Podcasts about community action program

Clark County Community Services is inviting applications for its Community Action Program, which supports anti-poverty initiatives aimed at helping residents achieve self-sufficiency. With about $284,000 available annually, funding will cover key areas such as physical health and transportation assistance. Listen to learn about important dates, application procedures, and how these funds will benefit our community. Read the full story at https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/applications-for-2025-2027-community-action-program-funds-available-oct-1 #CommunityActionProgram #AntiPovertyPrograms #FundingAvailability #ClarkCountyCommunityServices #SelfSufficiency #PhysicalHealth #DentalAssistance #FoodAssistance #IncomeBuilding #CreditRepair #FinancialPlanning #SupportServices #TransportationAssistance #localnews #ClarkCountyWa

Mental health is a multidimensional aspect of our well-being, encompassing emotional, psychological, and social facets. Hence, it prompts us to view individuals not through the narrow lens of diagnoses but as complex beings with diverse emotional, psychological, and social needs.    However, many people fail to separate the person who struggles with their mental health from the labels imposed by diagnoses. As our guest speaker aptly points out, changing the narrative from "that person is a drug addict" to "that person struggles with addiction" is a pivotal shift in language that reflects a more compassionate and accurate understanding. By acknowledging the struggle rather than defining the person by it, we break down the misconceptions surrounding mental health. Together, let's contribute to breaking down barriers, nurturing connections, and ultimately, creating a world where mental health is viewed with empathy, openness, and a commitment to holistic well-being.   In this episode, we want to help listeners gain a deeper understanding of the critical components involved in fostering mental health and well-being, both at an individual and community level. We aim to unravel the intricacies of mental health services, the impact of personal stories, and the significance of breaking down stigmas surrounding mental health conditions. Through the exploration of real-life examples and practical advice, we aspire to empower our audience with the tools needed to identify signs of struggle in youth, create a supportive environment, and contribute to the unlearning of prevalent misconceptions about mental health. Join us on this enlightening journey as we navigate the complexities of mental health, challenge stereotypes, and provide valuable insights that can foster a more compassionate and understanding society.   Today, we're joined by Nathalie Williams, a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with over a decade of experience in mental health and substance abuse services. She has worked with individuals of all age groups, offering support for a wide range of diagnoses across various treatment settings, including in-home, outpatient, inpatient crisis stabilization, and residential care. Nathalie's expertise extends to co-occurring disorders, trauma survivors, high utilizers of behavioral health services, PTSD, offenders, homeless individuals, and those with developmental disabilities. She provides individual and family counseling, group counseling, crisis prevention, assessments, and case management.   In addition to her clinical work, Nathalie has extensive management experience, overseeing programs such as outpatient services, case management, residential group homes, psychiatric support services, and an intensive in-home program for at-risk youth. As the Director of Outpatient Services and Case Management at Lakeview Center of Walton County, Nathalie is dedicated to improving the well-being of her clients. Her career is characterized by a commitment to using evidence-based therapies, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), to provide effective and transformative techniques. Throughout her journey, Nathalie's work embodies the resilience and strength of the human spirit, empowering individuals to overcome even the most challenging circumstances.   “Learning how to make our language more accepting and warmer and making a person feel like the individual that they are, it is a key component to breaking the stigma around mental health.” – Nathalie Williams   Show Highlights:   (00:00:00) Episode disclaimer, highlight, and introduction (00:02:11) Welcoming today's guest, Nathalie Williams. (00:04:41) How did you go from Chicago to Pensacola? (00:06:25) How did Nathalie's purpose change? (00:09:11) Importance of self-awareness (00:11:13) Nathalie's role in Lakeview Center (00:14:17) The Baker Act (00:17:00) The difference of inpatient and outpatient care (00:20:34) Transitioning between the different levels of care. (00:24:40) Prioritize safety (00:26:12) The Community Action Program (00:28:37) Stigma and shame around seeking mental health services (00:31:08) This episode is powered by Speaks to Inspire, the mental health solution for young adults suffering in silence. Speaks 2 Inspire works with colleges and universities to create and implement safe, comprehensive programs for campuses nationwide. (00:31:58) Starting a girls group home  (00:34:29) Treat people as human beings (00:36:33) How can we eradicate mental health stigma? (00:33:29) Separates the person from the diagnosis (00:41:15) What is mental health to Nathalie Williams? (00:42:50) How can parents and teachers better support their youth (00:45:00) Where to connect with Kate? (00:47:03) Free Guide: https://speaks2inspire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Speaks-2-Inspire-guide_14-ways-to-support-your-students-mental-health.pdf (00:47:23) If you need that support for your mental health, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 9-8-8 now. For local and national resources, go to http://www.speaks2inspire.com/resources. Join the Unlearn the Lies About Mental Health Facebook group: https://bit.ly/UTLcommunity.    Key Takeaways:   “Everyone has an individual experience, a unique story. They need unique support. And in order for us to really meet those needs, collaboration must be a part of the picture.” – Abraham Sculley “If someone you know, or love is talking about things in a way that's a safety concern immediately, get help. Take it seriously.” – Nathalie Williams “I think one of the challenges that we hear or see a lot is not necessarily that there's a lack of resources, but there is no awareness of what resources are accessible. And so, we're not taking advantage of these resources because we don't even know they exist.” – Abraham Sculley “We are not our addiction. We are a person who struggles with those things just like you might struggle with diabetes.” – Nathalie Williams   “It's being observant, it's making people feel heard and being aware of how our communication and language impacts one another.” – Nathalie Williams   “Mental health is our emotional, psychological and social well-being. It's how we think, it's how we feel, it's how we act, it's how we relate to other people and that is a full picture, the full person which we go back to from the beginning.” – Nathalie Williams   “Be present, be mindful on how a small act of kindness goes a long way for here.” – Nathalie Williams   Connect with Nathalie via the following:   · Website: https://www.lifeviewgroup.org/ · Email: nathalie.williams@lakeview-center.org . LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalie-williams-7232a816/ . CTA: https://www.lifeviewgroup.org/   Unlearn the Lies About Mental Health is Hosted by Abraham Sculley.   · Contact Speaks 2 Inspire to learn about S2I programs: https://speaks2inspire.com/services/. · Mental health resources for students: https://speaks2inspire.com/resources/. · Connect with Abraham on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abrahamsculley/. · Order a copy of Unlearn the Lies at https://amzn.to/32B2jRh. · Join the Unlearn the Lies About Mental Health Facebook group: https://bit.ly/UTLcommunity. 14 Ways to Support Your Students' Mental Health [free guide] - https://bit.ly/mentalhealthguide4   This episode is powered by Speaks 2 Inspire, the mental health solution for young adults suffering in silence. Speaks 2 Inspire works with colleges and universities to create and implement safe, comprehensive programs for campuses across the nation. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, don't hesitate to get in touch with the Crisis Text Line by texting "Home" to 741741 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 1-800-273-8255.  

