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In 2016, one man in a red sweater became the nation's sweetheart... until he didn't. Ken Bone became a celebrity overnight after a star turn at the height of an October 2016 political nightmare. Just two days after the infamous Access Hollywood tape made many think Trump's first run for president was a lost cause, after a year of "her emails" and what felt like an infinity war of an election cycle, the world took comfort in a normal midwestern man who worked at a power plant and loved anime.  What made Ken so appealing, and -- apologies for taking us back to such a cursed period -- what shitstorm was he caught in the middle of? In part one, Jamie examines the media environment that made Ken a star, and the milkshake duck cycle and a Reddit scandal that made him one of the seminal internet main characters to this day.  Next week... we talk to Ken. Donate to Ken's nonprofit of choice, the St. Patrick Center of St. Louis here: https://www.stpatrickcenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unhappy camper runs over boyfriend at a Gettysburg campground Planned power outage at Court Street garage, Patrick Center and Creekside Plaza Increase in ambulance transport fees approved by Frederick County CouncilSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Etling, President of PreventEd's Board of Directors, sits down at the PrevenTable to talk more about his marketing expertise and time working with nonprofits. He shares how he helped PreventEd kickstart its rebrand and create the name we all know today, delves into changing misconceptions about people in need while at the St. Patrick Center, and even chats about being an Eisenhower Fellow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mentor Moments Season Three Story Moments: Everyone has a story to tell. Part two with Katie and Thomas! This episode we feature Katie and Thomas Wolff! Listen to how Katie and Thomas live a balanced life as married counselors! Welcome to Mentor Moments, the podcast where distinctive lives shape the individuals we become. Join us for engaging counseling conversations that delve deep into personal journeys while focusing on pressing professional issues. In this season of Mentor Moments, we're honored to feature remarkable individuals who not only introduce you to the world of rehabilitation counseling but also tackle current topics and issues that matter. Each episode invites you into the minds of our guests as they share their unique perspectives. Katie Wolff, MA, LPC is a Senior Behavioral Health Care Manager/Succession Planner with Magellan Health where she helps members connect with their Employee Assistance Program and behavioral health benefits. She also collaborates with facilities to authorize higher levels of care and provides crisis support to members. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services with a psychiatric emphasis and her Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling in the marriage and family track from Maryville University of St. Louis. Her experience includes working in local non-profit community mental health agencies and private treatment programs, including St. Patrick Center, Youth In Need, MERS Goodwill, Kids In The Middle, and Alsana. While her private practice counseling work is on pause, Katie also owns Grounded Oak Counseling LLC where she works with youth, adults, and families. Katie is passionate about working with people navigating life's many transitions, including death, relationships, incarceration, school and peer dynamics, and family changes. The most rewarding part of her work is seeing and hearing relief for people when they get the support and tools they need and deserve. Thomas Wolff, MA, LPC is a Clinical Services Supervisor with BJC Behavioral Health where he helps manage 988 mobile crisis staff, Community Behavioral Health Liaisons, and Youth Behavioral Health Liaisons. Thomas is also embedded with St. Louis County Police Department where he is a member of the Crisis Intervention Team and Crisis Negotiation Team. He helps the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit at the St. Louis Field Office with threat analysis and threat management for the Eastern Region of Missouri. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and his Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling from Maryville University. His experience includes working in local non-profit community mental health agencies such as MERS Goodwill in the areas of Job Development and Veterans Services. He has also worked in higher education at Maryville University as the Veterans Services Coordinator where he would assist both active duty and Veteran students to best utilize their military benefits. Thomas owns Trailhead Wellness LLC where he works with first responders, military personnel, adults, and families, however, his private practice work is on pause. Thomas is extremely passionate about working in crisis within the community and assisting law enforcement. Follow us at: Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠mentor.momentsMRA@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠  Instagram: @mentor.moments Website: https://www.mraeasternchapter.com/maryvillerc

