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Today is the day set aside to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. The federal holiday means most government offices and services are closed... Within the last hour, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States... Goodwill is opening its Opportunity Center in March, offering critical barriers in the Evansville area.... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy Zuck and Shelli Robins with the Christian Opportunity Center discuss the organization's open house for their new duplexes in Pella that was held on Tuesday.

This Week: Learn about the new Goodwill Opportunity Center on Broadway in Paducah.

In part two of a two part conversation, Jodi Tukker and Derek Kruempel with Christian Opportunity Center discuss the latest with the non-profit organization.

Jodi Tukker and Derek Kruempel with Christian Opportunity Center discuss leadership changes at the organization.

Prepare to be inspired as Damian Buchman, Founder and Executive Director of The Ability Center and Co-Founder of The Opportunity Center, shares his extraordinary story of conquering bilateral osteosarcoma, a childhood bone cancer. Against all odds, Damian's positivity became his lifeline, using "currencies" like possibility, positivity, passion, and perseverance to write a story of triumph.Damian's experience serves as a guiding light for anyone facing their own battles, illustrating how these currencies can navigate the darkest of times. But Damian's impact doesn't stop at his survival. He founded the Ability Center, a beacon of inclusivity that brings people with disabilities together to play and enjoy life to the fullest. Damian's current project, The Opportunity Center, is a testament to his unwavering commitment and is set to bridge divides, offering hope and unity to both impoverished and wealthier neighborhoods. As we tune in, Damian's journey will remind us that life's currencies can reshape destinies, inspiring us to stand for inclusion and change. Tune in to celebrate the triumph of the human spirit. Episode Highlights:10:19 - The Ability Center is literally what I consider my purpose for survival. I think that God saved me for multiple reasons, and I think this is one of the primary ones. And the Ability Center has found a unique niche, and the way I sum it up is making it possible for people with disabilities to play together with those they love most.22:34 - What makes it unique is the idea of the universal design. What makes it unique is the populations in which we want to serve. And what makes it the most unique is that it will be the first multi-sport tourism center that is built in an urban setting in the country. 26:30 - You've got this opportunity for people to just come together and organically see how it's just another human as opposed to any of the external input in their lives that are screaming at them about how they should see another person, and they can start to be impacted by their own experiences versus the narrative we're being delivered.Connect with Becky Dubin JenkinsLinkedInConnect with Damian BuchmanLinkedInBio:As a two-time, 25 year, one-in-a-billion survivor of childhood cancer, Damian was an active and athletic teenager whose childhood cancer diagnosis left him with an ambulatory disability at the age of 13. He quickly learned how to adapt to his "new normal" and today is an adaptive athlete, an adoptive father, and a successful social entrepreneur. Just three days before his 13th birthday, Damian was diagnosed with osteosarcoma— an aggressive, rare, and deadly bone cancer— in his right leg. Just seven months into remission, he was diagnosed again, this time in his left leg. Against steep odds, Damian became a one-in-a-billion survivor (today only a handful of people worldwide have survived his diagnosis), and while his battle remains never-ending, his power of positivity, passion, and perseverance are at an all-time high.As in the years since his “recovery,” he has undergone 28 major knee surgeries, including a variety of replacements and revisions. His resulting disability gives him unique insights and passion into his quest to help and inspire others who face physical challenges in their lives.

In this episode of the Grace Church Members podcast, Chris Rivers sits down with Cary Sanders, Grace Church Travelers Rest member and CEO of JUMPSTART. JUMPSTART is a gospel-centered organization that disciples current and former prisoners and assists with re-entry to society. Chris and Cary discuss the history of our ministry partnership with JUMPSTART and the continual development of the Opportunity Center, which will be the heart of the community at Restoration Village—a supportive community for those reentering society from prison in a setting that prepares them to be productive citizens. Cary also shares ways to support JUMPSTART including prayer requests, volunteer opportunities, and ways to give. If you have questions or want access to additional resources, be sure to check out the podcast page at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://resources.gracechurchsc.org/podcasts/memberspodcast⁠

On Thursday, August 31, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry spoke to the Capital District Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) Executive Director, Dr. Denise Fernandez-Pallozzi. In this segment, Willie interviewed her about the Educational Opportunity Center New HVCC South Campus and its programs and activities.

