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Best podcasts about Gateway Center

Latest podcast episodes about Gateway Center

BV Tonight
Gateway Center Has Blank Space

BV Tonight

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 37:56


The City is having trouble filling up the Gateway Center with services plus Domhall Gleeson on the new film "Fountain of Youth" starring Natalie Portman on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Illinois REALTORS® Podcast
The Boom Team Podcast LIVE at the REconnect Conference with Jeff Baker & Debbie Prodehl!

Illinois REALTORS® Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 32:46


The Boom Team is LIVE at the Gateway Center for the Illinois Realtors REconnect Conference! Our guests are Jeff Baker (CEO of Illinois Realtors) and Debbie Prodehl (Treasurer of Illinois Realtors). Join us as we discuss the hot issues and market trends for real estate in Illinois in 2025! What's working in the market? What's the housing outlook over the next year? What are the industry changes we need to know about? The answers to these burning questions, and more!

The Boom Real Estate Podcast
Episode 258 (Season 9), LIVE at the IL REconnnect Conference with Jeff Baker and Debbie Prodehl!

The Boom Real Estate Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 32:47


The Boom Team is LIVE at the Gateway Center for the Illinois Realtors REconnect Conference! Our guests are Jeff Baker (CEO of Illinois Realtors) and Debbie Prodehl (Treasurer of Illinois Realtors). Join us as we discuss the hot issues and market trends for real estate in Illinois in 2025! What's working in the market? What's the housing outlook over the next year? What are the industry changes we need to know about? The answers to these burning questions, and more! 

BV Tonight
CYFD Reforms Pass House

BV Tonight

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 37:23


As The legislative session continues CYFD reforms pass the House after years of trying, plus the Gateway Center opens a tiny home village on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Mexico News Podcast
Albuquerque's Investment In Healthcare For The Homeless

New Mexico News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 29:58


The City of Albuquerque is making a significant investment in the Gateway Center along Gibson, which aims to be a one-stop shop for services. One of the main resources inside the facility, known as 'Medical Respite' will provide primary medical, dental, and behavioral health care for people living on the streets. Rachel Biggs, Chief Strategy Officer for the program, and Kate Morton, Chief Clinical Officer, join Chris and Gabby to explain how the facility will work, who it will serve, and the overall promise to the community. How big of an impact will it make? Is medical staffing a struggle?  We appreciate our listeners. Send your feedback or story ideas to hosts chris.mckee@krqe.com or gabrielle.burkhart@krqe.com. We're also on X (Twitter), Facebook, & Instagram at @ChrisMcKeeTV and @gburkNM. For more on this episode and all of our prior episodes, visit our podcast website: KRQE.com/podcasts. Also, check out the video version of the podcast on our YouTube channel. Our show also airs on television! Tune into Fox New Mexico on Wednesdays at 10:35 p.m. MST. 

Generation Justice
Gilbert Ramirez on the Gateway Center

Generation Justice

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 25:19


Gilbert Ramirez is the Director of the Health, Housing & Homelessness Department for the City of Albuquerque. He shares the vision of the department, the Gateway Center, and ways the community can give support! LIVE SUNDAYS @ 7PM 89.9FM / KUNM.org

TJ Trout
The Paper, and City Desk ABQ

TJ Trout

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 28:06


From Albuquerque's online periodicals The Paper and City Desk ABQ, Pat Davis and Andy Lyman come in to discuss the local news around the City of Albuquerque. Some of the topics they talk about are, speeding/racing in the City, the Gateway Center, and Issues with Downtown, with TJ on News Radio KKOB See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TJ Trout
Mayor Keller

TJ Trout

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 25:37


Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller comes in to discuss very important issues involving our City. Some of the topics he talks about are the possibility of the NM State Fair moving out of Albuquerque, The Gateway Center, and Downtown with TJ on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Made to Advance
19: From nineteen years in prison to new life in Christ with Dennis Neckel

Made to Advance

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 77:12


Dennis Neckel, production manager at the Gateway Center of the Holland Rescue Mission, shares his journey from prison to leadership, highlighting all the people who took a risk on him and his transformation from brokenness to new life. Links & Episode Notes Gateway Mission Kuyper College 70x7 Life Recovery Youth for Christ Biggby Coffee Pat Benatar - Wikipedia Made to Advance is a production of Engedi Church and is hosted by Brian Aulick.

Out of the Streets of Portland
Part Two: Escaping Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault: Stories of Resilience and Hope

Out of the Streets of Portland

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 38:05


Welcome to Out of the Streets of Portland, a podcast focused on sharing the stories of people who are currently or formerly homeless in our community, and helping navigate the systems and services that the Joint Office of Homeless Services and its partners either have in place, or are developing, to help people move out of homelessness and back into stable, supportive housing.  On this episode of Out of the Streets of Portland, we bring you part two of a two part episode featuring the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault system of care funded and supported by the Joint Office of Homeless Services in Multnomah County. This system serves Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, as well as their children or other dependents.  On this episode, we speak with three staff members at Raphael House - Shaykeishya, Ashley and Rachel, who help survivors navigate the system to get the help and support they need. Here are some phone numbers people who think they may be in a domestic violence situation can call to get some help. The first number is Call to Safety - 503.235.5333 - a 24-hour staffed crisis line for people in the Portland metro area. En espanol - tenemos un Línea de Crisis 503-232-4448. Es un Línea 24 horas para las sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica y/o asalto sexual. Survivors can also call the Gateway Center for Domestic Violence Services during regular business hours at 503-988-6400 to go through an assessment, which can then determine eligibility for Raphael House or other Joint Office funded programs in the Portland area.   Shaykeishya, Ashley and Rachel have all been through the process of recovery from domestic violence and addiction themselves, and are now working at Raphael House in a program called Domestic Violence Recovery Mentors helping other people flee domestic violence situations. The program is open to people of all genders who are fleeing an abusive relationship and experiencing an addiction - substance use disorder or another type of addiction. The program they run is called Domestic Violence Recovery Mentors. To find out more about this program, contact Shaykeishya at 503-593-3874 or shardin@raphaelhouse.com. One of the key values of the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault is self-determination for survivors. The work is grounded in a “survivor-centered” or “survivor led” service model; recognizing that survivors know best how to meet their own needs. This focus serves to prevent replication of power & control that might resemble that used by an abuser and is one of the most important values of the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Continuum as a whole. You can find more information, including how to get assistance with a restraining order, at the Multnomah County website - multco.us/dv.   A full list of shelters funded by the Joint Office of Homeless Services, including congregate, motel and alternative, village-style shelters can be found at johs dot us slash shelter.   Thank you for joining us for this episode of Out of the Streets of Portland.This podcast is produced by the Joint Office of Homeless Services, a Multnomah County department with funding from the County, the City of Portland, Metro, and the state and federal governments to house, shelter, and provide street outreach, navigation, employment assistance, assistance obtaining social security income, and case management to people experiencing homelessness in our community.   Please subscribe to our podcast to get notified every time a new episode is posted. You can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts by searching for ‘Out of the Streets of Portland'. And you can find this podcast, along with a ton of information, data and reports, at our website johs dot us. Thanks again for listening to Out of the Streets of Portland.  

Reel Times Trio
April 17th, 2024 ft. The Inheritance & Ragtime The Musical

Reel Times Trio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 70:56


Lynn & Carl speak with director Stephen Peirick & actor Jon Hey about The Tesseract Theatre Company's production of The Inheritance at the Marcelle. They then speak with Director, Paul Pagano and Choreographer, Lawrence Haliburton about Gateway Center for Performing Arts' production of Ragtime the Musical at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. Lynn saw the new release Sasquatch Sunset. Plus they have stories about Whitey Herzog.

Out of the Streets of Portland
Escaping Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault: Stories of Resilience and Hope (Part One of Two)

Out of the Streets of Portland

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 31:10


Welcome to Out of the Streets of Portland, a podcast focused on sharing the stories of people who are currently or formerly homeless in our community, and helping navigate the systems and services that the Joint Office of Homeless Services and its partners either have in place, or are developing, to help people move out of homelessness and back into stable, supportive housing.  On this episode of Out of the Streets of Portland, we bring you part one of a two part episode featuring the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault system of care funded and supported by the Joint Office of Homeless Services in Multnomah County. This system serves Survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, as well as their children or other dependents. To give an advance warning to our listeners, this episode will contain references to and descriptions of intimate partner violence. On this episode, we share the story of a woman who we'll call Jane Doe, a survivor of domestic violence who received support from Joint Office funded providers in Multnomah County. In the next episode of this podcast, we'll keep the focus on the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault support system, and will speak with some of the providers and staff who help survivors navigate the system to get the help and support they need. Here are some phone numbers for people who think they may be in a domestic violence situation can call to get some help: Call to Safety - 503.235.5333 - a 24-hour staffed crisis line for people in the Portland metro area. En espanol - tenemos un Línea de Crisis 503-232-4448. Es un Línea 24 horas cada dia para las sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica y/o asalto sexual. Survivors can also call the Gateway Center for Domestic Violence Services during regular business hours at 503-988-6400 for one-on-one support with experienced advocates who will help you develop a personal plan and connect you with other services.  One of the key values of the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault is self-determination for survivors. The work is grounded in a “survivor-centered” or “survivor led” service model; recognizing that survivors know best how to meet their own needs. This focus serves to prevent replication of power & control that might resemble that used by an abuser and is one of the most important values of the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Continuum as a whole. You can find more information, including how to get assistance with a restraining order, at the Multnomah County website - multco.us/dv. This podcast is produced by the Joint Office of Homeless Services, a Multnomah County department with funding from the County, the City of Portland, Metro, and the state and federal governments to house, shelter, and provide street outreach, navigation, employment assistance, assistance obtaining social security income, and case management to people experiencing homelessness in our community. Please subscribe to our podcast to get notified every time a new episode is posted. You can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts by searching for ‘Out of the Streets of Portland'. And you can find this podcast, along with a ton of information, data and reports, at our website johs.us.