Mentor Moments Season Three Story Moments: Everyone has a story to tell. This episode we feature Katie and Thomas Wolff! Listen to how Katie and Thomas live a balanced life as married counselors! Welcome to Mentor Moments, the podcast where distinctive lives shape the individuals we become. Join us for engaging counseling conversations that delve deep into personal journeys while focusing on pressing professional issues. In this season of Mentor Moments, we're honored to feature remarkable individuals who not only introduce you to the world of rehabilitation counseling but also tackle current topics and issues that matter. Each episode invites you into the minds of our guests as they share their unique perspectives. Katie Wolff, MA, LPC is a Senior Behavioral Health Care Manager/Succession Planner with Magellan Health where she helps members connect with their Employee Assistance Program and behavioral health benefits. She also collaborates with facilities to authorize higher levels of care and provides crisis support to members. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services with a psychiatric emphasis and her Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling in the marriage and family track from Maryville University of St. Louis. Her experience includes working in local non-profit community mental health agencies and private treatment programs, including St. Patrick Center, Youth In Need, MERS Goodwill, Kids In The Middle, and Alsana. While her private practice counseling work is on pause, Katie also owns Grounded Oak Counseling LLC where she works with youth, adults, and families. Katie is passionate about working with people navigating life's many transitions, including death, relationships, incarceration, school and peer dynamics, and family changes. The most rewarding part of her work is seeing and hearing relief for people when they get the support and tools they need and deserve. Thomas Wolff, MA, LPC is a Clinical Services Supervisor with BJC Behavioral Health where he helps manage 988 mobile crisis staff, Community Behavioral Health Liaisons, and Youth Behavioral Health Liaisons. Thomas is also embedded with St. Louis County Police Department where he is a member of the Crisis Intervention Team and Crisis Negotiation Team. He helps the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit at the St. Louis Field Office with threat analysis and threat management for the Eastern Region of Missouri. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and his Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling from Maryville University. His experience includes working in local non-profit community mental health agencies such as MERS Goodwill in the areas of Job Development and Veterans Services. He has also worked in higher education at Maryville University as the Veterans Services Coordinator where he would assist both active duty and Veteran students to best utilize their military benefits. Thomas owns Trailhead Wellness LLC where he works with first responders, military personnel, adults, and families, however, his private practice work is on pause. Thomas is extremely passionate about working in crisis within the community and assisting law enforcement. Follow us at: Email: ⁠⁠⁠mentor.momentsMRA@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠  Instagram: @mentor.moments Website: https://www.mraeasternchapter.com/maryvillerc