What does it take to create lasting transformation in a community? Frank Cumberbatch, vice president of engagement at Bader Philanthropies, talks about his inspiring journey from the island of Trinidad and his commitment to improving the quality of life in Milwaukee. Cumberbatch's latest endeavor, the Opportunity Center project, in collaboration with Damian Buchman, aims to create a community center that is 100% accessible and inclusive. Inspired by his own gratitude for the opportunities he received, Cumberbatch envisions a space where children and families from different backgrounds can come together, build relationships, and play and learn. Tune in to hear Cumberbatch's insights on meeting people where they are with empathy and understanding, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and appreciating the gifts each person brings. Episode Highlights:04:48 - What we have to do is look inside of ourselves and try to figure out, "What did we wake up this morning to do? What is our purpose?" If you can find your own purpose is in all of what needs to be solved, you're going to be very productive, because you're going to be going at it in a very true, authentic way. 10:37 - If people could take only one thing away from this podcast, it's that there is a way to lift your family up but you got to put in work and you got to commit to your children.24:16 - I think if we put our stuff till tomorrow, we'd never do this. Because what I've learned from him, there really is no tomorrow. The reason why there is no tomorrow, it's not guaranteed to any one of us.Connect with Becky Dubin JenkinsLinkedInConnect with Frank CumberbatchLinkedInGuest Bio:Frank Cumberbatch leads Bader Philanthropies' exploration of a neighborhood, place-based strategy to complement the Foundation's existing grantmaking, with an emphasis on the Harambee neighborhood. Frank brings more than 30 years of experience in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Previously, he was Program Manager with Acts Housing, the Senior Assistant to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and a member of numerous startups. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.

On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry spoke to the Capital District Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) Executive Director, Dr. Denise Fernandez-Pallozzi. In this segment, Willie interviewed her about the Educational Opportunity Center programs and activities. This EOC segment is part 1 of 2.

On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry spoke to the Capital District Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) Executive Director, Dr. Denise Fernandez-Pallozzi. In this segment, Willie interviewed her about the Educational Opportunity Center programs and activities. This EOC segment is part 2 of 2.

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said that Governor Greg Abbott's negligence (R-TX) was to blame for the shooting that took place on Saturday at an outlet mall in his state — and another deadly incident involving a man who drove a vehicle into a crowd of migrants — arguing that Abbott was “refusing” to protect Texans. On Monday's broadcast of MSNBC's “José Díaz-Balart” John Martin, who is the Director of the Opportunity Center for the Homeless in El Paso, TX stated that there is “a humanitarian crisis” in the city, “we've never seen the situation as critical” as it is now, and “we're overwhelmed.” Martin also stated that they're “expecting the worst” as Title 42 is lifted. Michigan congresswoman and far-left “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib is facing backlash after it was revealed she will host a congressional event to mark the Palestinian “Nakba” (Catastrophe) — a term used by Palestinians to refer to the creation of the Jewish state. Liberal “Fox News Sunday” contributor Juan Williams gave an impassioned defense of President Joe Biden's embattled son Hunter — and the president as well — but former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich quickly settled the score. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took his war against the Chinese Communist Party to a new level this week when he signed three bills into law that severely restrict the CCP's ability to acquire land in the state of Florida, crack down on the CCP's data collection of U.S. citizens, and ban CCP influence from the education system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jessica Chambers, a peer support specialist at the Reentry Opportunity Center in Columbia (the ROC), works with folks who are coming out of prison – helping them connect to housing, treatment, and just a sense of community.

