and justice. Bio: Rhea W. Boyd, MD, MPH, FAAP is a pediatrician and child and community health advocate who lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. She works clinically at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and serves as the Chief Medical Officer of San Diego 211 and the Director of Equity and Justice for, The Children's Trust, a campaign to expand behavioral health access to every child in California. She travels to teach students and trainees about the relationship between structural inequity and health and is active in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), serving on the board of her local chapter, California Chapter 1, and as a member of the AAP's national Executive Committee on Communications and Media. In addition to her clinical, policy, and teaching work, Dr. Boyd enjoys participating in community-based advocacy. Over the past 5 years, she helped organize a group of public health officials, clinicians community advocates, and funders to evaluate and address the impact of harmful police practices and policies on child and public health. She also worked with a San Francisco-based tech non-profit to increase access to social services across the Bay Area as a means to improving child and community health. Dr. Boyd is the author of the blog Rhea.MD (rheamd.wordpress.com), where she critically engages the intersections of health and justice. She is also active on twitter @RheaBoydMD. Dr. Boyd graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Africana Studies and Health from the University of Notre Dame. She earned a M.D. at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at University of California, San Francisco, where she participated in the Pediatric Leadership for the Underserved Program. In 2017, Dr. Boyd graduated from the Commonwealth Fund Mongan Minority Health Policy Fellowship at Harvard University's School of Public Health where she received an M.P.H.

In this week's episode, I talk to fiction writer Holly Tavel about the urge to experiment in fiction, the need to subvert grand narratives, and the joys of the avant-garde and children's schlock and obsessions of all kinds, Plus I chat with Michael Martin about the fascinating ways poetry finds itself entering Miami during the month of April. Photo by Gesi Schilling. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Learn more about the O Miami Poetry Festival, including its schedule of events, here. Photo by Gesi Schilling. Special Thanks to The Children's Trust and Miami-Dade Transit.  

TODAY ON GOING BEYOND... Way to go St. Louis! You approved the tax! You paid the tab for it! Now let's get this $60 million dollars to the many children that need these BIG services in our area! Need for childen ages 19 and younger include - Temporary shelter - Respite care - Crisis - School ased services - Outpatient counseling - Outpatient substance abuse and more and how about this…INNOVATION! Find out how to help spend this surplus of service money on REAL COMMUNITY GOOD! Chris Krehmeyer with Julie Leicht, Interim Executive Director of St. Louis County Children's Trust Fund. A deeper conversation about the $60 million dollar-ready-to-give-now opportunity that YOU made possible to serve the tremendous needs of our area children. St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline: 1 (877) 928-2929 Office: St. Louis County Children's Service Fund 222 South Meramec Avenue, Suite 202, Clayton, Missouri, 63105 Learn more at www.beyondhousing.org Office (314) 533-0600

TODAY ON GOING BEYOND... Way to go St. Louis! You approved the tax! You paid the tab for it! Now let's get this $60 million dollars to the many children that need these BIG services in our area! Need for childen ages 19 and younger include - Temporary shelter - Respite care - Crisis - School ased services - Outpatient counseling - Outpatient substance abuse and more and how about this…INNOVATION! Find out how to help spend this surplus of service money on REAL COMMUNITY GOOD! Chris Krehmeyer with Julie Leicht, Interim Executive Director of St. Louis County Children's Trust Fund. A deeper conversation about the $60 million dollar-ready-to-give-now opportunity that YOU made possible to serve the tremendous needs of our area children. St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline: 1 (877) 928-2929 Office: St. Louis County Children's Service Fund 222 South Meramec Avenue, Suite 202, Clayton, Missouri, 63105 Learn more at www.beyondhousing.org Office (314) 533-0600

TODAY ON GOING BEYOND... Way to go St. Louis! You approved the tax! You paid the tab for it! Now let's get this $60 million dollars to the many children that need these BIG services in our area! Need for childen ages 19 and younger include - Temporary shelter - Respite care - Crisis - School ased services - Outpatient counseling - Outpatient substance abuse and more and how about this…INNOVATION! Find out how to help spend this surplus of service money on REAL COMMUNITY GOOD! Chris Krehmeyer with Julie Leicht, Interim Executive Director of St. Louis County Children's Trust Fund. A deeper conversation about the $60 million dollar-ready-to-give-now opportunity that YOU made possible to serve the tremendous needs of our area children. St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline: 1 (877) 928-2929 Office: St. Louis County Children's Service Fund 222 South Meramec Avenue, Suite 202, Clayton, Missouri, 63105 Learn more at www.beyondhousing.org Office (314) 533-0600

TODAY ON GOING BEYOND... Way to go St. Louis! You approved the tax! You paid the tab for it! Now let's get this $60 million dollars to the many children that need these BIG services in our area! Need for childen ages 19 and younger include - Temporary shelter - Respite care - Crisis - School ased services - Outpatient counseling - Outpatient substance abuse and more and how about this…INNOVATION! Find out how to help spend this surplus of service money on REAL COMMUNITY GOOD! Chris Krehmeyer with Julie Leicht, Interim Executive Director of St. Louis County Children's Trust Fund. A deeper conversation about the $60 million dollar-ready-to-give-now opportunity that YOU made possible to serve the tremendous needs of our area children. St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline: 1 (877) 928-2929 Office: St. Louis County Children's Service Fund 222 South Meramec Avenue, Suite 202, Clayton, Missouri, 63105 Learn more at www.beyondhousing.org Office (314) 533-0600