In this special episode, we will learn from Quinn Tyminski, OTD, OTR/L, BCMH & Serena Blank, MOT, OTR/L, two occupational therapists working with Individuals experiencing homelessness. Quinn Tyminski, OTD, OTR/L, BCMH currently serves as an instructor in the Program in Occupational Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Tyminski earned her master's degree in occupational therapy from Washington University in 2012 and her Clinical Doctorate of Occupational Therapy in 2017 from Saint Louis University. Her clinical practice experience is in the area of community-based mental health practice, where she served as the occupational therapist for a transitional housing program for men experiencing severe and persistent mental illness and homelessness and spent a year as the clinical director coordinating occupational therapy services and students. As part of her doctoral work, Dr. Tyminski introduced occupational therapy services to a local homeless shelter through the use of Level II fieldwork students. Following the success of the program, Dr. Tyminski opened an outpatient student experiential learning clinic in collaboration with St. Patrick Center in downtown St. Louis in 2018. The Community Independence Occupational Therapy Clinic continues to provide occupational therapy services to individuals experiencing homelessness. Dr. Tyminski's research focuses on improving occupational participation and quality of life for populations experiencing marginalization through providing occupation-based services targeted at improving life skills and community reintegration. She collaborates with local community agencies to provide programming to address concerns of occupational justice related to increased participation in survival occupations among those experiencing mental illness, homelessness, or recent return to the community from incarceration. She is also currently in the process of obtaining her PhD in Education at Washington University in St. Louis.Serena Blank, MOT, OTR/L is an Occupational Therapist at the St. Patrick Center, an organization that works to increase access to sustainable housing, employment, and healthcare in the St. Louis region. In prior roles, she completed a Fellowship in psychosocial rehabilitation at the VA in Durham, NC. The program assisted Veterans experiencing serious mental illness. Upon returning to St. Louis, she worked for Saint Louis University's Transformative Justice Initiative. She provided occupational therapy services to people incarcerated and supported their reentry back into the community. Her unique lens of occupations in marginalized populations helps her advocate for change in health and human service systems. She holds two degrees from Saint Louis University including a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Science and Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy.Contact & Resources:Email: Quinn at tyminskiq@wustl.eduSerena at blank.serena@gmail.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/serena-blank-a33183156 https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinn-tyminski-574621254/ Occupational Therapy for the Homelesshttps://www.ted.com/talks/quinn_tyminski_occupational_therapy_for_the_homeless Quinn's Medbridge course on working with individuals experiencing homelessness https://www.medbridge.com/course-catalog/details/homelessness-health-care-practitioners-quinn-tyminski/The Development of a Role-Emerging Fieldwork Placement in a Homeless Shelterhttps://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol2/iss2/7/Occupational Therapy Student-Run Free Clinic: Mutual Benefits in Expanded Homeless and Health Services and Clinical Skills Development”, Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 7(1). doi: 10.59586/jsrc.v7i1.248. Drummond, R., Koziol, C., Yeats, H. and Tyminski, Q. (2021) https://journalsrc.org/index.php/jsrc/article/view/248 St. Patrick Centerhttps://www.stpatrickcenter.org/Washington University, St Louis – Program in Occupational Therapyhttps://www.ot.wustl.edu/education/directed-scholarship/community-independence-occupational-therapy-program-569Another inspiring episode, as always, I welcome any feedback from you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsotTHANK YOU for LISTENING, FOLLOWING, DOWNLOADING, RATING, REVIEWING & SHARING “The Uncommon OT Series” Podcast with all your OTP friends and colleagues! 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At Esse Health, our “We want you well” focus is what drives our team and all we do. Together, we are “Doing Well” in many different ways – whether it be caring for our patients, caring for our team, caring for ourselves, or caring for our broader community. Each March, a popular tradition at Esse Health is Caring for Our Community through our annual Sock & Underwear Drive for the St. Patrick Center. In our latest podcast episode, we're talking to Kevin Lashley from the St. Patrick Center about: Who the St. Patrick Center serves and why socks and underwear are highly needed items. Details of our March Sock & Underwear Drive and how you can get Wellness Reward points for participating! Other opportunities to get involved in helping those experiencing homelessness in our community – including volunteer opportunities at the St. Patrick Center. How community involvement can help improve your own well-being. What other Esse Health benefits are available to help support you in making a difference in the community – such as the Volunteer PTO and Giving Together programs!  Additional St. Patrick Center Resources: Volunteer Opportunities at St. Patrick Center Questions about volunteering: spcvolunteers@stpatrickcenter.org Item Donation needs & instructions How to provide financial support Questions about monetary donations: philanthropy@stpatrickcenter.org More than a Soup Kitchen Podcast Follow @StPatrickCenter:  Facebook | IG | LinkedIn | YouTube | Twitter Person First Language Additional Esse Health Resources: Gallup Article: Giving & Your Community Well-Being Visit the Human Resources>Benefit Information page of the Esse Health Intranet for more information about the Volunteer PTO, Giving Together, and Wellness Reward programs!   For more benefit tips and wellness info, follow @essehealthbenefitsu on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.       ------ Music Credit: "Cheery Monday" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

For over two centuries, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University has been at the forefront of scientific research in the Philadelphia metropolitan region and across the globe. Now, more than ever, the institution's vast collections, research initiatives, and community-based projects are forging pathways to scientific understanding about the world's natural environment and its inhabitants. Host Dr. Melinda Lewis joins two esteemed science experts from the Academy: Dr. Rick McCourt (Curator of Botany and Director of the Center for Systematic Biology and Evolution; Drexel University Professor of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science) and Roland Wall (Senior Director of Environmental Initiatives for the Patrick Center for Environmental Research). This in-depth conversation addresses the impact of climate change, the accessibility of science writing in popular culture, and the greater movement for environmental justice and access to nature for all. "Pop, the Question" is a production of Marketing & Media in Pennoni Honors College at Drexel University. Recorded October 28, 2022 through virtual conferencing (Philadelphia, PA, USA). Featured Guests: Rick McCourt (Professor, Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, Drexel University; Curator of Botany and Director of the Center for Systematic Biology and Evolution, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University) and Roland Wall (Senior Director for Environmental Initiatives, Patrick Center for Environmental Research, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University) Host and Producer: Melinda Lewis, PhD (Associate Director, Marketing & Media) Dean: Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD Executive Producer: Erica Levi Zelinger (Director, Marketing & Media) Producer: Brian Kantorek (Assistant Director, Marketing & Media) Research and Script: Melinda Lewis, PhD Audio Engineering and Editing: Brian Kantorek Original Theme Music: Brian Kantorek Production Assistance: Noah Levine Social Media Outreach: Jaelynn Vesey Graphic Design: Kat Heller Logo Design: Michal Anderson Additional Voiceover: Malia Lewis The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily those of Drexel University or Pennoni Honors College. For more info on the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, visit https://ansp.org. Copyright © 2023 Drexel University