Transcription:Intro  00:04Welcome to Changing the Rules, a weekly podcast about people who are living their best lives and advice on how you can achieve that too. Join us with your lively host, Ray Lowe, better known as the luckiest guy in the world.Bill Adams00:15Welcome, everybody. We're sitting here this afternoon, actually, it is afternoon, but you're not supposed to know that. And we're in our brand new studios here in Willow Street, Pennsylvania. And we have a great engineer here, Luke Cagno, who's running our soundboard and who's going to make us sound great. And I have a really exciting, intriguing guest today. And his name is Bill Adams, and we're going to come back to him in a second. I want to remind everybody that the luckiest people in the world are people who create their own lives, design them personally, step into them and live them under their own terms. And unfortunately, we have rules that are given to us by people all throughout our lives. Our parents gave us rules. The church gives us rules. The schools give us rules, our jobs give us rules. And the problem with rules is that rules either have to be followed, or they're things that we can't do. And I think it was Steve Jobs, the president of Apple that came in and said, you know, if you're living your life under other people's rules, you're not living your life. And we have a really great guest today, who I think is pretty good at breaking the rules, or at least changing them and making them do what he wants to do, Bill Adams. And before I let Bill Adams talk, let me give you a couple of key points about his life. And Bill, you can correct me if I'm wrong on these. So, Bill Adams guided Armstrong World Industries through some of the stormiest years in its 134-year history. He's a native of Dubuque, Iowa, he joined Armstrong in 1956, as an advertising copywriter. He became chairman and president in March of 1988, just as the booming economy of the 1980s was about to stagnate, and he found himself coping with a harsh business climate that shoved Armstrong into unprofitability. He led the firm's successful defense against takeovers and brought them back to profitability before he actually retired in 1996, I believe. So, for those of you who don't know Armstrong, it was a public company, it was listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and it was a $2 billion company with 10,000 employees. And so we have a gentleman here who managed a good-sized company and Bill Armstrong, welcome to Changing the Rules.  Thanks. Good to be here. Okay. Now, I described you originally as a hard-charging business executive, and you corrected me on that. So take a minute and tell us about your management style because I think it's important in the way you think, Well, I didn't object to, I want to modify the idea of hard-charging, there is this image, the CEOs are almost like commanders on a bridge, who are saying do this and do that. Your role really I leading an organization. First of all, I think is to have the longest planning view of anybody there. Where are we going, essentially the key choosing and trying to shape the organization to compete in the right markets against the right competition with the right offer. And then you got to think about the structure. Do you have the, you know, the financial structure, the employees structure, the ethical structure all the way through? So it's not so much hard charging is it is, I think, essentially finding out where you can make a difference. I'll say this, the decisions that are brought to you which you often share with the board are not the easy ones they've been taken care of. They're the tougher ones, the toughest one of all have to do with people. So I'd like to look at that job has being a lucky one for me. I got there because of good luck, which I won't get into now. Turns of events which worked out in my favor, but I like to look at it as being one who serves the company to get where it wants to go.Ray Loewe04:29Okay, so now let's get into what we really want to talk about. We've established your credentials over here and what you've been able to do. But you're also an expert, I'm going to use a bad word, at retirement, because you've been retired for how long now?Bill Adams04:47Little over a quarter of a century.Ray Loewe04:49Okay. So you hate the word retirement as much as I do. So what's the substitute word?Bill Adams04:56Well rewirement, I think you're rewired. Let me point out when you're in any part of the organization, you could be a plant manager, you could manage an accounts payable department, you have to use your time well, that's the thing where you're showing your stuff. In a company like Armstrong, you have all the financial resources, you want the human resources, the thing you got to do is decide how best to spend your time, where you're gonna make a difference. So you're very careful how you're using that time. And then all of a sudden, you're no longer employed. And you can put that time to any use you want to. People who study this say one of the very first things that people retired realize is: I'm on vacation, and I'm on vacation next week and next month, which means I really can choose what to do with my time. Other times it was chosen by others. So the question is, what are you going to do it and Ray, I think there's so much written about preparing for the financial side of retirement, I think maybe it would be of service to people approaching retirement if more were written about what are you going to do with the last third of your life Adult life. And do the math. Let's say you retire at age 62, you live to age 85, go do the arithmetic. And let's suppose that you become an adult at 18, rather than the arithmetic, you're going to find the 1/3 of your life in this non-employed period. Now there are some who retire from their main vocation and go into something else, small or large. But essentially, I think that's the feeling in the planning probably is, what am I going to do with this time? What am I going to pursue here? And right alongside of it, what am I going to do to help others do what they want to do?Ray Loewe06:51Okay, I should ask, I shouldn't ask you the question, I'm going to tell you what I'm going to do. I made an observation about you a long time ago. And we've known each other for a little while, but not an extended period of time. But I think Bill is a person who really follows what fascinates and motivates him. And I think that that's one of the things that has driven him during this period of rewirement. So talk a little bit about some of the things that you've done. And how long do you continue to do them?Bill Adams07:26Well, a lot of it is just personal pursuit rather selfish. That sounds neat, I'd like to be part of that. I played golf ever since I was 12. And I played a lot of tournaments. And I've always been fascinated by the role of the golf rules official. Many people don't realize that the golf rules officials, they're not to exact penalties on people but to prevent them. to help the golfer not make mistakes, you know, and you know, you help the guy who hit a ball into the creek, determine where he places the next shot. So I went to this PGA rules school and qualified at a very difficult three-hour exam, and then went out of the course, working with other rules officials, and I could use the grand term giving back to the game. But no, I give it to me, I've been fascinated with how this works and how much there is to learn about golf rules officials. Now for how long? I did it for seven years until I didn't want to do it anymore. There was no more fire in the belly. You know, you drive into the sun towards the greater Philadelphia area seven in the morning, and you drive back into the sun coming back to Lancaster. And that's when you stop. And I don't know if that's a principle, but it's one that I think might help as people think about this. I don't think I want to start this because I don't want to do it for a long, long time. You don't have to. You're not drawing a paycheck, you know, to be in a particular job, you can simply say, I want to do this until I don't want to do it anymore. If I could use another example of, in the early period, I went down to the University of Tennessee and taught if you will I call it that in the MBA graduate school. Actually, I went down there and I found myself learning more than teaching. Never mind how I got connected with that. But what I found with that was what I really wanted to was pursue