The numbers are sobering or appalling or maybe both. More than 10 million people are the victims of domestic abuse each year. One in three women, one in four men and nearly half of those who identify as LGBTQ will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes. One hundred four victims died in domestic violence incidents in Pennsylvania last year. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month – a time to remember victims, raise awareness of domestic violence, how to recognize it and what to do to prevent domestic violence. Joining us on The Spark Monday were Susan Higginbotham, CEO of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Christine Gilfillan, Executive Director of the Community Action Program's Domestic Violence services in Lancaster County. Gilfillan was asked why domestic violence is widespread,"I think that one of the things that perpetuates it is a system of inequality where victims and survivors may be in these situations and then not have the options available to them to be able to break free in terms of supporting themselves, supporting their children, literally keeping a roof over their heads. And, as an organization that does this work day in and day out and houses up to 25 families fleeing domestic violence at any given time, the economic factors on top of the the trauma and the emotional impact, the economic factors are often what what hold survivors back from being able to move forward in the way that they would choose to move forward. And I think there are other systemic issues as well. Difficulties that they may have accessing the civil or criminal justice system. I think it's interesting to think about the barriers as being systemic and embedded rather than the barriers being specific to survivors themselves because their experiences are not universal, not all the same, but they have the same threads and the same things that the same factors that hold them back." Higginbotham said there is help available to abuse survivors,"You don't have to leave right away to call and get help. Advocates are available to talk with you. And we would just encourage people to reach out for assistance, to reach out for a sounding board, to make a safety plan and to be prepared for the future." To get help, find your local domestic violence program or Call the National Helpline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the United States, the gap between rich and poor is the largest it’s been in decades. Systemic issues within our institutions and legal systems serve to exacerbate conditions that make it nearly impossible to bridge that gap. In Episode 6: Economic Justice, we take a look at three early cases from our Community Services Department.The Honorable David Tatel and Allen Snyder, special counsel at the Children’s Law Center, join us to discuss a business boycott in Mississippi, which prompted an antitrust lawsuit that threatened the very existence of our client, the NAACP. In the second segment of the episode, Mr. Snyder and The Honorable John Ferren recall the critical role we played in preserving the federal Community Action Program – a centerpiece of President Johnson’s War on Poverty to empower local residents to address pressing needs in their own communities. Finally, Judges Ferren and Tatel remember undertaking the formidable task of getting the Legal Services Corporation up and running from scratch in just 90 days. Decades later, LSC remains a vital source of funding for nonprofit legal aid programs across the country.