Founder & Executive Director, Betsy Reznicek, joins the podcast to talk about her furniture bank, Home Sweet Home and how they've been able to serve St. Patrick Center clients and others across St. Louis. Tune in to learn more about the work Betsy and her team are doing and how you can help support their mission, which in turn supports St. Patrick Center's.@morethanasoupkitchen

Kevin Lashley - More Than a Soup Kitchen In 2023, we made a commitment to highlight one non-profit each month with our new ‘Bucket List Gives' initiative. We kick it off with Kevin Lashley from St. Patrick Center, as they celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2023. St. Patrick Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, established in 1983 to combat homelessness in the City of St. Louis and surrounding area. With a Housing First emphasis, SPC works collaboratively with individuals, businesses, government and other service providers to solve homelessness for individuals and families in the St. Louis region.Along with this podcast episode, we will be volunteering with SPC while also helping promote their anniversary initiatives in the month of January. In this episode we chat with marketing & communications director Kevin Lashley about the impact St. Patrick Center provides to the St. Louis community. Support the show

Mike, Board Chair for St. Patrick Center's Young Professionals Board, joins the podcast to discuss the many ways he's helping to support the mission of St. Patrick Center.  Learn how Mike help get State funding for SPC's new transitional living facility McFarlane Place as well as the other ways he's helping to lend a hand around the Center.@morethanasoupkitchen

Amanda Laumeyer, Senior Director of Philanthropy at the St. Patrick Center joins the show to discuss how the non-profit organization is funded, how you can help those in need and the best way to make positive change in your community.  © 2022 KFTK (Audacy). All rights reserved. | iStock / Getty Images Plus

First, Joe Concha, political columnist at the hill, joins to talk post midterm congress, Then, Amanda Laumeyer, senior director of philanthropy at the St. Patrick Center, tells you what you can do to help those in need. In the last segment, Annie covers Dave Chappelle's recent SNL monologue about Donald Trump.  

Kevin recently sat down with St. Patrick Center client and advocate Eric to discuss his journey from  incarceration to community advocate and facilitator. 

Brandy sat down with Women's Night Program client Lynda to discuss her experience with homelessness. Lynda shares how she became homeless and how eventually found her way to St. Patrick Center. The two also discuss the Women's Night Program and how it's addressing homelessness amongst women in St. Louis.

On this episode, we visit with Tenaj Moody. Tenaj is the founder and CEO of Light to Life,  an anti-domestic violence consulting firm that provides transformational and intersectional education, training, and consulting to prevent violence.   St. Patrick Center's Women's Night program has worked with Tenaj to provide these important resources to our clients. We discussed Tenaj's upbringing as well as her motivation to start her company Light to Life.  We also learn about what Tenaj is working on regarding reentry and her work with Prisons to PHD. https://www.lighttolife.org/https://www.tenajmoody.com/shop/p/carry-it-with-you-ebook

After leaving the military to join corporate America, Rico thought his path in life was set. Find out what unexpected life event happened to shift his path, landing Rico at St. Patrick Center. Also, learn what he's been up to since first visiting St. Patrick Center and how he's turned tragedy to triumph. Thank you for listening! Please follow our show and leave a review/comment. 

Community resistance has stalled the $900,000 project to establish St. Louis' first city-funded intentional encampment. The project's sponsor, St. Patrick Center, talks about what's next.

System impacted by a broken system, Basia Skudrzyk, is on a mission to change the narrative for the many St. Patrick Center clients looking for a second chance. We visit with Basia, Workforce Development Case Manager, to discuss St. Patrick Center's workforce development program and the impact it has on our clients. We also discuss the lack of second chance employment opportunities for individuals who are formerly incarcerated and how she is working to help fix that broken system. Thank you for listening! Please follow our show and leave a review/comment. 