an engagement with younger people, college-age people with a faculty, it was a brand new experience for me. And then there came a time when I just ran out of steam and said thank you very much, I won't be doing this anymore. That by the way were short stints, two to three weeks at a time twice a year. But it was just a great experience. And as I said I learned so much In doing that,Ray Loewe10:01You know, let's back up a bit, your family has always been important to you. So describe your family, and then talk a little bit about the time you allocated your family during your work experience.Bill Adams10:15Well, we have four children. And they have spawned 10 grandchildren right at this point. I married Susan Cole, who I met on a blind date in 1954. And we've been married for 65 years. And when I talk about my family I've got to start there, because when I was in our international operations, I was going away for three weeks at a time. And here's Susan home with four kids and all the things that have to do with it and she ran the household, she kept the family together. As far as my own time, I tried to put in a rule, if you will, changing the rules, okay? From midnight Friday, until four o'clock Sunday, I'm doing no business. I'm not opening the briefcase, and I'm not sure I could do that in today's role or social media, here, but I could then. And it may be a matter of going back on the office phone Friday night and finishing up some things. But it enabled me to really set aside that time and do lots of things with our kids and for our kids.  Everything from going to rock concerts to going to baseball games with my son. And yeah, family was important. I have to say if St. Peter taps me at the pearly gates and says, what did you accomplish down there on earth? I want to mention the family first. Armstrong. yeah, that's in there, rewirement is in there.Ray Loewe11:42Okay, and that's still part of your life, right? You know, so what do you do with your family right now, as part of your requirement concept over here?Bill Adams11:51Stay in touch with them, it's so easy to do it now. I just looked today on WhatsApp at a posting from our granddaughter who two weeks ago went to Botswana with the Peace Corps. Now, there was a time years ago you wouldn't hear from him for two years. So we're staying in touch. We gathered 30 of them to play a lake at the Adirondacks in July. And that was 30 out of 34 of our extended family. So you know, we're working going with them. And you know, often you'll hear someone say they retired and spend time with her grandchildren. While I want to spend time with all the kids and watch them develop. You know, last week, our only son or third of the birth order turned 59. Now I thought woah, I can't have kids in their 60s. But I do and they're fascinating people. I will mention this too. I spent a lot of time in our international operations and got to go to a lot of neat places on somebody else's money. But one of the things we pursued in this requirements, Susan I did, was to go to cities and places with an entirely different view. I probably went to London, I think I counted one time, 50 times in my business career. But then Susan I would go back to London and rent a flat, or apartment or furnished villa for two weeks. And just decide every day, what do you want to do, it's raining, let's stay in, you know, sit by the coal stove and if you know, let's choose this, let's go to Stratford upon Avon and see a Shakespearean play. And that was a neat way to kind of indulge your interest and pursue what interests you. And so we've been traveling to South America, Italy, you know, all around the world, in fact, went two months ago to Iceland, which was on our bucket list. And that's part of being one of the luckiest guys in the world, to be able to have the financial flexibility to do that and to have the good health at age 88 to be able to do that.Ray Loewe14:00You know, you're still a young guy, though. Long as you think young, you're still a young guy. Bill Adams14:05Well, yes, but age has a limit.Ray Loewe14:06It does and so let's talk about that briefly, not so much from a negative standpoint, but one of the things I think we have to know is age does create problems. And I think the luckiest people in the world get around them pretty fast. So I think you've built that into your picture to a large extent. Talk to me about aging.  Well, when you when you're an octogenarian things go wrong, and they do when you're in your 60s. I never thought I'd be, you know, wearing hearing aids and they're very helpful. I've had three operations on my right eye. Thank goodness, I have cornea specialists at Hopkins that know just what to do, very lucky on that. But it hasn't slowed you down. Bill Adams14:58Yeah, of course, it's slowed me down. But it hasn't propped me down thank God in a wheelchair, you know, I may hit that sometime. But things you know you just accommodate to it. This is the first year since I was 12 years old that I have not played a full round of golf. I played some nine-hole golf. And part of that's a physical limitation and a part of it was because of an injury from a fall. And that's one thing I developed now is the ability to fall down. I'm very good at it. And you'll see when I came into the studio, I came in today with a cane, this is not a good day for my balance. Ray Loewe15:41So okay, so let's go back to these people now that are entering the best third of their life or the last third of their life or how you want to put it there. You've had an interesting viewpoint in the way you've looked at this. So what is it that you would tell people to do? I mean, forget the basics of you know, stay healthy and get financially secure. Get into the stuff that makes life rich and enlightened.Bill Adams16:13Well, I loath to give a general prescription. But I can comment on a few things from my own personal experience and some of the things I've watched. But people are so different in their outlook on life, their interests, their financial situation, their health, their family relationships. So to say now, here are the three principles for happy retirement. No. I do say from my own experience, I've learned to be a little selfish maybe. As you come out of this vacation period, hey, I'm no longer working, I'm on vacation this week, and next week, and next month. Pick out the things that really interest you and I think you should get the greatest satisfaction out of things that interest you that help other people. Or you can go in and serve and literally, I'll mention for example, Susan, I for a couple of years, helped serve breakfast five days a week to the people of food insecurity, who were coming to First Methodist Church. I really took an interest in the bright side Opportunity Center down southwest Lancaster helping raise money for that. To provide a place where kids and adults in the southwest sector of Lancaster could come for everything from after-school classes to physical fitness and things like that. I think the greatest satisfaction comes where you'll be able to help others. Well, you know, I think this is a good place to stop, though I think what I got out of this is that you have to keep an open mind, you have to follow what fascinates and motivates you, you have to do what you want to do until you don't want to do it anymore. But you always have to do something. Yeah, let me add if you could a capstone to this. And that's my faith. I really believe the universe is unfolding as it should. And I'm a basic, incurable optimist. I think that helps a lot here. And part of it is God's in charge, it may not seem like it sometimes. But I am aware of that. And I realized my weakness and the strength I can gain from my faith through all this. So when things go wrong, that's okay. You were not guaranteed about a bed of roses. And you've got some higher power to look after you and to aspire to. And I think that's awfully important.Ray Loewe18:51Well, you know, thanks so much for sharing your thinking, your wisdom, your experience with us. And we've been talking with Bill Adams, and I think we're done. I think we've reached a good spot in how to think about this world of the last third of your life or however you want to look at it and Luke, why don't you sign us off and we'll be back next week with another guest. Outro  19:18Thank you for listening to Changing the Rules. Join us next week for more conversation, our special guest, and to hear more from the luckiest guy in the world.