BV Tonight
Housing For The Homeless

BV Tonight

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 37:05


Bernalillo County starts funds an outshoot for the Gateway Center to house homeless, even though they are not addressing the dug addiction and mental illness that cause homelessness on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

daily304's podcast
daily304 - Episode 02.18.2024

daily304's podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 2:32


Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Sunday, Feb. 18   #1 – From WVDOE –  The West Virginia Department of Education presents Episode 2 of “Common Factor,” focusing on how operations leading up to and on Bridge Day utilize Mathematical Habit of Mind No. 6: Attend to Precision.  PK-12 Academic Support Coordinator Tim Flatley discusses MHM 6 with Bridge Day Commission Chairwoman Becky Sullivan and BASE Jump Coordinator Marcus Ellison about how they ensure the safety of the BASE jumpers and festival attendees. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFB2QzghLF8    #2 – From THE INTELLIGENCER – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice helped hand out millions of dollars in environmental and arts grants during a ceremony recently at the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville. Market Street Now, a real estate firm in Wheeling, was presented a $50,000 state development grant. Another local grant was a $2,012,000 abandoned mine land grant for the Wheeling Gateway Center through the Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization Program.  The Gateway Center will be located on a plot of land currently occupied by the former Wheeling Inn. A new visitors center, plus possible retail space and more, will be housed in a brand new structure to be built on the land. The local abandoned mine land grant was among 10 handed out across the state, totalling $30,000 in federal dollars. The local arts grants were among 25 across the Northern Panhandle, totalling $738,969. Read more: https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2024/02/local-groups-get-millions-in-grants-for-arts-environment/   #3 – From WV PRESS – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is investing $9.3 million to improve water and wastewater infrastructure for five West Virginia communities. “Having adequate, safe, and reliable basic infrastructure is the foundation for community and economic development,” said Ryan Thorn, USDA West Virginia State Director of Rural Development “Strengthening public water and sewer services is at the heart of what we do at Rural Development. The investments announced today will have a lasting economic impact that allows for new opportunities and future generations to make a good life in rural communities across the Mountain State.”  In total, Rural Development is investing $9,253,000 in five projects across West Virginia. Read more: https://wvpress.org/wvpa-sharing/rural-development-invests-9-3-million-to-improve-access-to-clean-water-and-reliable-sewer-systems-in-west-virginia/   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.  

BV Tonight
ACS Goes Fulltime

BV Tonight

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 41:09


The Albuquerque Community Safety Department wants money to go 24 -7, plus the Gateway Center has a new option for those who say they need medical care on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Mexico News Podcast
Albuquerque Mayor Talks Successes & Struggles of 2023

New Mexico News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 42:25


The City of Albuquerque is closer to getting a professional soccer stadium built, and seeing progress on big projects like the Rail Yards and Gateway Center. But there are still major challenges surrounding crime, homelessness, and the fentanyl epidemic. This week, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller joins Chris & Gabby for an in-depth discussion about the successes and challenges of 2023. Mayor Keller also shares what he believes will be the city's biggest battle in 2024, as well as the crime-focused priorities he'll take to legislators next year. We appreciate our listeners. Send your feedback or story ideas to hosts chris.mckee@krqe.com or gabrielle.burkhart@krqe.com. We're also on Twitter (X), Facebook, & Instagram at @ChrisMcKeeTV and @gburkNM. For more on this episode and all of our prior episodes, visit our podcast website: KRQE.com/podcasts.

Inclusive Education Project Podcast
How Young Adults are Thriving at Gateway Center with Robert Freiri

Inclusive Education Project Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 22:28


If you have an older student, you might already be thinking about post-high school transitions, so we are excited to dive into the topic of programs for students outside the school setting. Join us to learn more!Robert Freiri is the Executive Director of Gateway Center in Monterey County, CA. Most of his career has been spent in the nonprofit space, working with YMCA Boys and Girls Clubs, after-school care programs, Habitat for Humanity, residential foster care, and now, Gateway Center. Show Highlights:How Gateway Center was started 60 years ago by a coalition of parents of preschoolers–and evolved into an adult program todayHow the Without Walls program began at Gateway, in partnership with Pacific Grove Adult School, for young adults who have aged out of the school systemHighlights of the activities, programs, goals, and dedicated staff that work together to provide a safe space and sense of community for the participantsWhy there aren't more programs like this across the countryA success story of Robert's daughter–and where she is todayWhat Robert sees as current trends in the nonprofit worldWhy many parents are left to “figure things out” on their own and don't have access to quality programs for their older kidsLinks/Resources:Connect with Robert Freiri: Email, LinkedIn, Twitter, and InstagramContact us on social media or through our website for more information on the IEP Learning Center, and send us your questions for Nadia Bennett for a future episode: www.inclusiveeducationproject.org Thank you for listening! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to the show to receive every new episode delivered straight to your podcast player every Tuesday.If you enjoyed this episode and believe in our message, then please help us get the word out about this podcast. Rate and Review this show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, or Google Play. It helps other listeners find this show.Be sure to connect with us and reach out with any questions/concerns:FacebookInstagram–We are doing videos on Instagram, so connect with us there and send us your questions!TwitterIEP websiteEmail us: admin@iepcalifornia.org

Locked On Hawks - Daily Podcast On The Atlanta Hawks
Hawks wrap home preseason slate with victory in College Park

Locked On Hawks - Daily Podcast On The Atlanta Hawks

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 32:18


Brad Rowland (@BTRowland, DIME on UPROXX) hosts episode No. 1566 of the Locked on Hawks podcast. The show focuses on the third preseason game for the Atlanta Hawks against the New Orleans Pelicans at Gateway Center in College Park, including audio from Quin Snyder and plenty of highlights from Trae Young, Onyeka Okongwu, Dejounte Murray, and Jalen Johnson.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Jase MedicalSave more than $360 by getting these lifesaving antibiotics with Jase Medical plus an additional $20 off by using code LOCKEDON at checkout on jasemedical.com.FanDuelThis episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook, Official Sportsbook of Locked On. Right now, NEW customers can bet FIVE DOLLARS and get TWO HUNDRED in BONUS BETS - GUARANTEED. Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Locked On Hawks - Daily Podcast On The Atlanta Hawks
Hawks wrap home preseason slate with victory in College Park

Locked On Hawks - Daily Podcast On The Atlanta Hawks

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 36:03


Brad Rowland (@BTRowland, DIME on UPROXX) hosts episode No. 1566 of the Locked on Hawks podcast. The show focuses on the third preseason game for the Atlanta Hawks against the New Orleans Pelicans at Gateway Center in College Park, including audio from Quin Snyder and plenty of highlights from Trae Young, Onyeka Okongwu, Dejounte Murray, and Jalen Johnson. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase.  Jase Medical Save more than $360 by getting these lifesaving antibiotics with Jase Medical plus an additional $20 off by using code LOCKEDON at checkout on jasemedical.com. FanDuel This episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook, Official Sportsbook of Locked On. Right now, NEW customers can bet FIVE DOLLARS and get TWO HUNDRED in BONUS BETS - GUARANTEED. Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sans The Sugarcoat, Our Autism Journey
S6: Episode 2: Robert Freiri, Executive Director, Gateway Center

Sans The Sugarcoat, Our Autism Journey

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 37:26


At the Gateway Center of Monterey County, Care & Compassion can be seen in all its programs—including the Without Walls program (WOW), which is designed to meet the needs of adults transitioning out of the classroom setting. As individuals with developmental disabilities progress out of the school setting, they require a supportive environment to help them live full and productive lives with dignity and independence. With this in mind, Gateway Center expanded its care facilities to provide adult services in 1963. Gateway Center has an extensive network of families, organizations, and professionals who proudly support the disabled community.   https://gatewaycenter.org/ ________________________________________ We would love a review on Apple Podcast, Spotify or Audible If you have any question, would like to be a guest: Contact us - email:  inclusion@autismmastermind.co https://www.autismmastermind.co/  

Navigating the Spectrum with Michele Portlock
S5 E76- Robert Freiri and Care for Adults with Disabilities

Navigating the Spectrum with Michele Portlock

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 27:54


Robert Freiri is the Executive Director at Gateway Center of Monterey County, a community that has been serving adults with developmental disabilities for the past 60 years. Together, Robert and I discuss how to meet the needs of adults with disabilities through residential care as well as through community resources. Gateway Center's slogan of Care and Compassion can be seen in all its programs--including the Without Walls program, which is designed to meet the needs of adults transitioning out of the classroom setting. As parents, we often worry about how to care for our adult children with disabilities in the most meaningful way. And this includes their care when we are no longer here to care for them ourselves. Take a listen to Robert as he shares how Gateway Center helps meet the needs of it's clients through care and compassion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michele-portlock/support

New Mexico News Podcast
How Albuquerque's Gateway Center Is Shaping Up

New Mexico News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 40:20


It's been nearly four years since voters approved a $14-million bond for Albuquerque's long-promised "Gateway Center" homeless shelter, a project with the goal of creating a facility offering comprehensive, wrap-around services for the homeless. By late 2020, the city entered into negotiations to purchase the former Lovelace Hospital on Gibson Boulevard. At the time, Mayor Tim Keller envisioned the building as possibly being operational "in months, not years." But the build-up to the Gateway Center has taken longer than expected. This week, Chris and Gabby are checking in with a couple of top Albuquerque city officials on the status of the project. Family and Community Services Department Director Carol Pierce and Deputy Director Gilbert Ramirez join the conversation for an extended discussion of how the Gateway Center is shaping up. What services are open at the Gateway Center right now? How many people can the facility house overnight? What's the goal? Will it be the silver bullet to eliminate or alleviate issues surrounding homelessness in Albuquerque? Those questions and much more are tackled in this week's episode, which includes a breakdown of some of the key services that the Gateway Center is expected to offer. We mentioned our prior interview with Mayor Tim Keller about homelessness at the top of the episode. If you haven't listened to that episode yet, you still can on KRQE.com Got something to share? Let us know. Send your feedback or story ideas to hosts chris.mckee@krqe.com or gabrielle.burkhart@krqe.com. We're also on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram at @ChrisMcKeeTV and @gburkNM. For more on this episode and all of our prior episodes, visit our podcast website: KRQE.com/podcasts.