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Tanya Dapkey (Lab Manager, Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Lab at the Patrick Center for Environmental Research) of The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. They discuss Genetic Barcoding and how it relates to insects,  what the genetic barcoding of insects can teach us about stream health and a multitude of other things, the advantages and disadvantages to this technology, what the future holds and what we still need to learn.  Music by Egocentric Plastic Men. Have a question or a comment?  Call (215) 346-6189. Want links from this podcast?  Visit www.nativeplantshealthyplanet.com Buy a T-shirt, spread the message, and do some good.  Visit https://native-plants-healthy-planet-2.creator-spring.com/

A new partnership between the City of St. Louis and St. Patrick Center is moving closer towards opening an "intentional" homeless encampment just north of downtown, near the riverfront. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bone is back. Ken Bone returns to Thought Cops. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes After listening back to our very first episode recently, and realizing that Ken Bone was our VERY first topic on the show- you know we had to do it to em, we had to have Ken Bone back! And if you like this episode, as Ken requested, please consider donating to the St. Patrick Center which helps shelter the homeless and those in need. Moving on to far, far less important topics: Grimes wrote a break-up song about El*n Musk. So sad. But love perseveres - in the Metaverse! Apparently COVID is spread more by "loud talkers" (has Curb covered this yet?) and the virus itself is being turned into a song, which is then turned into an NFT, which is then turned into profit-- how cool! Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

 Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release.  This is Season 4, Episode 38. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God.  Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.  Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.Step ten is continuing to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitting it.Step eleven is to sough through prayer and meditation to prove our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few.   We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.    

 Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release.  This is Season 4, Episode 37. Happy Memorial Day!!!!!The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God.  Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.  Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.Step ten is continuing to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitting it.Step eleven is to sough through prayer and meditation to prove our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few.   We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.    

Amy Marxkors, co-host of The Charlie Brennan Show, joins host Rachel Zimmerman and producer Andrew Stolze to discuss the new warning about hummus and the deadly ultra-marathon in China. Anthony D’Agostino, CEO of St. Patrick Center, shares information regarding homeless services and employment training. Recent Washington University graduate Maya Nepos calls in to share her experience going viral on Tik Tok for a way she helped unhoused St. Louisans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Description Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release.  This is Season 4, Episode 36. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God.  Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.  Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.Step ten is continuing to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitting it.Step eleven is to sough through prayer and meditation to prove our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few.   We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.   

 Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release.  This is Season 4, Episode 35. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God.  Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.  Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.Step ten is continuing to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitting it.Step eleven is to sough through prayer and meditation to prove our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few.   We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.   

 Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release.  This is Season 4, Episode 34.  I am still your mom....When you no longer listen or care what I say. I am still your mom...When you decide I am old fashioned and want to go your own way. I am still your mom....When you talk back, complain and we argue. I am still your mom....When you figure you know more than I do. I am still your mom....When you move away and take a piece of my heart with you. I am still your mom...And I will love you still as much as the first day I held you in my arms. I am still your mom....And I will pray for you and make sure your wings are strong enough to soar. I am still your mom...I will want what is best and will sacrifice my plans for yours. I am still your mom....I’ll always have room for you and a hug to welcome you. I am still your mom....And until my very last breath, I will keep carrying your love with me. And I truly thank God every day for the privilege and joy it has been to be called — your mom.HAPPY MOTHER'S Day We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few.   We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.   

Description Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release.  This is Season 4, Episode 33. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God.  Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.  Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.Step ten is continuing to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitting it.Step eleven is to sough through prayer and meditation to prove our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few.   We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.  

 Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release.  This is Season 4, Episode 32. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God.  Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.  Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.Step ten is continuing to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitting it.Step eleven is to sough through prayer and meditation to prove our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few.   We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.  

 Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release.  This is Season 4, Episode 31. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God.  Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.  Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.Step ten is continuing to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitting it.Step eleven is to sough through prayer and meditation to prove our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few.   We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this. 

DescriptionFeel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release.  This is Season 4, Episode 29. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God.  Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.  Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.Next week's message will be our Easter's message and we will return the following week.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few.   We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release.  This is Season 4, Episode 28. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God.  Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.  Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few.   We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

