Podcast appearances and mentions of melinda taylor

Melinda Taylor, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity, joins Discover Lafayette to share the work of her organization. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Melinda has served as ED of Habitat since 2000, the year she moved to Lafayette, after serving in a similar position in Hattiesburg, MS. Interestingly, her realtor at the time of her move here in 2000 served on the board of Habitat and encouraged Melinda to apply for the first ED position to be filled here in Lafayette. Now, 24 years later, Melinda is still exemplifying what it means not only to lead, but to inspire others to volunteer and make meaningful change in our community. Habitat serves as both a building contractor and the lender for qualified clients, and helps individuals acheive homeownership who can't otherwise access the commercial lending market. Qualified Habitat clients must make less than 80% of the median income in our region. Although they are individuals with low to moderate income, they are steady in life and willing to partner and work with Habitat toward their goal of homeownership. Some may have no credit or negative credit scores, so they are unable to qualify for a conventional mortgage. Melinda points out that Habitat's clients have the capacity to make the payments of their monthly rent, which unfortunately is sometimes up to 1/3 to 1/2 of their income. It can be more expensive to rent a home in Lafayette than it is to pay for a Habitat mortgage payment. Lower rents are usually tied to substandard housing options, so applicants are eager to get into a Habitat home and enjoy an affordable, well-built, and energy efficient home. Many more applicants apply for the program than can be helped, and some people have a lot of work to do before they qualify. Habitat will send these individuals to other organizations who can help them work on their credit so that they can successfully re-apply. LCG's Community, Development & Planning Department offers a Neighborhood Counseling Service that brings in professionals to teach how to work on getting credit in better shape and stabilizing income in preparation for homeownership. Also, First Horizon's Congress St. branch offers "Hope Inside," a class that helps people work on their credit and learn about home ownership. The Louisiana Housing Corporation offers online training and financial literacy program, and assists low to moderate income individuals prepare for homeownership. Individuals who have judgments or liens against them are precluded from qualifying until these issues are cleared. It can take 18 months to two years for a successful applicant to get into their new home. Patience is needed. The journey to home ownership includes completing an educational process, volunteering time to build other Habitat homes as well as the one they will move into, and of course, the actual build time to construct the house. Funding is derived from a variety of sources and Melinda says "We never get enough funds to build the whole house. HOME grants from HUD are earmarked locally for building affordable housing, and Habitat also leverages these funds with other resources, such as in-kind and monetary donations of all sizes. In 2022, Lafayette Habitat received an unsolicited $2.5 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Also, as Habitat homeowners pay their mortgage, the payments go back into the process, so as they make their payments, they are paying it forward because it's reinvested back into the program." Pictured is a Women Build Team from Catalyst Bank in February 2024. Melinda Taylor says, "Volunteers really drive our work. They are the engine that keeps things going. Not just on our construction site but also at our ReStore. We have regular volunteers from the University as well as future homeowners themselves who work alongside our crew. We work with volunteers at all levels. Our crew is patient and teaches our volunteers whatever they need to know.

Tom talks about the damage being done to our laws and system as we recklessly abandon reason for emotions on tonight's podcastLNS: 01/31/24 Vol.16 #11*Introduction *Brian and Melinda *Taylor and the NFL *War With Iran? *Trump, Bolton and the Play *Hate Crime of Satan *Blocking Abortion Clinics is Hate? *Somalian First? *Amnesty Deal *Another Boondoggle, Hydrogen *Ninny Goat Carrol and the View (Books by host Thomas Purcell are available free on to Amazon Prime and Kindle subscribers To help our show out, please support us on www.LibertyNeverSleeps.com) All bumper music and sound clips are not owned by the show, are commentary, and of educational purposes, or de minimus effect, and not for monetary gain. No copyright is claimed in any use of such materials and to the extent that material may appear to be infringed, I assert that such alleged infringement is permissible under fair use principles in U.S. copyright laws. If you believe material has been used in an unauthorized manner, please contact the poster. Closing music and introduction warning gratefully supplied by Kevin Richards at the Total Singing Dojo SEE: https://www.youtube.com/c/RocktheStageNYC