Missions to Movements
Maximizing Impact: Digital Strategies and Monthly Giving Programs for Nonprofits

Missions to Movements

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 21:38 Transcription Available


I'm back from maternity leave and more excited than ever to share with you the latest digital strategies for organizations making a positive impact in the world. As I return to work, I'll be discussing the importance of time efficiency and the amazing insights I've had from guests like Vik Harrison, Marcus Collins, and Caroline Griffin.Ready to transform your mission into a movement? Discover how monthly giving programs can create sustainable, scalable income for your organization. We'll also dive into building a successful monthly giving program and what to expect in future episodes as we examine AI, Facebook Ads, and social channel updates. Together, let's create positive change in the world through digital strategies!Resources & LinksSome of my favorite Episodes from the past few months include:Episode 70: The 3-Step Marketing Engine Every Org Should Use with Vik HarrisonEpisode 68: How Culture Influences Marketing with Marcus Collins, Wieden+KennedyEpisode 71: The Big Change with Google Analytics & What You Need to Do with Caroline GriffinApplications for my Monthly Giving Mastermind program are now open. If you have been wanting to start a monthly giving program but haven't had the time or the team to make it happen, this is for you. We start in July, so apply now!Check out Gateway Center's monthly giving program, The Path and The Roots monthly giving program, devoted to supporting communities in Ethiopia.Want to make Missions to Movements even better? Take a screenshot of this episode and share it on Instagram. Be sure to tag @positivequation so I can connect with you. Let's Connect! Send a DM on Instagram or LinkedIn and let us know what you think of the show! Head to YouTube for helpful digital marketing how-to videos and podcast teasers Want to book Dana as a speaker for your event? Click here!

New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
The Line | Reaction to the Mayor Keller Interview

New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 51:03


NMiF Senior Producer Lou DiVizio introduces the podcast this week with headlines from around the state, including the federal government's decision to protect Chaco Canyon and a 10-mile buffer zone from mineral extraction. Gene Grant and The Line Opinion Panel react to the mayor's comments from our exclusive interview and to some of the larger themes from the state of the city address. First, the group responds to Mayor Keller's promises regarding the Gateway Center and his vision for growing the number of affordable housing units around the city. The panel also discusses the work done so far by the Albuquerque Community Safety Department and the mayor's plan to triangulate federal gun-free zones and enforce federal penalties across the city's downtown area.   Gene the panel assess the feasibility and affordability of the economic development projects the mayor is planning. They also react to the mayor's response to the Gladiators turf situation and question whether he intentionally misused city dollars. Finally, the panelists look ahead to a City Council vote that could restructure power at the top of city government and they also grade the mayor's work through his six years in office. Host: Lou DiVizio Line Host: Gene Grant The Line Opinion Panel:  Serge Martinez, professor, UNM School of Law  Lan Sena, former Albuquerque city councilor  Tom Grover, attorney, former Albuquerque police sergeant  For More Information: Keller highlights gun violence, homelessness in State of the City address – Albuquerque Journal  State creates council to address lack of affordable housing amid surge in homeless population – Albuquerque Journal  City: Asbestos regulations not followed at Gateway Center – Albuquerque Journal  Duplexes and casitas in single-family neighborhoods? Here's where Mayor Keller's zoning proposals stand – Albuquerque Journal  Keller highlights gun violence, homelessness in State of the City address – Albuquerque Journal  Albuquerque police near full compliance in reform effort – Albuquerque Journal   2022 was another record-setting year for homicides in Albuquerque – KRQE  How Albuquerque officials misused tax dollars in turf scheme – KRQE   City of Albuquerque Announces Fiber Internet to Every Home and Business – City of Albuquerque  Could Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta Park be the new home for New Mexico United's soccer stadium? – Albuquerque Journal  City councilors want a city manager — the mayor disagrees – KOAT    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nmif/message

TJ Trout
The Gateway Center

TJ Trout

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 28:43


City of Albuquerque Director of Family and Community Services Carol Pearce discusses the issues of the Gateway Center and how it is actually operational with TJ on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gateway Life | Audio Podcast
Family Matters: Your Participation in Israel's Story | Nic Lesmeister

Gateway Life | Audio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 54:09


Nic Lesmeister, Director of Gateway Center for Israel, brings a message titled "Family Matters: Your Participation in Israel's Story."

Crime Secrets W/ Mandy and Rosa
The 2009 Mass Shooting At The Gateway Center Building

Crime Secrets W/ Mandy and Rosa

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 80:14


The 618 Now
Reimagining Highway 50 plus tax rebates!

The 618 Now

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 9:58


In this episode, we discuss: a $500k plan to study Highway 50 from Exit 14 all the way through to Scott-Troy Rd Illinois' plan to rebate 6.2M tax payers funds over the next 6-8 weeks why OTHS students already received information on registering for classes for NEXT year. Seems so early, but we learned the reasons why and it makes so much sense!  our ongoing love for the O'Fallon Public Library and the Friends of the Library's upcoming trivia night in support of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Trivia night is Nov 5 from 7-10pm. Sat, Oct 15 @ 8am Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station- the final market of the year! Sat, Oct 15 @ 6:30pm Be a Kid for a Night in support of Caritas Family Solutions at the Gateway Center in Collinsville   Sun, Oct 16 is Bosses' Day! Sat, Oct 22 @ 9am Four Legged Running 5k hosted by Furchild Sat, Oct 22 9am-3pm Shiloh Treasures in the Park - over 40 vendors, Twilight Band from noon-3pm and food from the PTO Mon, Oct 31 6-9pm Trick or Treating in O'Fallon and Shiloh Have an idea for a podcast topic? Submit it here! Follow us on Instagram @The618Now.

Seeds Of Wellbeing - SOW
Ep 21. Pacific Gateway Center with En Young

Seeds Of Wellbeing - SOW

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 47:04 Transcription Available


In this episode we speak with En Young from The Pacific Gateway Center on Oahu whose mission is to empower low-income residents, immigrants, refugees and other vulnerable populations to achieve self-sufficiency through skill-building and access to opportunities while respecting cultural heritages.. En has recently taken the role of Executive Director and shares details about their programs and some stressorsThis podcast is brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources (CTAHR), and the Seeds of Wellbeing or SOW Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.#wellness #mentalhealth #farming #agriculture #ranching #stress #hawaii #stressmanagement #agproducers #pacificgatewaycenter #immigrantfarmer Resources:Pacific Gateway CenterLargest Human Trafficking case in US History (2010) Additional Resources:Seeds Of Wellbeing websiteSeeds of Wellbeing Resource HubAll the SOW links

Unstruct
001: Krause Gateway Center with Thomas Reynolds, PE

Unstruct

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 48:54


This episode explores the design and construction of the Krause Gateway Center in Des Moines, IA. Thomas Reynolds, PE, Senior Associate with Silman Associates in New York, NY sits down to discuss design of this 160,000 GSF, six story, steel framed structure with offset floor plates and extreme cantilevers. Thomas has 20 years of structural design experience and enjoys spending time near water with his wife and kids when he is not designing complex, non-rectilinear building structures. Is he left handed or right handed? You'll have to listen to find out.

New Mexico News Podcast
Albuquerque's Mayor On Homelessness

New Mexico News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 46:08


It is one of the biggest issues facing New Mexico's largest city. Thousands of people are living on the streets and depending on where you live, you might have a widely different view on how to deal with it. This week on the podcast, Chris and Gabby take a deep dive into Albuquerque's problem with homelessness, speaking with the man guiding policy and plans: Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller. In a 40 minute conversation, Keller shares his thoughts on the so-called "Safe Outdoor Spaces" or city-sanctioned homeless camps; the massive new Gateway Center homeless shelter; and what's the deal with the numerous encampments that still exist throughout the city. What would be pivotal in changing the city's situation for the better? When will the Gateway Center open? And how many people will it serve? These questions and more are answered in this week's episode. We feel that listener feedback is fundamental. Email us at chris.mckee@krqe.com or gabrielle.burkhart@krqe.com. You can also catch us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram at @ChrisMcKeeTV and @gburkNM. For more on this episode and all of our prior episodes, visit our website: KRQE.com/podcasts.

TJ Trout
Cristina Parajon

TJ Trout

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 28:16


Cristina Parajon Gateway Center Administrator from the Dept. of Family and Community Services for the City of Albuquerque, comes in to discuss the status of the Gateway Center a mechanism to help house people, and to get people on track who are down on their luck on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TJ Trout
Pat Davis

TJ Trout

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 29:37


Albuquerque City Councilor Pat Davis comes in to talk about the Governors race and the polls, also the DA's race and Secretary of State, he also discusses the homeless and the Gateway Center with TJ on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Closer Look with Rose Scott
Brenau University expands its school of psychology and adolescent counseling; Local nonprofits work to combat homeless in metro Atlanta amid pandemic

Closer Look with Rose Scott

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 54:35


Brenau University expands its school of psychology and adolescent counseling; Local nonprofits work to combat homeless in metro Atlanta amid pandemicBrenau University President Anne Skleder discusses the state of mental health access and care in Georgia and how her university is working to close the gap through several new initiatives.Plus, Raphael Holloway, the CEO of Gateway Center, and Barry Dupree, a formerly homeless client of the Gateway Center, who is now living independently, Mellony Gaston, the social services director at the Atlanta Children's Shelter discuss the recent drop in Atlanta's homeless population and the ongoing efforts to find permanent housing for those in need. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Daily Detroit
7 Development stories around Detroit + Hudson's tower talk (ft. Robin Runyan)

Daily Detroit

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 20:34


Robin Runyan from Urbanize Detroit is in the studio, and we're talking about a ton of projects around town. Turkey Stearnes Field at Hamtramck Stadium was dedicated, Robin went. Livonia residents say no to apartments because they fear they'd bring the poors (and others) $38 million in credits is coming to Detroit to build low income units; including converting old St. Michaels catholic school on the city's east side to housing We discuss the ongoing Hudson's saga and developers going back to the well for more incentive money; and why politicians across America almost never say no to stadiums or other projects. Robin's thoughts on the new East Warren streetscape The Gateway Center at Michigan and Washington Boulevard in Detroit will be demo'd - it's actually an Albert Kahn with an ugly duckling facade from the 70s. It was the Finsterwald building. The former Studebaker Service and Sales building is becoming 162 apartments in Milwaukee Junction And, the old Ford home in Boston Edison is for sale. A truly unique property. Keeping it up was a labor of love for a couple, here's the listing: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/140-Edison-St-Detroit-MI-48202/88587945_zpid/ Drink of the show: Finnish Long Drink Support the show by: 1) Telling a friend to listen! 2) If we bring joy to your day or you find us valuable, buy us a coffee as a one-time thing: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit 3) Think about becoming a monthly member. It makes a huge difference. https://www.patreon.com/DailyDetroit 4) If you'd like to sponsor or have feedback for the show, dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot com for opportunities.