Mary Rizzo is in conversation with Wesley Wilson and Melvin Brown. In Come and Be Shocked, Mary Rizzo examines the cultural history and racial politics of these contrasting images of the city. From the 1950s, a period of urban crisis and urban renewal, to the early twenty-first century, Rizzo looks at how artists created powerful images of Baltimore. How, Rizzo asks, do the imaginary cities created by artists affect the real cities that we live in? How does public policy (intentionally or not) shape the kinds of cultural representations that artists create? And why has the relationship between artists and Baltimore city officials been so fraught, resulting in public battles over film permits and censorship? To answer these questions, Rizzo explores the rise of tourism, urban branding, and citizen activism. She considers artists working in the margins, from the East Baltimore poets writing in Chicory, a community magazine funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity, to a young John Waters, who shot his early low-budget movies on the streets, guerrilla-style. She also investigates more mainstream art, from the teen dance sensation The Buddy Deane Show to the comedy-drama Roc to the crime show The Wire, from Anne Tyler's award-winning book The Accidental Tourist to Barry Levinson's movie classic Diner. Mary Rizzo is an assistant professor of history at Rutgers University–Newark. She is the author of Class Acts: Young Men and the Rise of Lifestyle and founder of the Chicory Revitalization Project. Melvin E. Brown was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Columbia University and is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars. He was the longest serving editor of Chicory Magazine published by the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Community Action Program (1966-1983). Melvin is a former faculty member at Sojourner Douglass College and Towson University, where he taught African American Literature and Creative Writing. Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund. Recorded On: Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Michele Andringa is the director of Head Start in Cass and Beltrami counties with programs from Kelliher to Pillager and from Bemidji to Walker and more . When the governor closed schools in March, Head Start faced the challenge of eight days of planning to change their classroom and home visit programs from in-person to distance-learning. Now, starting Monday, July 13th, Head Start is putting kids and staff face-to-face again as they continue to offer children and families a head start on kindergarten and life. Hear the whole conversation with Michele by clicking below. Head Start is a school readiness program which helps families provide the best possible opportunities for their children in preparation for Kindergarten. Programs work with families to make connections in the communities they live, support needs and set goals. Head Start is a program of BI-CAP, a 501c3 nonprofit Community Action Program committed to working collaboratively to address community needs and challenges by

Finally publishing some of these old episodes where I document my time at the Community Action Program. Here we gooooo!!! "So once again, even though I’m back in the field, it is still the same dog and pony show, and I just wanted to give that update. I feel bad saying the same things over and over, but it’s the truth. We keep spending money on things that don’t work and I’m sick of it. I’m so incredibly sick of it. We don’t give people the things they need to survive and then we blame them for it. That’s all I’ve seen in my adult life and in my youth as well." Got a story about the social work/human services profession? Have you been a client or received any sort of social services? Shoot me an email! roguesocialworker@gmail.com

A recent op-ed for the New York Times criticized the federal government’s approach to emergency food aid during the pandemic. The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program includes $3 billion for purchasing fresh food for food banks and other organizations serving people in need, but the piece argues that those organizations don’t have the infrastructure to handle the volume currently required. Instead, the article’s authors say the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)’s existing structure is equip to handle the situation. This hour, our guests explore current emergency food aid, what the situation looks like locally, and what experts say the federal government should do to serve as many people as efficiently possible. Our guests: Mitch Gruber , chief strategy officer for Foodlink , and member of Rochester City Council Carmen Allen, president of Beyond the Sanctuary food pantry Belinda Knight, director of community operations for ACCORD, the Community Action Program in Allegheny

Conversation with Wally Orzechowski, Executive Director of SWCAP. Hear all about the amazing programs and work SWCAP is doing throughout southwestern Wisconsin.

    Jane Powell has a conversation about the EnAct Community Action Program with Joyce Vandale Hill, Family Service Coordinator for Boone County and Angela Collier, Credit Recovery Coach for Boone County. They will discuss their work helping at risk students graduate from high school.      

Thirteen Family Resource Centres, funded through the Community Action Program for Children (CAPC), and Education & Early Childhood Development (EECD) operate in New Brunswick . They are governed by community Board of Directors. The Centre’s programs cover the province through a network of more than 90 outreach sites, many in isolated rural areas.