Sally Phillips is the power house behind the Opportunity Center. She is passionate about providing training, advocacy, and support to people with disabilities. Of course, she cannot do this alone, she has an amazing staff who are just as passionate about helping those with disabilities achieve their life goals. There is also a very active Board who volunteer their time to help in anyway they can. The Opportunity Center was started in 1956 by a group of parents who wanted to help their children who were not allowed to attend public schools. Can you even imagine not allowing children to attend school because of their disability? Keep reading...

In this episode, Liz and Dan highlight the community resources that will be available at our upcoming career fair April 28th, 2022 from 3-6pm and what services they offer job seekers or anyone interested in career information. Highlights: https://www.crlibrary.org/opportunity-center/ (Opportunity Center), https://www.crlibrary.org/skills/ (CRPL Workforce Development Assistance) https://urbandreams.org/ (Urban Dreams) https://www.kirkwood.edu/explore/services/learning-services/trio (TRIO at Kirkwood) https://www.cedarrapids.org/business-resources/programs-and-networking/impactcr (Impact CR) https://www.facebook.com/IowaWorksCedarRapids/ (IowaWorks) https://www.deltavcodeschool.com/ (DeltaV Code School)

What are some of the challenges and opportunities facing the Christian Opportunity Center? Join us today as Dr. Bob Leonard goes “In Depth” with John Eilers, Jody Tukker, and Amy Zook with the COC, Oskaloosa, Pella, Knoxville,

“Middle Ground with JLE” Podcast “Where We Treat You Like Family” welcomes fellow Wayne State University Warrior Project Director of The TRIO Educational Opportunity Center Delta J. Saulsberry as she shares her amazing journey.