The Charity Charge Show
EP 87 Robert Freiri | Executive Director, Gateway Center of Monterey County

The Charity Charge Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 21:49


In Episode 87 of the Charity Charge Show, Stephen talks to Robert Feiri, Executive Director of Gateway Center of Monterey County, whose mission is to serve adults with Developmental Disabilities by fully supporting their individual rights and choices, and empowering them to live full and productive lives with dignity and independence within the community. Stephen and Robert Feiri talk about sustaining motivation through challenging times, breaking old habits to bring future successes, and the importance of a peer support system. Robert Freiri is the Executive Director of Gateway Center of Monterey County. He has been a nonprofit Executive Director for 23 years including seven years as Habitat for Humanity's Executive Director and seven years as the Executive Director of Chamberlain's Children Center. Robert has also been a Nonprofit Manager for 35 years. Robert Feiri on sustaining motivation in challenging times: I think that what always kept me going is the focus on our mission, to make sure that even if it's been a tough day or we didn't win that day, that we're still on track to succeed at our mission and meet the needs of our clients. For me, when it's been a rough day I make sure that before I leave, I'll walk into the residential facility and spend 20 minutes with one or two of the residents. That always reminds me why I'm here and why we all do the good work that we do. That's what recharges me more than anything so that I can be ready to go and hit the challenges the next day. In the end it's really about the people that you serve and if you're doing a good job with that, your batteries will stay charged.

Winner’s Circle
Giving Back - Gateway Center ATL

Winner’s Circle

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 26:05


Lansana teams up with entrepreneur Pastor Briana Douce to talk about community service, faith, and Gateway Center in Atlanta, Georgia.Matthew 25:31-46Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35. Start your own podcast with BuzzsproutSupport the show (https://cash.app/$ourwinnerscircle)

TechBridge Talks
Homelessness: What It Is and What It Isn't

TechBridge Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 32:28


Raphael Holloway is the Chief Executive Officer of the Gateway Center, an organization that connects people experiencing homelessness with the support necessary to become self-sufficient and find a permanent home. In today's episode, Raphael and Adam discuss the hidden truths and common misconceptions we need to know about homelessness.

Wings with Friends
58 Hundred Special with Paul Pagano

Wings with Friends

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 54:29


Paul Pagano is a talented and charismatic cofounder of Gateway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Louis. Paul shares his passion for story telling and theatre arts while enjoying smoked, then flash-fried wings from 58 Hundred in St. Louis, MO! Hear about how a group of friends with passion for the arts got together and opened a theatre and the impact they've had on their community. Go to gcpastl.org to see what's going on at Gateway, get involved and support the arts! Also check out 58 Hundred in St. Louis for ethically and locally sourced tastes cuisine!

BV Tonight
Gateway Center announces plans

BV Tonight

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 12:35


Albuquerque has finally announced their plans for the Gateway Homeless Center, BV points out this won't ease the problem on News Radio KKOB

impact. The Boro
Transforming Entrepreneurship

impact. The Boro

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 39:52


Launch Greensboro is moving! The Chamber's entrepreneur initiative is teaming up with transformGSO to create a hub for entrepreneurs in the Gateway Center. TransformGSO's Kaitlin Conover, Launch's Jenn Hensel and entrepreneurs FaLon Thomas and Matt Hannan talk about what this means for startup businesses in our city.

What's the Plan?
Show 59 - Terry Wecker and Neil Larkin

What's the Plan?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 29:29


Terry Wecker has been the office manager for Custom House Realty since it was formed in 2001. Prior to that he worked in other real estate companies, in other capacities for about twenty-five years. In addition to his position with Custom House Realty he is noted for his energetic service to the community, and the list of his positions is a long one. He has been Secretary of the Rotary Club of Monterey for over 10 years. He is past President of the Monterey High School Instrumental Music Boosters. He has managed and coached Pony Baseball. Terry is Chairman of the Monterey Rock and Rod Festival, a benefit for Gateway Center of Monterey County, Inc. and he is past president of Gold Coast Rods, of the Compari Club; he is a director of Gateway Center. Plus, he has served his real estate community as a past director, treasurer and chairman of many committees throughout the years. Neil Larkin Manager and PGA Professional at Monterey Pines Golf Club.

Missions in the Modern Day
What is happening in Israel, and why should Christians care?

Missions in the Modern Day

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 21:53


The outbreak of terror and violence in Israel is gripping the world right now. Although news headlines are everywhere, it can be very difficult to understand what is really going on. In this special episode, we speak to Nic Lesmeister, the Director for the Gateway Center for Israel in Dallas, TX. Nic shares how Christians can understand what is happening and how we can pray.

The Common Good Hour
Ep 18: Quarantine Cookbook and Affordable Housing with Mark Pollack

The Common Good Hour

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 65:07


What’s a “recipe” for success in housing and homelessness in Atlanta? This week, we invite Marc Pollack, developer, investor, community activist, and home chef to discuss his work in affordable housing and his recent new project, the Quarantine Cookbook. In addition to having a fun conversation on cooking, the slow-food movement, and farm-to-table practices, we talk with Marc about his work with https://partnersforhome.org/ (Partners for Home Atlanta), the http://aahfund.com/ (Atlanta Affordable Housing Fund), and https://www.gatewayctr.org/ (The Gateway Center), three organizations working to address affordable housing and homelessness in Atlanta, GA. We begin the episode discussing the role of staff and leaders taking time to know their community - drawing inspiration from the phrase, “good shepherds smell like their sheep.” Roger also shares this week’s trivia question that will test your knowledge of 90s baseball trivia.

BV Tonight
City Council Moves Forward with Gateway Center

BV Tonight

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 19:07


The ABQ City Council approves plans to turn the Gibson Medical Center into the new Gateway Center for the homeless, BV explains why residents in the area are not happy on News Radio KKOB

Church InTension
Is there Unknown Anti-Semitism in Your Theology?

Church InTension

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 39:12


The Church is growing rapidly in its understand of its Jewish roots. One big leap took place in Gateway Center for Israel Director Nic Lesmeister's life when he discovered unknown anti-Semitism in his theology. Find out more in this episode of the Church InTension podcast, in which Dr. Jon Chasteen discusses the topic of anti-Semitism and Jewish Christianity with Nic Lesmeister.

Minute of Your Time
EP 28. POWER HOUR: Music Business Basics + Networking in Africa w/ Amy Oraefo Esq Entertainment Atty + Entrepreneur

Minute of Your Time

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 66:07


Taking a break from the CEO Mindset series to chat with Entertainment Attorney and Entrepreneur Amy Oraefo. Amy joins the @moytpodcast this week to chat with host @shaymlawson about how the details of the alleged details of Lil Wayne's UMG deal don't make dollars and sense. Plus Amy digs into how her Nigerian roots have played a major role in building her firm and breaks down how music creators can build business and network effectively within the continent of Africa's booming music scene We Cover: Key Challenges Building Connections Abroad How to Network Via DM The One Book Every Music Creator Needs Resources to Engage in the Pulse of the African Music Scene Music Resource Links www.amplifyafrica.org All You Need to Know About the Music Industry [AMAZON LINK] Charitable Giving + Organizations: In Touch Ministries: https://www.intouch.org/ The Gateway Center: https://www.gatewayctr.org/ ATL Food Bank: https://www.acfb.org/ Boys and Girls Club: https://www.bgcma.org/ Hosea Feed the Hungry: https://4hosea.org/ Connect with Amy: www.aopclawfirm.com IG, Twitter, FB: @AmyOSaidSo Linkedin.com/in/AmyOraefo IG @shaymlawson FB: Shay M. Lawson, Esq. Twitter: @shaymlawson The materials and information contained on this podcast and site are for informational purposes only and you should not consider anything on podcast or show notes as personalized legal advice. **This podcast is also not intended to create (nor does it) an attorney-client relationship between Shay M. Lawson and you. You should not act upon any information contained in this content without first seeking professional legal counsel. ** --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

TJ Trout
Georgia Recount and the Gateway Center

TJ Trout

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 31:27


TJ looks at the Georgia voter recount and the controversy surrounding the Albuquerque "Gateway Center"

MOVEments
Homelessness (w/ Gateway Center)

MOVEments

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 55:15


Welcome back to MOVEments! It’s National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, and we are doing a two-part series deep diving into these topics with two very influential organizations in the Atlanta area! Today we’re joined with Gateway Center’s Bec Cranford as we discuss the broader issue of homelessness in Atlanta, and was that this organization is combating the issue at a larger scale. You can learn more information about Gateway Center and follow their social media below: Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @gatewayctr Website: https://www.gatewayctr.org/ Get Involved: https://www.gatewayctr.org/donate/ Here are more resources to learn more about the issue of homelessness in Atlanta and across the US: National Alliance to End Homelessness: https://endhomelessness.org/ Partners for Home: https://partnersforhome.org/ Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week: https://hhweek.org/ Looking for service projects this month? The Special Projects Committee is helping plant trees with Trees Atlanta in Home Park on Saturday, November 21st from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm! Sign up through Engage here: https://gatech.campuslabs.com/engage/event/6603126 The STEM & Education Committee is looking for volunteers to assist the K-12 InVenture Prize Competition and serve as a Mock Pitch Day Judge! Judging will be between December 1st-11th and can be done at your own pace once you register! Sign up on Engage with this link: https://gatech.campuslabs.com/engage/event/6600452 Subscribe for bi-weekly podcasts anywhere you listen to podcasts, and be sure to follow MOVE on Instagram & Facebook @movegt! Thanks for listening, and keep an eye out for our next interview about hunger and food insecurity in Atlanta with a representative from the Atlanta Community Food Bank! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gtmovements/message

Missions in the Modern Day
Ministry to the Jewish People & God’s Heart for Israel, Nic Lesmeister

Missions in the Modern Day

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 29:35


In episode two, we talk with Nick Lesmeister. Nic is the Director of the Gateway Center for Israel out of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas. He shares some amazing insights on ministry to the Jewish people, God’s heart for Israel and what it means that the land is in such prominence today. Nic also shares about the early days of Modern Day Missions and provides a peek behind the scenes of how the organization came into existence. 

The Good Works Show
Gateway Center

The Good Works Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 33:33


Gateway Center by The Good Works Show

Closer Look with Rose Scott
Whistleblower Alleges Improper Medical Care At South Georgia Migrant Detention Center

Closer Look with Rose Scott

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 40:11


Ohiohammer - The 9th Age Podcast

Tonight Rob is joined by War Room Hobbies proprietor Mike Horner to chat about Siege World and provide you with all the event details including all of our COVID preparation and precautions.August 22-23, 20202 Days5 Games1905 points plus a “free” 90 point War EngineMidwest and Mountain Region Masters QualifierGateway Center in Collinsville, IL$30 Registration FeeTournament capped at 20 playersRegistration:http://gateway-gamers.com/index.htmlPlayer Pack:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XeF-pTowsjue-wWVBosUMu-P_dB4zVIm/view?usp=sharingGateyway Gamers Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/GatewayGames/

BV Tonight
News numbers from study on Homeless in ABQ

BV Tonight

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 17:17


BV discusses the homeless situation in ABQ and new plans for Mayor Keller's Gateway Center on News Radio KKOB.