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, Melinda Taylor and Steven Ward share the highlights of Yerington Inn and Coffee Slingers, both located in historic downtown Yerington in Northwest Nevada's Pony Express Country. More at https://yeringtoninn.com/

Welcome back to the game show where everyone can find a home - it's the Jack White Trivia Challenge! That's right, it's the return of the battle of the Third Man wits as contestants both new and old duke it out for TMR trivial supremacy. Last year the stakes were high, the competition was brutal, and the Skype lag was a legitimate issue - but in the end one team walked out winners! This year we welcome returning contestant Vito Hicks, who is joined by Julia Hickling, Luke Sinclare, Josh Akin, Melinda Taylor and co-host Paul to answer questions in three categories: Look Me Over Closely (multiple choice), Missing Pieces (fill-in the blank) and Jumble Jumble (song title mash-ups). Ever wonder what Star Trek episode Rob Jones used as inspiration for the Help Us Stranger album cover? Ever ponder the many identities of Dan John Miller? Can't fathom the origin of "Jack Gray"? Well wonder, ponder and unfathom no further - we're here to answer these questions and many more in the grand return of the Jack White Trivia Challenge! Ready? Let's begin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Janet and Stephanie talk fair trial rights with the three top female defence counsel at the ICC: Melinda Taylor, Mylène Dimitri and Marie-Hélène Proulx

Another week, another EnergyTradeoffs.com podcast episode. This week, the University of Texas’s Melinda Taylor talks with David Spence about her research on “Studying Intensive Energy Development (Oil & Gas, Wind and Solar) in West Texas.” Melinda talks about her work with the Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation on “a community-based landscape conservation plan” for three West Texas counties that are part of Texas’s staggering

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, Melinda Taylor and Greg Ward of Yerington Inn and Coffee Slingers share an overview of historic Yerington, Nevada, a destination on the Pony Express and California National Historic Trail. Plus, they send Nancy and Lisa on a Mission Possible story assignment to visit and document the various stops along the Pony Express Trail!

South of Reno and east of Yosemite National Park, Yerington is located in western Nevada, just off the Pony Express National Historic Trail and on the California National Historic Trail. Melinda Taylor, owner of Yerington Inn & Coffee Slingers talks about the region’s attractions, annual events and activities, from Fort Churchill State Historic Park to the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area, along with what to see and do in historic downtown Yerington such as the Lyon County Museum and Yerington Theatre for The Arts. www.yeringtoninn.comFeatured music is “Ford F-150” from the “Double Take” album by guitarist Micha Schellhass - www.MichaMusic.com

Vi rapporterar från Wikileaks presskonferens i Berlin och säger grattis till 10 års unik journalistik. Intervju med Melinda Taylor, en av Julian Assanges advokater, om Sveriges roll i att wikileaksgrundaren sitter på Ecuadors ambassad. Europeiska kommissionen till oväntat försvar för strömmande media. Och så kommenterar vi att SVT börjat ta ställning till intervjupersoners uttalanden. Med Karl Andersson och Henrik HAX Alexandersson. Info om Publicistklubbens debatt 10 oktober 2016: http://www.publicistklubben.se/2016/10/03/pkdebatt-om-debatten-om-debatten-om-debatten/

In the wake of divorce, many families find themselves emotionally and financially devastated. If you’re in the heat of a legal battle, it’s easy to go to far and create acrimony with your ex-spouse which can poison any chance at a cordial future relationship–and drain both sides’ bank accounts to pay for attorney fees. But what if if didn’t have to be that way? In this month’s Asked and Answered, moderator Stephanie Francis Ward speaks with Rebecca Love Kourlis and Melinda Taylor, who hope to change the way people approach the divorce process through the Honoring Families Initiative.