Nikolai DiPippa, Clinton School Director of Public Programs, sat down with Ellen Hart, world-class runner and lawyer. Mrs. Hart is known for her incredible athletic and professional achievements while going public about her battles with bulimia. As an undergraduate student-athlete at Harvard, Hart earned eight varsity letters while competing in basketball, soccer, and track and field. She placed third to qualify in the 10K in the 1980 Olympic Trials and went on to break the world record in 20K and the United States record in 30K. Hart earned her juris doctor from the University of Colorado Law School. She was an attorney with the Denver firm of Morrison and Foerster from 1988-90 and served as Executive Director of the Community Action Program at the University of Denver from 1990-92. Hart was married to Federico Peña, the former mayor of Denver, United States Secretary of Transportation, and United States Secretary of Energy. She helped start the Eating Disorder Foundation while giving lectures and speaking publicly about her personal experiences. A movie about her life, “Dying to be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Peña Story,” was released in 1996.

This week on the podcast to talk good news is guest Naomi Villa! Naomi is on the UCB Harold Team “Dirt”. She also produces one of the very best indie shows in town Boss Jr. Presents with her team Boss Jr. She has a great podcast called “Let’s Fall In Love”. You can find it on itunes or wherever you like to download your podcast. This week Hannah and Naomi talk about, • Three high school girls who invented a drinking straw that can detect the date rape drugs! • A family that won millions in the lottery and used their earnings to start a foundation dedicated to helping others. • 100 Suits for 100 Men, a non-profit in New York City that is dedicated to helping formerly incarcerated individuals, homeless individuals, former gang members and survivors of domestic violence navigate to a place of economic freedom. Their core service is to provide free business attire to men and women who are in the job search process. • Shelter House, a homeless shelter in Ontario, Canada received a $10,000 donation from a former resident. • Naomi’s hometown is Santa Rosa and they have an amazing women’s shelter and Community Action Program all started by the same woman, Eddie Mae Sloan! • Animal Corner this week is not to be missed, you must go see Erin Einbender’s bedazzled “Cones of Fame” project for the animal shelter. Good News Later! Follow Naomi on Twitter @naomisvilla Follow Naomi on Instagram @naomisvilla Follow Hannah on Twitter @cannongator Follow Hannah on Instagram @cannongator See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kim is  a 48 year old, married, mother of 6 children.   She is a foodworker, working for Community Action Program for Children. She is an active volunteer in her community and involved with My Friend's House women's shelter for the past 7 years, 3 of which she sat has Chair of the Board.  She has a passion for advocating for abuse victims and equality of women.  On this episode Kim talks about the challenges, but incredible joys of a blended family, and how together with her husband they created a wonderful home life for their children. She also shares her story of escaping an abusive situation and how that influenced the kind of mother she is today, and the incredible work she has done advocating for women and her involvement in the local women's shelter. Kim also talks about what prompted her to get married again, how she and her husband are able to find the moments together in a house of 6 kids, and how an indispensdible group of female friends offers her support, fun, and helps her on a daily basis. Kim's commitment to her family, and making a difference in her community is admirable, I appreciated how real and open she was on today's interview - It's a great episode, check it out!

Producer/Host: Ron Beard Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Issue: Community concerns and opportunities Program Topic: Where is Poverty Now? Key Discussion Points: a. CAP agencies were established as one of the key strategies in the war on poverty, declared by President Lyndon Johnson in January, 1964… what was their basic role? b. What do we know about poverty today… are there differences that have emerged over the last 50 years? c. How have CAP agencies changed… what approaches are you trying now that might not have been part of the original design? Provide an overview of WHCA programs and the role of people with low incomes on your board, involvement in the design and delivery of programs… d. How is WHCA working with homeless vets? What do we know about the “dimensions” of the problem? How did you get started? What are the ways in which you tackle to problem? What are some of the results? e. Is there more awareness of poverty as a community issue… talk about the emergence of poverty as a risk factor when Healthy Peninsula began work to help school children succeed? What led to the series of community workshops on Blue Hill peninsula, including a recent one… who is Donna Beegle, and how has she helped frame the issue here in Maine and nationally? f. What other trends do you see that indicate that poverty and its affects are increasing? (food pantry use, free community meals, general assistance, private and public efforts around fuel assistance, etc..) Is this a shift from assuming that poverty should be addressed by local efforts vs federal programs… what levels of magnitude are evident, between federal efforts like Community Action Program, HeadStart and others, and grassroots efforts like the Tree of Life Food Pantry and its sister efforts? g.Part of the discussion about poverty relates to another trend in the US… growing income disparity between the very wealthy and the rest, including the middle class and the poor… do you see this disparity having a bearing on how you work on issues of poverty locally, or is this an issue best solved at the national level? h. What inspires you to continue working on issues of poverty and its affects on people and the wider community? Guests: a. Mark Green, Washington-Hancock Community Agency b. Bobbi Harris, Washington-Hancock Community Agency c. Barbara Peppey, Healthy Peninsula The post Talk of the Towns 1/24/14 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.