Israel Next Podcast
A Healthy Israel Engagement - Interview with Gateway Center for Israel - ENGLISH

Israel Next Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 70:36


What can a healthy Israel engagement look like? We ask Director for Gateway Center for Israel, Nic Lesmeister, and Pastor Sam Arnaud. Gateway church is a megachurch in Texas and has a several decades long deep engagement for Israel.As an introduction, we present the work of Israel Next more in depth. How was the organization established and what are our goals?

Israel Next Podcast
Et sunt Israelengasjement - Intervju med Gateway Center for Israel - NORWEGIAN

Israel Next Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 69:33


Hvordan kan et sunt Israelengasjement se ut? Vi spør leder for Gateway Israel Center Nic Lesmeister og pastor Sam Arnaud om dette. Gateway Church er en megakirke i Texas som i mange år har hatt et aktivt Israelengasjement.Som en introduksjon presenterter vi også Israel Next litt nærmere; hvordan oppstod organisasjonen og hva er vårt mål?

Impact Real Estate Investing

BE SURE TO SEE THE SHOWNOTES AND LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE HERE. Eve: [00:00:14] Hi there, thanks so much for joining me today for the latest episode of Impact Real Estate Investing.  My guest today is Ommeed Sathe. Ommeed is Vice President of Impact Investments in Prudential Financial’s Office of Corporate Social Responsibility.  His unit manages a portfolio of $1 billion in impact investments. That’s a big number and it doesn’t seem like Ommeed is slowing down. Ommeed grew up in a family who felt public service, through work or volunteerism, “was fundamental.” And that has clearly rubbed off. Be sure to go to evepicker.com to find out more about Ommeed on the show notes page for this episode. And be sure to sign up for my newsletter so you can access information about impact real estate investing and get the latest news about the exciting projects on my crowdfunding platform, SmallChange.   Eve: [00:01:42] Well hello Ommeed, thanks for taking the time to talk to me today.   Ommeed Sathe: Absolutely, Eve, it's a real pleasure to be with you.   Eve: Well, that's great. So I wanted to start with your title, Vice President of Impact Investments at Prudential. What does that mean?   Ommeed: [00:01:59] Yeah, so I head up the company’s impact investing activities, and that's obviously one of those terms that kind of sounds OK, but it doesn't really necessarily clearly translate. But what it is, for us, is it's a portfolio of investments we've made that are trying to have both a financial and a social impact. And so they are genuine investments that try to make money, but we invest them exclusively in projects that we think have outsize social investments and in particular in the types of projects that our company and traditional capital markets wouldn't do otherwise.   So, they're really meant not to be sort of a subset of what the company was doing already, but to be a portfolio, to be used to be catalytic and differentiated and to invest in places we wouldn't be investing otherwise and in projects we wouldn't be looking at otherwise.   Eve: [00:02:51] So how big is the portfolio?   Ommeed: [00:02:53] At the moment, it's, it's about a billion dollars.   Eve: [00:02:57] Wow, that's pretty big. Can you give us some examples of the things you've invested in?   Ommeed: [00:03:02] We have sort of two halves of the portfolio. One is around very physical types of projects, affordable housing. We've made a lot of investments in our hometown of Newark in big transformative developments and redevelopments. And then we also do some interesting work around new ways of doing agriculture, new ways of sort of growing and feeding the planet. And that's sort of on the physical side of the work. And on the other side of the portfolio is investments in really interesting social purpose businesses. And those have been largely focused on financial inclusion. And then on education and how do we re-skill and retrain the labor force?   Eve: [00:03:42] That's pretty great. How would you define impact in real estate? How does Prudential define it? Like, both of you?   Ommeed: [00:03:50] Yes. So, this is actually a really fascinating question. So, I think there's probably three ways to think about it. You can think about it just sort of on the the most, I'd say, straightforward which is, you know, units of affordable housing, square feet of redevelopment, square feet of the building, and if it's a LEED platinum. Your, sort of, the physical characteristics of the development very much sort of very clear outputs of sort of what the real estate is. I think the second way to think about it is what's sort of the community level and at the residents’ level. And so how are residents’ lives being impacted and living in certain places? How are services? What's the quality and satisfaction of tenants? So very sort of a consumer impact as well as in looking at sort of the communities in which this real estate is. So, are these places where investment wasn't being made and after you make these investments, does more investment come in? Are those investments leading to good outcomes or is it just catalyzing sort of unhealthy gentrification? Those are a couple of dimensions. And then I think the third and both, sort of, most qualitative and trickiest maybe to sort of measure, but something that really drives us is, is this work in any way catalytic? Does it change the trajectory of what a market is going towards? Does it prove that a new way or a new type of housing or new type of sort of investment strategy that could work thing be replicated in other places?   Eve: [00:05:18] That last one must be more of a hope than a metric that you can measure.   Ommeed: [00:05:23] That's right, it's true that it's nothing than more of a hope. But I'll give you some examples, maybe that last one, because I think it kind of brings it to life.   So, you know, one of the things that we've been looking at and I think we've done with the great sort of sort of architectural firms is how do you say we take lots that have been deemed substandard, often sort of ineligible even for development and develop really creative structures and housing and building models that can sort of create value on land that is otherwise essentially worthless. And are there ways to sort of replicate that and make that go to other places? Because it's interesting, right? Like, you know, with land getting so expensive and all the prime development sites gone. If you're trying to get more affordable housing into sort of affluent markets, sometimes figuring out really creative design solutions for substandard or non-standard lots is one way to do that. Another thing that we've done sort of I think has been really catalytic. We worked with some colleagues down in Washington, D.C. They had recently passed a new ordinance that required much higher levels of stormwater retention. And a lot of our city's stormwater is actually a sort of surprisingly under-appreciated problem. Enormous source of pollution, flooding. And so, cities are starting to try to grapple with how they do this better.   [00:06:37] And so D.C. passed this ordinance requiring much higher levels of stormwater capture. You know, one of the few ways you can do that on a development is you can either sort of build in essentially bladders in the basement to capture water or green roofs on the roof. But what DC did that was really interesting was they permitted people to fill some of their obligation by making improvements to green infrastructure in other parts of the city. And so we helped fund a bunch of improvements to green infrastructure and you got essentially tradeable stormwater credits. And so this was a version of sort of what people talk about wanting to try to do with carbon by creating tax and trade mechanisms and, but done at the local level around a whole novel problem with stormwater. And so that's sort of an example of something that I think we helped build the first green infrastructure products and create the first tradable stormwater credits. And we think that solution is really interesting. And we also think other cities will see that, and potentially try re-create a similar solution.   Eve: [00:07:35] That is catalytic. So, you know, when you were talking about unusable lots, I was thinking about an article I read recently about the downsizing of some freeways and the land that that might free up. For, you know, development use. I think that's a really interesting thesis in this time when we're starting to see autonomous vehicles and a lot of people who don't want to own cars. It's really interesting to think about where land is available, right?   Ommeed: [00:08:04] I think it is. And it's still strange to me, actually, because there's a sort of funny meme, right, that what will happen in Silicon Valley finally invents a technology that allows us to build the second story. And, you know, I think that spirit is kind of true even in New York City. You go around and see so many easy and obvious potential sites that you could build on. Sites that are being used for car dealerships, parking lots, abandoned, your public assets, you know, right of ways. And it's amazing just how much of that land is there when you start to look. And it does feel like some of the lowest hanging fruit, in terms of how do we find opportunities to create more affordable products. Again, it may not be the best location in the city, but it's certainly habitable and buildable and safe. And I think it's been really interesting. We worked with this great architecture firm down in New Orleans the Office of John Tate, and they've done really interesting stuff thinking about how to do that.   Eve: [00:09:02] Yes. Yeah, I know Jonathan really well. He was, he actually did the first crowdfunding offering with us.   Ommeed: Oh, there you go, it's a small world.   Eve: It was one of his Starter Homes on an odd lot. Pretty fascinating times. Do you have metrics that you've developed to test against projects that come to you?   Ommeed: [00:09:23] We do. There's a couple of ways, and I think goes back to sort of thinking about the different impacts, you're capturing metrics for things like the number of affordable housing units, the square feet of, extra, square feet of Y that's fairly straightforward to capture. You know, I heard this quote the other day. I thought it sort of kind of interesting. We can grind to a fine dust that we can easily ascertain. And yet sometimes in doing that, we don't really measure what's most important. And I think the things that are most important are somewhat, by their nature, more ambiguous. And so some of this is actually the process of asking those questions. So, I'll give you an example with affordable housing. You know, we know it's desperately needed and in many affluent communities. And yet a lot of times where affordable housing gets built isn't necessarily the, you know, the most affluent areas. Is that a good or a bad thing? Right. You know, it's not a question that can be answered with a single metric, because it matters in terms of looking at the public education system and saying, OK, you know, are there good education resources or are there community resources? You know, there's research by Raj Chetty that sort of speaks to just how relevant place really is the social and economic mobility.   [00:10:27] And that data is not. It's really interesting and compelling, but it's certainly not black or white, in terms of its implications. And so one of the things I do think we're trying to do a better job and actually think is something that's so under-appreciated in real estate is really to survey tenant residents and try to get data from the people who live in buildings,  about their lives getting better, what's happening actually as a result of being in this complex here, because I think some of these questions are important questions, but they're not solvable with the data we have. And yet, you know, every other sector of our economy, it's you know, if you could buy shoes from Zappos, every one of those companies is has a net promoter score and wonders what it is and as careful about it and uses that as a leading indicator of telling you whether something's working. And yet in real estate and I don't know about you, but no landlord has ever, no only one I should say, has ever asked me, like, was I happy.   Eve: Yeah, yeah, interesting.   Ommeed: And it's striking, the one landlord that did ask me that question was absolutely, no surprise, the single best landlord I ever had.   Eve: Often landlords are pretty scared of the tenants.   Ommeed: [00:11:32] And it's funny, I do think one of the trends we're seeing that I think is a really interesting trend, is that as far as people I see and real estate are really moving in this direction, that so much of real estate development used to be about the physical development of the assets, actually getting the things built and getting it through entitlements and through reviews and all of that. And so, the field really focused on the physical construction and not the management and hospitality.   But you just look at sort of food halls or even kind of we-work and co-working spaces. All of those models are fundamental, about taking spaces that exist and thinking about how do we manage them better, how do we program them better? How do we get more stuff out of the same space? More and more, I think real estate is actually moving to hospitality. That if you think about hotels, right, with hotels, you think about brands and you think about your experience. You don't really think about hotels and associate them with the physical structure. To some extent, everything you see and experience is on the inside.   