“Middle Ground with JLE” Podcast “Where We Treat You Like Family” welcomes fellow Wayne State University Warrior Project Director of The TRIO Educational Opportunity Center Project Director Delta J. Saulsberry as she shares her amazing journey.

Christian Maitre, George Christopher, & Himadri Seth wrap up the 2020 election, Antonio Ferme continues to explore challenges faced by local orgs, speaking to the Ithaca Women's Opportunity Center, & a story about silence. Hosted by Jordan Broking Originally aired on November 8, 2020. Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

On today’s Let’s Talk Indianola we talk with Amy Zuck and Tara Kauzlarich with the Christian Opportunity Center about their replacement summer camp for adults with disabilities.

Amy Zuck and John Eilers with Christian Opportunity Center discuss the support they’ve received from the annual Knights of Columbus Campaign for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. The Pella Knights of Columbus will collect donations in front of

This weeks episode has teen, and young adult guests. How are they doing during theses times of covid19, what has the past weeks shown them, what are ways they can get involved in helping the community, taking care of home, taking on new roles of responsibilities, and other insights are shared. Music: Lush PuppiesArtist: Chris Bishop “Bishop”IG: chrisbishop1990

Listen to host Rico Zavala speak with guests Christine Lloyd, Director, and Sydney Trejo, Assistant Director, both of Cedars Bridges and Street Outreach Services programs from the Cedars Youth Opportunity Center.

Topic: Did you know African Americans make up more than 40% of the homeless population?! Nearly half of homeless are families with children. Specifically in the Dallas and surrounding counties, these numbers are growing, even in cities that previously sighted no homeless populations. While cities boast of resources to assist providing shelters, the tone of ‘our neighbors’ are vastly different than what we see and hear. The challenge to overcome the odds is an uphill battle. Some survive, some don’t.  Today, we want the challenges and inspiration behind this topic, homeless to entrepreneur, with our guest momologist, Chef Sonya Dorsey.   Guest Momologist: Chef Dorsey is the Executive Chef and Lead Chef Instructor for the new CitySquare Café located in the Opportunity Center on Malcolm X Blvd.Chef Dorsey found herself and her four children in an abusive relationship in Louisiana. Like so many women in that situation, she didn’t have the support network to transition safely into a new life. IG: @definitelydorsey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/definitelydorseyeventplanners/   Marvelous Mahogany Momologist of the Week: Tesha.  She is the co-manager of Mini Farmers Market Buying Club whose mission is to provide wholesome fruits & vegetables at a reasonable price for the community.  In many areas that are food deserts, Tesha is taking the bull by the horns to help others. Produced By: Greenville Ave. Recording Studio Continue the Discussion, Download, Subscribe, Rate, Like, Follow Us, and Share on: Website: https://linktr.ee/mahoganymomology Marvelous Mahogany Mom Nomination Form: https://form.jotform.com/Mahoganymomology/marvelous-mahogany-mom-nomination Twitter: @MMomology Insta: @mahoganymomology FB: @MahoganyMomology FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mahoganymomologist Email Us: Mahoganymomology@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahogany-momology/

The Women’s Opportunity Center in Kayonza, Rwanda is constructed of over 500,000 hand-pressed bricks made by local women. The center’s director, Joy Rwamwenge describes how she feels walking through the doors every day: “I arrive knowing that the tile on the floor of the center comes from Congo, and the bricks in the wall of the center come from the women in Rwanda -- building peace at the same time while building a building.” Listen to the conversation between Verna Eggleston, who leads Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Women’s Economic Development program, and Joy. This episode marks a special milestone: Bloomberg Philanthropies 10th anniversary of partnership with Women for Women International. We also hear from Laurie Adams, the President and CEO of Women for Women -- she tells listeners how to get involved with the organization.