Eve: [00:12:31] Yes. So, you know, I interviewed someone a couple of weeks ago you might be interested in them in Amsterdam. He has a spin-off, an architect who spun off a company called Superlofts. You can find it on my website.   And it's very interesting because he creates a community before he, before they even start designing the building. They start meeting with groups of people who want to buy these little condominiums and talk to them about the needs, the dreams. Almost, he said like a video - what would you like a day in your life to look like? And when they have a group of like-minded people together they will start to kind of design the physical space around them. It was fascinating.   Ommeed: That sounds amazing.   Eve: Really fascinating, beautiful architecture as well. So I think there's a lot of really interesting innovation going on. So, why Prudential? That might be surprising to some people.   Ommeed: [00:13:25] Yeah, it is, I mean, it's sometimes surprising to me as well. My connection to Prudential's at a couple of levels. One, before I joined the company, I was in New Orleans working after Hurricane Katrina. And in that role, I led redevelopment for the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority. And we were tasked with trying to really catalyze neighborhood-based redevelopment in the wake of the storm. And in doing that, in that role, got to work with just about every kind of capital source around the country, philanthropic, government, private sector. And we were trying to coalesce all of that capital around really important, really transformative projects. And Pru is just one of the best people we worked with. And in that experience, and it really shaped for me how different the access to capital is by place. So I'd come from working in New York largely in the boom times ahead of the financial crisis, working on often quite foolish projects with unimaginably easy access to capital. And even if they'd worked, relatively low returns and then going to New Orleans and having really vital projects with great returns, but just in a place where there was almost no capital available. And seeing how important it was to have sort of, you know, investments and capital to try to move away from a very limited set of places which have kind of capital they need for reinvestment.   [00:14:45] You know, I think a lot of people who are urbanists, I'm sure this will sort of resonate, you know they've grown up in New York, San Francisco, D.C., Boston, you know real estate we call the sexy 7, right, The 7 kind of big, urban markets where capital is unbelievably plentiful. And that's not really reflective of what it's like to work in most urban communities around this country. You know, in most urban communities, even good projects have a hard time finding financing. And it's even harder for projects that are really sort of aspirational at a social level because a lot of those projects are often coming from entrepreneurs or untested, who have limited ability to manage pre-development. The work that you described in terms of sort of crowdfunding and some of that I think is a really interesting angle to bringing capital into those markets. But another is sort of getting institutional money like Prudential to have dedicated programs that really start to look in these non-traditional markets and opportunities.   Eve: [00:15:41] Right. So I've done a lot of real estate development like that in Pittsburgh, which is a city that was in pretty bad shape when I started doing the work I did and I relied heavily on public funds and the mayor's office and the Urban Redevelopment Authority to fill that role. But I imagine that many cities don't have those sorts of resources for developers. And I also think those funds have dried up a little. So that makes Prudential's role perhaps even more important.   [00:16:07] Yeah. No, it does. And I think we're trying to push ourselves to get even more early stage with our investments. You know, I think some of the stuff we've done in Newark has actually been very large projects and in some other markets we've been able to do projects which are 50 to 100 million dollar kind of projects where we'll be investing 10 or 20 million at a time. But where I think the real need is to have, you know, institutions like us really push to do more in pre-development to do more with sort of, you know, young and minority development firms and to really try to continue to push earlier, because the earlier you get, the more you see that acute lack of capital. You know, when you really get into the machinery of real estate, you see why and how access to capital is such a profound differentiator. It's not really the project economics that blow things up. You know, what we see is people get stuck in pre-development.   Eve: Yes.   Ommeed: [00:16:57] You know, they get stuck having, you know, bought land and thinking it would take them a year to get permits. And now it's two years and they don't have money to make the payment on an acquisition loan or they've got to pay for another X, Y, Z of permitting or entitlement costs. And they just can't get the project to the finish line. Typically, you know, the most underserved markets are often also the ones that are actually most difficult to operate in because they don't have some of the robust public sectors like you saw, even saw in Pittsburgh, right, and so you couple those challenges and we really do see it as being a pretty acute need to solve.   Eve: [00:17:32] Prudential would actually go in at such an early stage of pre-development stage? That's pretty unusual.   Ommeed: [00:17:38] I want to be clear we haven't done it yet, and I think it's sort of where we want to get to. You know, as we see it, adding a part of this is just the evolution of the real estate market. When we started this program seven or eight years ago, I'd say, it was really just not a lot of capital flowing in. Like, take a town like Newark, there was almost no equity capital to support redevelopment. And it really felt like even our financing at the project level was pretty transformative. Fast forward to where we are today, I'd say, if you can get a project to being at a closing even in Newark, there's a lot of sources that'll provide equity capital now, but it's the money to support the pre-development and planning, entitlement, that stage of the work that's really very, very scarce. Because that money's so scarce, it means that the people who do big projects are going to look can be and have a certain set of values and approaches and people with new ideas and real creativity won't be able to be even having a seat at the table.   Eve: [00:18:36] So a billion dollars now. What's what's the goal for this portfolio?   Ommeed: [00:18:40] There's a couple of ways you can go, right? Like most people in financial services, you get to a billion and then you want to get to 10 billion. And bigger is just better. Actually, I think given sort of our mandate to be catalytic and creative, we're trying to actually push to some extent to the opposite. So, not to necessarily get the portfolio bigger, but actually try to push earlier down the risk spectrum and really push ourselves to be more catalytic and more transformative and more creative rather than build to be bigger. Because I actually think this is sort of in my experience, once something gets bigger, it actually gets more vanilla, more predictable and usually if it makes sense, there will be lots of people who'd be willing to invest.   Eve: [00:19:23] Got it. That's really fascinating. What percentage of the total Prudential portfolio is the impact portfolio?   Ommeed: [00:19:32] Good question. I'd say there's two ways to think about that. Right, so when you're an insurance company, you have a tremendous amount of assets. But somewhere in the neighborhood for Prudential, you know, five hundred billion dollars of assets, let's say. But that's not really a very accurate measure because the way insurance companies are regulated, ninety five percent of what they do has to be in very safe, predictable bonds and rated kind of loans. And so, the portfolio we manage is essentially 5 percent of the company’s risk appetite.   Eve: [00:20:06] OK. Well, I know a little bit about the work in Newark through Jonathan Tate. I'd love to hear a little bit more about that. I think what you're doing there is tackling quite a big problem and quite a big project by the sounds of it.   Ommeed: [00:20:19] Yes. You know, so Prudential's been headquartered here in Newark for the better part of a hundred and forty years, and obviously, the city of Newark has gone through many, sort of evolutions during that time. I think what's interesting, right, is that you can sort of contrast what we're doing now with maybe what people did 30 or 40 years ago. There was obviously a fairly disruptive and difficult period of urban unrest, and the riots and a lot of people fled the city, a lot of companies left the city and there was sort of a cycle of disinvestment for many, many years. And we've done this really interesting research, actually, you know, Newark, pre the civil unrest had more urban renewal than anywhere in the country.   [00:20:58] And you can watch these videos and they are just heart wrenching because the helicopter shots of the city. And it looks like Berlin after World War Two. And yet the voice-over on the video is so proud of what they've done.   Eve: Ooh.   [00:21:14] They state literally there's been more, you know, more of urban renewal per person in New York than anywhere else in the country. And this was Newark 1950, and you see actually sort of the devastating impact of that cycle in the community. But you can really see some of that and that's sort of just a random aside. But in the sort of reaction after the civil unrest, a lot of the investment that was made, was made and things like if you've ever been to Newark there's something called the Gateway Center, which is like the Renaissance Center in Detroit. Towers, skybridges connected to transit, you know, kind of fortress style orientation to the urban environment. Instead of doing that, what we decided to try to do sort in this most recent cycle and look, you know, Pru had a role in building those gateway complexes in the 70s and so this is by no means, you know, a story that doesn't sort of involve us.   [00:23:02] But in the most recent sort of time when a company had a choice around building a new tower, rather than build it near any of the train stations or in any of the sort of locations that would have been most accessible to commuters, we built that tower literally in sort of the heart of the city. Now it's on Broad Street, which was aptly named, it's the broadest street in downtown. It's on the side of what used to be a sort of a former shopping strip. So, it's a center where all the department stores and movie theaters used to be in downtown. In building that tower, we also made, I think, a really critical decision with the team I run, to not only just build something for ourselves but to start to invest in all of the sort of transformative developments in and around that location. And the most important of those was an old department store called the Hanes Department Store, which during its heyday was a department store that would have competed with Saks. It had a four-story grand atrium like the Grand Magasin in Paris. People would come up and have these amazing memories of putting on white gloves and dressing up and going to this department store.   [00:23:08] There was the Maple Room and the Pine Room and, you know, we just, it was this incredible legacy experience and actually even had a really interesting role as one of the first places where integration happened in the city. Shopping was actually one of those areas where integration was sort of, one of the first places to happen. So, really a pretty legendary history, but had been closed for 25 years and the building itself had completely fallen apart and we made it sort of our passion project to redevelop that building. And we were able to do it in this incredibly complicated, mixed use way. So, the first floor is retail, which is both big box retail and neighborhood retail. The second floor is offices. Third and fourth floors are housing. 40 percent of the housing was set aside for affordable housing. The retail mix is everything from fintech companies and co-working to really cutting-edge nonprofits. And then, maybe the sort of cherry that made it both the most difficult project I've ever worked on but also the best, was Rutgers University brought in all of their arts and design program into that building and did it in this way that I think is really unprecedented where, first of all there's no separate entrance for the university, the public can go into those spaces. But even intermixed in the Rutgers space are private galleries and a rotating space, right in the front of their space for, you know, kind of community serviing arts nonprofits. They essentially have like six month displays where they can come in and sort of gain visibility and access to resources. And so it's been a real labor of love. And it's physically, that building, plus the Prudential Tower plus Military Park, plus some other things we were doing, started to re-knit together parts of the downtown. So we followed that up with another half a dozen investments that I think are sort of all, again trying to sort of replicate that playbook of mixed income, mixed use development with a mix of both sort of national needed amenities and community serving retail and office tenants that both sort of try to draw exciting new things, but also, you know, cater to some of our legacy businesses.   Eve: [00:25:13] Yeah, so common theme I'm hearing from a lot of people now is that part of the process of keeping a community whole is to provide space, a community hub, space in some way or another for a community to feel that it belongs while improvements are going on around them. Does that make sense?   Ommeed: [00:25:32] Yeah, absolutely. One of the things that we had in that building is we, we sort of restored this grand atrium and the grand atrium is actually sort of open to the public year around. And so it becomes this place where you see people, especially in winter here right like, it serves almost like, you know, the function of a town town commons and we sort of made it kind of connect both sides of the building so this is a really kind of interesting passageway.   Eve: [00:25:56] That sounds lovely, I'd love to see it. Perhaps this question is redundant, but I'm going to ask it anyway. Do you think socially responsible real estate is necessary in today's development landscape?   Ommeed: [00:26:07] I do. And it's got a place to play at a lot of different levels. So I think if you look at sort of the institutional level, I think given some interesting things where people are starting to sort of demand that portfolios be LEED certified and have certain environmental obligations, and I think that's something that sort of very both important and do-able at the very sort of macro level for real estate. But then I also think, with what we're facing as a country between the challenges around affordable housing, just radical inequity, and then honestly, we haven't built a lot of housing in this current boom. It's one of the most sort of striking things that's happened is that we haven't built enough housing, we haven't created enough units, and that's driving up the price for everyone. And I do think we, we need capital to be creative and thoughtful about how do you get more going on in places where it's not and get it to a density in a scale that actually starts to bend the cost curve?   Eve: Yes.   Ommeed: [00:26:59] You know, one of the things that, you know, we get asked a lot is sort of, you know, this gentrification question.   Eve: That's a big one.   Ommeed: [00:27:06] And again, I think that that question, it's so much shaped by people's experience in cities like D.C., Boston, New York, cities that are going through these incredible economic booms but have also hardly permitted any housing. If you look at New York, New York City I think last year permitted as much housing as Jersey City. That's one city of eight million people, another three hundred thousand during, you know, year 10 of an economic boom. And so, you know, historically, when we've had economic booms, we've been able to produce a lot of housing. And the thing that's really striking right now, we're just not doing that as a country. And so what's happening is because there's no real housing production and because we've really reduced, for reasons that no one really quite fully understands, geographic mobility, so people aren't moving like they used to, the jobs that are being created and the wealth that's being created in certain places in many cases is all being swallowed back up by people's rent.   Eve: [00:27:59] Interesting.   Ommeed: [00:28:00] The cost of living. And so, you know, I think we are really as a society, not doing what we need to do in terms of connecting people to economic growth.   Eve: [00:28:09] Do you have any ideas about that? I talked to an architect in Australia who's kind of plugging away building affordable, sustainable buildings and making sure that the first buyers are city-serving civil servants who need to be close in. People are taking it from every angle.   Ommeed: [00:28:29] There's no silver bullet. Sure, I do think one of the things that we have to rethink from a design perspective is density.   You go to a city like Vancouver, I mean, I think there's really different ways in which density can be expressed at the street level. And people's experience, you know, people are very poor at actually gauging how dense something is. So, one of those things is I think actually becoming comfortable saying like, you know, we do want to sort of start to think about infill and densification and how do we do that? I do think some of the stuff that's happening on the West Coast about accessory dwelling units and trying to come up not with sort of solutions that, you know, are project solutions, but are actually these kind of decentralized solutions, making it much more easy for people to add a unit, or what Minneapolis did with eliminating single family zoning.   Eve: Yeah.   [00:29:19] I think it's really, really interesting. A few other things we've seen that we're really excited by - in Texas and Colorado and a few other places, we've seen this interesting move to take assets that were built in say the 1970s and 80s as large market-rate rental and kind of reverse convert those to affordable housing. And the way that works is that basically in exchange for really substantial tax abatements, buyers go ahead and dedicate a portion of those units to being affordable and they end up working out roughly the same to what it would be if they bought those buildings and invested lots into to aesthetic renovations and tried to remarket them as luxury. So, these are essentially perfectly lovely units built except with carpet and cherry wood that rather than ripping all that out and trying to convert them into luxury housing, you leave them like they are and convert them into good quality, you know, mixed income developments.   Eve: Yeah, yeah, yeah.   Ommeed: [00:30:16] I think some of the reverse conversions are really interesting too, as another theme as to how we can get affordability on scale.   Eve: [00:30:22] You know, in Melbourne, Australia, years ago, I was really fascinated, there was, the zoning department implemented densification along major roads where there was infrastructure. It's actually a really sprawly city. And so, what they permitted was much higher density buildings, housing, along roads that had bus and train tram. It's been really interesting watching it unfold, you know you can really see the physical spaces changing. But it's a really smart move to take existing infrastructure in a very big city, which is going to be very expensive to increase, and find a way to create density around it. I thought that was pretty smart.   Ommeed: [00:31:06] Yeah, it does sound like a really elegant solution.   Eve: [00:31:09] There's another neighborhood there that I know has now put an overlay district in place where they are not permitting anymore parking spaces moving forward. They're really trying to eliminate them completely. It's a very dense, mixed-use neighborhood, very close to the central business district. So, they're making some pretty bold moves with zoning to try and handle what is sort of a rapid sprawl.   And of course, that means if you can live close in and you can have a smaller unit and you don't need a car because you've got access to infrastructure and it's more affordable. Right.   Ommeed: [00:31:42] Right. You know, it's interesting, I question required parking. Most of the development we've done has has either had minimal or no parking associated with it because the zoning codes here were permissive and it's a real driver of, as you said, you know, you can create more units, you can reduce the cost. Parking minimums are, I think, a hidden and really destructive part of many zoning codes.   Eve: [00:32:05] They've been very destructive, not just for housing, but even when you think about retail strip malls with seas of parking in front of them which are really all about parking minimums.   So are there any other current trends in real estate development that you think are important?   Ommeed: [00:32:19] We've talked about a lot and it's not so much a real estate trend, but this decline in human mobility and our declining mobility rates, I think is just one of those fascinating social trends that I think has implications for place and how we do things that I don't think we fully quite grapple with. I do also think that, you know, we're entering an increasingly dark age for retail.   Eve: Yes, we are.   Ommeed: [00:32:44] You know, there's aesthetic implications to that but it's hard to imagine true vibrant urban places without vibrant retail corridors. And so trying to figure out sort of what else can we do on ground floors? We see this problem in Newark, almost every square foot of retail we've had has had to be filled by a food and beverages. And even then, after a while, you reach saturation. So, what can you do with spaces that actually are interesting and inviting, and, you know, if you are pessimistic on the future retail?   Eve: [00:33:14] This is a dilemma, because other countries we're not really, not really seeing the demise of retail in the same way. It's really a shame for us. Right. It's very difficult.   Ommeed: Very difficult.   Eve: You also engage the community, right, in your work in Newark?   Ommeed: [00:33:30] We do. One of the things that's been interesting in Newark is that I think there's this big cadre of, you know, of what people would call sort of anchor institutions, and that have been a nice kind of vehicle to sort of get all of those different institutions to really try to, sort of, really think differently about this community engagement and not sort of recreate what happened in the 1950s and 60s in terms of just sort of having this kind of urban renewal from the top down.I think part of what we've tried to do in insurance in the beginning is, in finding a way to sort of help smaller infill neighborhood based projects, you actually get to interact with people in community and get just an insight, at a much more human level, into what's sort of driving people and what needs there are felt. I think wherever you can, trying to sort of really, I think encourage transparency.   [00:34:21] We've, you know, we've been really fortunate, I think, to have good leadership at the Mayoral level in Newark and I think they have really forced and encouraged that same kind of community convening, but also done it in a way that, I think, you know, too often those meetings are either sort of lip service or not willing to sort of push back on these issues, let's say, around gentrification. And what I think the Mayor has done a really good job of here is both coming up with good policies around inclusion and local hiring, but also signing up for the fact that, look, inclusive growth also means we have to be able to grow and do things the right way and that if you look at a city like Newark, almost everything we've built has been vacant buildings are vacant lots.   [00:35:04] You know, there's still a long arch before you get into displacement. And actually, if you're adding units of affordability and doing that, you can be constructive in taking the edge off of those pressures.And so I think there's been a really good set of conversations that aren't trying to sort of demonize either side, but trying to get to a pretty reasonable resolution. So, we've been fortunate here.   Eve: [00:35:28] So I'm going to just ask a wrap-up question. Where do you think the future of real estate impact investing lies for the country? It's really just a little blip right now. Right?   Ommeed: [00:35:39] Hmm. I think it can be two things at the same time. I do think there's a real role for institutional capital in pushing more investment into things like affordable housing preservation and sustainable large scale development and I think that's largely about sort of preserving existing assets and upgrading existing assets and I think that's one scenario that impact real estate can do. And then I think there's a need for the kind of catalytic capital that we have to really push money into the places where there's just very little capital availability. I think you could see two, sort of very different approaches, depending on sort of the type of capital of the scale and the places they go, but both are needed.   Eve: [00:36:23] Well, it sounds like a fascinating job you have and probably most people listening to this, are very surprised that Prudential is kind of taking a lead in this and I'm looking forward to seeing what else you invest in. It sounds pretty fabulous.   Ommeed: [00:37:37] Well, thank you. I'm so excited to go look at sort of some of the examples you mentioned.   Eve: Ok, we'll talk again soon, OK?   Ommeed: Thanks.   Eve: That was Ommeed Sathe. For Ommeed, investing is more than a way to make money. It’s a way to make a difference. His portfolio at Prudential has already supported the creation of well over 1,000 housing, 250 hotel rooms and plenty of retail space in Newark.  But most importantly while other funds aspire to reach 10 billion dollars once the 1 billion hurdle has passed, Ommeed's aspirations differ. Rather than go bigger he'd like go riskier - with untested developers and untested ideas in untested neighborhoods. You can find out more about impact real estate investing and access the show notes for today’s episode at my website, evepicker.com.  While you’re there sign up for my newsletter to find out more about how to make money in real estate and while building better cities.   Thank you so much for spending your time with me today, and thank you Ommeed, for sharing your thoughts with me.   We’ll talk again soon, but for now, this is Eve Picker signing off to go make some change.