Tino Diaz discusses his experiences as a student at UVU, and explains what he does now as the Program Coordinator for a program for first-generation and low-income students: the Educational Opportunity Center. In this episode, you will learn about: • The Educational Opportunity Center • UVU’s commitment to Inclusion • Tips for feeling comfortable in college

Elizabeth Bader always thought her main "career" would involve being a wife and mother. But by her early 30s, she was the divorced, single mother to a toddler and desperately in need of career advice. In this Career Talk podcast, Bader explains how she got back into the workforce, offers advice on those seeking similar careers and provides tips for others who may have been out of the workforce, by their own choosing or otherwise. Transcript: Welcome to Brandman Speaks: Career Talks. I’m Cindy O’Dell and recently I spoke with Elizabeth Bader, an executive briefing consultant at Experian. Elizabeth always thought she was destined to be a wife and mother. But when she was in her early 30s, she was newly divorced and the single mother of a young child. Like so many Brandman students, she realized she needed a career. She just wasn’t sure what it would be. I was very fortunate that I learned about the Women’s Opportunity Center, which sadly no longer exists. But it was a wonderful place where women in transition could go to get a career counseling, resume assistance, interviewing skills on a sliding scale. And I had the great fortune of meeting a woman who became my mentor and my friend and she was able to coach me into identifying the next step in my career path, which included starting a master's degree program at Chapman University. But before starting back to school, Elizabeth needed to know what to study. I took some aptitude testing, which I highly recommend. I took the Johnson O'Connor Center for Human Engineering testing in Los Angeles, which is a two-day commitment with a financial,  but I highly recommend aptitude testing whether its Myers-Briggs or Strength Finder or many that are available. I believe that some are available through the Brandman Career Counseling Center, either at nominal or no charge. If you haven't taken aptitude and interest testing, it's a great way to learn about yourself and to find out perhaps how you're naturally made, which always makes school and work a lot more enjoyable. So I did this aptitude testing and I discovered my strengths were in psychology and sociology. And so as I started looking for occupations or vocations within those segments, I stumbled upon graduate school programs. And initially, I thought I was going to be a career counselor and get my master's degree in career counseling. However as I was researching graduate programs I came across the organizational leadership program at Chapman and decided to pursue that, and that, you know, fundamentally changed the trajectory of my career and myself as a person. I had read a book by Warren Bennis in the late ‘90s that actually was on the bestseller list on becoming a leader. And I think it was probably one of the first books that ever crossed over into the mainstream. And I read it and I thought,  “Really? People do this? This is the career?” And I had no idea. So when I found the organizational leadership program. I said, “Wow, this is awesome!” so I decided to pursue the organizational leadership program. It just made so much sense and my career counselor just said, you know, I lit up -- my whole .. my eyes, my person,  and my demeanor changed when we were doing talking about that curriculum. Being in school also introduced her to a new network of connections. I was very fortunate. A classmate of mine was that Ingram Micro at the time and she was in the training development department, and I desperately needed to get back to work and start honing my skills and I was willing to work for free. And at the time, there was a gentleman there who was a like-minded soul who was the head of the department and gave me a chance, which is what everyone usually needs someone to open the door and invite you in to participate.

Isaiah 61 – rebuilding ancient ruins These devastations are in existence partly because of American public policy to concentrate poverty, largely poor black people. If God built a new humanity which overcame divisions, should we not be continuing in that work? Mark Sanford and Jason watched Selma. Large scale brutality. There were people fighting and dying for freedom they're already supposed to have. We have all inherited this history of oppression and have a responsibility to undo it. Today, the Gospel is largely self-centered. But the Gospel of the Kingdom is one of togetherness, which overcomes differences and knits a new humanity. The state of most inner cities was primarily caused by racism. Policing, politics, empowerment cannot wholly solve these problems and heal these wounds. The Gospel of the Kingdom goes beyond salvation, and creates a new humanity living a new life with a new set of values. Are you walking in the privilege you've inherited? Whose Gospel did you believe? Two gospels John's gospel addressed elemental things to prepare for what was coming. More personal, and this “personal savior”, sin-focused gospel became the driving force in modern American Christianity. John's Gospel is not false, simply not full. Jesus Gospel – The Gospel of the Kingdom. This is outwardly focused because what God is doing is so much bigger than you. The Gospel does not mean all YOUR problems go away. Simply look at the people in the Bible. Our emphasis must be on the BRIDE of Christ. This is a much bigger picture, and cannot be self-focused. We cannot force freedom of the Holy Spirit upon someone. Jesus Gospel brings healing and reconciliation. Jesus' Gospel requires us to steward this world with humble service. Sun Ministries Leadership CenterNot just a big big house with lots and lots of rooms. The aspect of the ministry which relocates and trains missionaries. Facilitating a missionary movement to the inner cities of America, building faith communities from a position of reformations, utilizing the other tools in the ministry, the Opportunity Center and the Narrow Gate. Isaiah 58 – The Gospel has been lost, and if you live the lifestyle of fasting, you will repair the path to the true Gospel. Those in the Urban Missions Training work in the ministry and engage in teaching, training, and testing. If Jesus has not transformed you, it will be very hard to make disciples. How is satan holding this community down? Engage in prayer, spiritual warfare, and utilizing resources to meet needs of the afflicted. Utilizing existing services so we don't have to recreate things and can build partnerships. Being an ambassador of Christ. Leadership Center also leads in the community to equip and organize. Where you are not consecrated, you leave yourself at risk of being attacked and wounded by the enemy. Caring for each other, our community, and doing it through service, and not for attention. The Narrow Gate Narrow Gate | Ministries | Sun Ministries, Inc. Taking people from oppressed/hopeless to homeownership, by walking with them through obstacles and need. Helping people start businesses Song: Derek Webb – I Repent This episode originally broadcast live on May 29, 2015 on KXEN 1010AM in St. Louis, MO For more info: www.sunministries.org Theme music: “The Resistance” by Josh Garrels (www.joshgarrels.com) licensed by Marmoset Music (www.marmosetmusic.com)