The Warrior Alliance Network
Amanda Vandalen, LCSW, Director of Residential Services -Clear Path, Gateway Center

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 6:07


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Travel Gluten Free
Things to Do in Salt Lake City Other Than Skiing

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 19:36


Travel Gluten Free Podcast Episode 73 Things To Do in Salt Lake City   Welcome to the Travel Gluten Free Podcast, where you can listen in on how to lead a gluten-free lifestyle with more fun and ease! Travel Gluten Free gives you valuable information from finding a safe restaurant to knowing what food is safe to eat when you travel, I'll be with you every step of the way on your gluten-free journey. Lead your gluten-free life, don't let being gluten-free lead your life. Enjoy Food, Enjoy Travel and Enjoy Life with your show host Elikqitie!   In this episode, we are going to dive into things to do in Salt Lake City if you don’t ski! There are so many things to do here in Salt Lake City, especially if you love museums. From art and science to laughs and escape rooms, you’ll find something for everyone in Salt Lake City.   Art Museums There are multiple art museums you can check out while you’re in Salt Lake City. Make sure to check hours for each art museum on their websites listed here. The Utah Museum of Fine Art is all about the history of art across the world. There are two museums that host modern art and are free and open to the public:  Urban Arts Gallery and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art.    Science and Nature Museums From pre-historic dinosaurs to science, STEM and gardens, Salt Lake has a myriad of science and nature museums to see. See exhibits, movies, planetarium shows and IMAX shows exploring space and technology at Clarke Planetarium.  Find dinosaurs lurking about, Native American cultural artifacts and learn about genetics the Natural History Museum of Utah. When you visit The Museum of Natural Curiosity you’ll get to explore over 400 different interactive exhibits - no two visits will ever be the same. For an eclectic mix of art and science, check out The Leonardo. Visit the Hogle Zoo to walk through a safari of wild animals from all over the world.   Enjoy a Great Craft Brew? Like a refreshing pint now and then? You’ll love the Salt Lake Brewery Mobile Pass. This brew-friendly pass introduces beer lovers and drinkers to the area’s award-winning craft ales, lagers, porters, and ciders at 13 of Salt Lake’s best breweries and brewpubs. Salt Lake’s Brewmasters have been refining their craft for decades, to create amazing local beers.   Go to the Gateway Clarke Planetarium, listed above, and many other activities can be found at The Gateway Center. Check out Discovery Gateway, a museum for kids, Dave & Busters for pure arcade fun, Wiseguys Comedy for a laugh and The Mystery Escape Room for a good time with a group of your friends.   Grab a Salt Lake Connect Pass Salt Lake Connect Pass is a pass that has multiple venues on the pass which you can get admission to for one low price! There are over a dozen venues on this pass which you can purchase for up to one year of use. Listen to episode 74, where I talk about what you can do with Salt Lake Connect Pass, how you can purchase one and how you can share your pass with a friend!   Show Resources   Grab the Guide to Traveling Gluten Free https://amzn.to/2NlZugf   Get the BEST all-natural gluten-free travel cosmetics at Lemongrass Spa! https://www.ourlemongrassspa.com/19314/content/shop.aspx   Looking for a Great Travel Deal? Visit my Travel Deals page on my website! It's packed with deals for discount airfare, car rental, airport parking and much more, including discount trips to Italy.    Support Travel Gluten Free! For as little as $3 a month, become a show sponsor through Patreon.com Support the podcast which supports you, Travel Gluten Free!   Journey with Travel Gluten Free on Social Media Twitter      Facebook    Youtube      Pinterest    Instagram    On the Web   Spread the love of Travel Gluten Free podcast and share this episode with a friend

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Gateway Center & The Table on Delk

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ThinkTech Hawaii
Pacific Gateway Center (PGC) (Adventures In Small Business)

ThinkTech Hawaii

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 25:58


Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Empowering families one small business at a time!. What is Pacific Gateway Center (PGC)? What types of services does PGC provide? PGC has a long history of working toward economic development and advancement to help your clients gain self-sufficiency, and has recently launched a new program: Pacific Gateway Center-Social Enterprise Program. What is it about? What makes someone qualified to participate? How does PGC provide resources or help overcome the challenges faced by clients? How long is the PGC-SEP program for participants? If you are a small business, have an idea for a business, or are a non-profit interested in developing a social enterprise, can you participate in PGC-SEP? Do you have to be of a disenfranchised, low income, or marginalized community? Who are some of PGC-SEP partners in the program? What kind of services will those partners be providing (SBA)? If you are someone in the community interested in starting a social enterprise or expanding your business, how do you contact PGC to enroll in PGC-SEP? The host for this episode is Sandra Cancinos.

The Good Works Show
Gateway Center & The Table on Delk

The Good Works Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019 49:21


Gateway Center & The Table on Delk by The Good Works Show

Stacked Keys Podcast
Episode 4: Art Therapist Sherry Evans

Stacked Keys Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 59:40


Sherry Evans is an amazing woman! She’s married and has a super career serving others. From her military service to where she is today. She’s a mom of a college age son and a true asset to her community. She serves as the director of the Crisp County Community Council. They are part of Family Connection, an initiative making measurable improvements for children and families in Georgia. You can hear her heart in this podcast and learn about some of the ways that the community where she serves supports the vision for all children to be healthy, primed for school, and succeed when they get there; that all families are stable, self-sufficient, and productive; and that every community is vibrant, robust, and thriving. Sherry has also jumped back into her education to become an Art Therapist and works at The Gateway Center to incorporate art into helping victims of sexual assault and their families. It’s a creative method of expression used as a therapeutic technique and it is fascinating Song used by permission “Stomp” written by Donica Knight and Jim Huff

St. Louis Wedding Podcast
All About Wedding Shows with The Perfect Wedding Guide and The Gateway Center

St. Louis Wedding Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018 31:22


Wedding Shows can be overwhelming, but are a great way to meet many area wedding professionals. Jaime Bowman from the St. Louis Perfect Wedding Guide and Jeff Foster from The Gateway Center discuss helpful strategies to maximize your time when attending a Wedding Show. For More InformationSt. Louis Perfect Wedding Guidehttp://stlouis.pwg.comThe Gateway Centerhttps://www.gatewaycenter.com/bridal-show/homeGateway CenterOne Gateway DriveCollinsville, IL 622341-800-289-2388(618) 345-8998

The Good Works Show
The Gateway Center, Volley And Vibes 031718

The Good Works Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 43:55


Find out how the Gateway Center is combating homelessness in the Atlanta community and how two entrepreneurs are having fun with their new nonprofit Volley and Vibes!

Midday
KRVN Mid-Day Monday, January 8, 2017

Midday

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2018


Guests: K-State agronomist Lucas Hage on the "Cover Your Acres" conference goals and speakers Jan 16 & 17 at the Gateway Center in Oberlin. Jim Robb, Director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, gives us a livestock update from the American Farm Bureau Federations Annual Meeting in Nashville. Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson talks on issues of national policy development at the 99th annual American Farm Bureau convention underway in Nashville. President Trump addresses the gathering Monday.

Midday
KRVN Mid-Day Monday, January 8, 2017

Midday

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2018 37:29


Guests: K-State agronomist Lucas Hage on the "Cover Your Acres" conference goals and speakers Jan 16 & 17 at the Gateway Center in Oberlin. Jim Robb, Director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, gives us a livestock update from the American Farm Bureau Federations Annual Meeting in Nashville. Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson talks on issues of national policy development at the 99th annual American Farm Bureau convention underway in Nashville. President Trump addresses the gathering Monday.

Sox and Sandals Podcast
1.800.799.SAFE - w/Linda Green (Ep. 33)

Sox and Sandals Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2017 66:11


In this episode we discuss the epidemic that is Domestic Violence. Linda Green joins the podcast and blesses us with her expertise on this topic. She works for Raphael House, a shelter for women seeking refuge from domestic violence.... Resources in Portland, OR: A Call to Safety (888) 235-5333. The Gateway Center 503-988-6400. The title of this episode is the national hotline for domestic violence hotline. If you or anyone you know is living through DV, please do all that you can to help end that situation... Grace and Peace.

Crackers and Grape Juice
Episode 24 - Wild Geese (the second) Week: Bec Cranford speaks in tongues

Crackers and Grape Juice

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2016 38:00


Morgan’s fourth Wild Goose interview was with Bec Cranford, the volunteer director at the Gateway Center for homeless people in Atlanta. Bec is a heavily tattooed progressive Pentecostal wonder-woman. On the interview, she shared powerful stories of a tough life journey that has left her full of empathy. Everything was going well until she started speaking in tongues.

Crackers and Grape Juice
Episode 24 - Wild Geese (the second) Week: Bec Cranford speaks in tongues

Crackers and Grape Juice

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2016 38:00


Morgan’s fourth Wild Goose interview was with Bec Cranford, the volunteer director at the Gateway Center for homeless people in Atlanta. Bec is a heavily tattooed progressive Pentecostal wonder-woman. On the interview, she shared powerful stories of a tough life journey that has left her full of empathy. Everything was going well until she started speaking in tongues.

Improve Your World
Improve Your World: Building the Gateway Center

Improve Your World

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2015 29:02


Improve Your World with SUNY-ESF 38: ESF used the latest in environmental building techniques to make the Gateway Center as energy-efficient as possible so the combined heat and power plant could supply five campus buildings.

Improve Your World
Improve Your World: Green Building Techniques

Improve Your World

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2015 28:59


Improve Your World with SUNY-ESF 35: The building of ESF's first student residence, Centennial Hall, the reconstruction of a parking lot designed to reduce or eliminate stormwater runoff and a look at the ongoing construction of the new Gateway Center.

Silver Lining in the Cloud
Wes Warrington and Tracy Wingate with Confirmatrix Laboratory, Bukky Olaoye with APremium Healthcare Solution and Jason Tatum with Gateway Center

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2013


Wes Warrington & Tracy Wingate/Confirmatrix Laboratory Confirmatrix Laboratory, Inc. is an independent laboratory in Lawrenceville, GA specializing in providing comprehensive clinical quantitative urine and oral fluid drug testing, medication monitoring and support services. In addition, Confirmatrix provides time saving, economical drug screening and occupational health testing. They are committed to quality testing with a guaranteed […] The post Wes Warrington and Tracy Wingate with Confirmatrix Laboratory, Bukky Olaoye with APremium Healthcare Solution and Jason Tatum with Gateway Center appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

City Portraits | THIRTEEN
Charles Barron's East New York: Gateway Center Mall

City Portraits | THIRTEEN

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2010 2:18


Listening to City Councilman and gubernatorial candidate Charles Barron, you get the sense the former Black Panther revels in his role as radical-in-chief. But walking through his East New York district, Barron's controversial rhetoric gives way decidedly more domestic concerns: affordable housing, schools, community spaces - and a personal connection with his constituents.