We share how we live out the Gospel, through the story of Sun Ministries. Two Gospels at play in the world: The personal Savior gospel and the Gospel of the Kingdom. One resembles the Gospel of Repentance preached by John, focusing on our sin and forgiveness, but also focuses on intellect. The Gospel of the Kingdom is about this community of believers, the children of God, the Body of Christ, living with and knowing this God. We discuss Sun Ministries – God called us through Isaiah 61 to go to the inner city of St. Louis and lay down our lives and create opportunity. Opportunity Center – creating jobs, businesses, and skill Leadership Center – training leaders in reformation and inner-city ministry Narrow Gate – the pathway from hopelessness to walking with God In seeking God, and being humble to learn from Him, He brought is into our prepared works If you are going to ask God to show you what He sees, be prepared to be overwhelmed God moved us to a place of laying down money and standing against the stronghold of poverty We were holding on to a lifestyle, even after moving into a warehouse What does the Opportunity Center do? It creates businesses a varied types to create employment and skill-building opportunity, while also creating income so the ministry can become financially sustainable Current businesses: sewing center, woodshop, cafe, maintenance services, lawn care. 2016 will see a retail space open. Managing this is hard, because we're walking the line between business management and God's design and utilizing business as a ministry Some of our businesses bring money from outside the community into the community Challenges and lessons of the opportunity center: learning to managing consistently train not all about the work, not become a workaholic The truth of Christianity is that it is life – family/work/ministry is blended, not separated and one more important then the other. God uses physical things to address spiritual things We all agree it's the hardest thing we've ever done A romanticized view of ministry is predominant in America, but what happens after the “honeymoon” is over? Will your relationship sustain after the initial excitement fades? Do you require activity to sustain relationships? Songs:  Brandon Heath – Give me Your Eyes Robbie Seay Band – Up to the Mountain This episode originally broadcast live on May 22, 2015 on KXEN 1010AM in St. Louis, MO For more info: http://www.sunministries.org Theme music: “The Resistance” by Josh Garrels (www.joshgarrels.com) licensed by Marmoset Music (www.marmosetmusic.com)

In Episode 7 of Street View, you meet Larry James, author of The Wealth of the Poor, and President and CEO of CitySquare, a Dallas-based social justice agency dedicated to fighting the root causes of poverty through service, advocacy and friendship. Discussion revolves around CitySquare and Larry's strong vision of how to approach change in housing and poverty in Dallas. Larry discusses CitySquare's various housing and service projects including, 511 Akard, The Opportunity Center, and The Cottages at Hickory Crossing. Larry James was recently appointed by Mayor Mike Rawlings to head the Mayor's Poverty Taskforce to develop short-term wins in the fight against poverty which held their first meeting on May 29, 2014. Throughout the episode, Larry relates the core issues of homelessness to the same core issues of poverty, saying "If you start unpacking these stories, there are common threads. Generational poverty, unforeseen tragedy or accidents, health issues, sexual abuse, domestic violence, alcoholism, drug addiction. Often beginning with some tragedy or trauma and people self-medicate. This kind of thing is happening in University Park, it’s in the Park Cities. It’s McKinney. It’s in Allen. It’s everywhere. But in the poor neighborhoods where the resources do not exist, it’s more difficult to cover all that up."