By: David M. Foster, CFP®, CAP®Hello, listeners, and welcome to the 7th episode of the Gateway Giving Podcast!My guest today is Natalie Self. Natalie is the executive director of STEMSTL, whose mission is to collectively develop and deploy quality systems-level changes that will advance STEM learning and career opportunities to empower the growth of diverse problem solvers, innovators, and critical thinkers, enabling them to thrive in a globally connected world.Now, if the sentence I just read felt intimidating to wrap your brain around, don't worry, Natalie is going to translate all of that while explaining how, exactly, STEMSTL goes about attempting to achieve that mission. However, the thing I want to point out is here is how STEMSTL differs from all of the organizations my previous guests represent.If you look through the list of my previous podcast guests, the St. Louis Area Foodbank, St. Patrick Center, Meds & Food For Kids, etc., you'll notice that those organizations are primarily focused on treating the symptoms rather than curing the disease. In the interview, Natalie used the term “remediation” to describe the focus of these non-profits and most of the non-profits you're probably familiar with. To be clear, that is not a pejorative; there are few greater callings than aiding human suffering where it exists. However, Natalie's focus, both at STEMSTL and more broadly, is on systems change. In other words, how do we change the systems and institutions that create the necessity for these remediation focused non-profits to exist. For example, whereas St. Patrick Center is asking the question, “How do we help this person who is experiencing homelessness to find and maintain stable housing?” an organization that was focused on systems change would be asking, “How do we adapt and change our institutions so that we can reduce or eliminate the need for people to reach out to St. Patrick Center in the first place?”Of course, the challenge with funding and working on systems change is that, in most cases, it's much harder to measure and track results. If I give $1,000 to the St. Louis Area Foodbank, I know that I'm buying 4,000 meals for needy families. If I give $1,000 to an organization fighting for systems change, how much systems change, exactly, am I funding? It's a tough question to answer, but it's an important one, because I believe that systems change can ultimately be so much more impactful than remediation and Natalie provides a fantastic framework for thinking about exactly how to approach that problem.As always, if you have any questions, requests, or suggestions for people or organizations for me to interview, you can email me at david@gatewaywealthstl.com. Now, without further ado, here is my interview with Natalie Self!LinksSTEMSTL HomepageBioSTLBioSTL 2018 Form 990What We DoWorkgroupsSt. Louis Equity In Entrepreneurship CollectiveFunding Systems Change

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 27. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 26. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 25. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 24. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.Step eight it to make a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.Step nine is to make direct amends to such people wherever possible except to do so would injure them or others.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 23. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Margaret R. Benz, ANP-BC, FAANP is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Saint Louis University. She sees patients as an APRN in the St. Louis Housing Authority's Parkview Clinic. She received her BSN (1978), MSN(R) (1982), and Adult Nurse Practitioner Post-Masters Certificate (1995) all from Saint Louis University. Ms. Benz serves on the Board of Directors and Trustees of the St. Patrick Center for homeless since 2002 chairing the Program Committee from 2002 – 2010 overseeing housing, mental health, prisoner release programs and Veteran service. Margaret was Governor Nixon's appointee to MO Health Net Oversight Committee 2010 - 2019 serving as vice chair from 2014 -2019. Margaret has received awards for Teaching Excellence at Saint Louis University, St. Louis Magazine's Nursing Excellence Award for Community Care, March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Award for Teaching Excellence, AANP State Excellence Award, MONA Nurse of the Year and a Volunteerism award from President Obama for community service. Margaret gives us an update on current legislation that is going through the state of Missouri that is very important to NPs and future practice. TUNE in!

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 22. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 21. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 20. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 19. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

By: David M. Foster, CFP®, CAP®Hello listeners and welcome to the Gateway Giving Podcast. My guest today is Amanda Laumeyer, the Senior Director of Development at St. Patrick Center. I have never been homeless, and there has never been any point in my life where I have even had to consider the possibility that I might become homeless. It is unfathomable to me, and I imagine for most of you listening, that I wouldn't have a warm bed to sleep in every night. Because of that, I've always had a soft spot for organizations that support people who are experiencing homelessness.If you listen to the end, you'll hear Amanda describe the clients St. Patrick center works with and the needs they typically have when the first come through the doors, the nature of their housing first policy, how you should handle panhandlers, and what your donation to St. Patrick center is buying. My biggest takeaway from this interview is that nearly half of the people St. Patrick Center works with to either find housing or prevent homelessness are kids. When you hear the word homelessness, you probably have an image that pops into your head of a single middle-aged man with a disheveled beard sleeping on a park bench, but when you hear that nearly half of all people experiencing homelessness are kids, you quickly realize that most homelessness is invisible, and it is all around us in ways that we don't realize.One final note, we had some technical difficulties during this recording, and, as a result, my audio on here is a little off, so I apologize for that, and I expect that will be rectified for future episodes. The good news is Amanda sounded great, so with that I hope you enjoy my interview with Amanda Laumeyer!

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 16. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step six is we must be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step seven is to humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.PLEASE NOTE STARTING December 21st - January 2nd Inclusive, WE WILL BE CLOSEDWe start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Since 1983, St. Patrick Center has been making St. Louis a better place.  Here's how and why...

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 15. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.PLEASE NOTE STARTING December 21st - January 2nd Inclusive, WE WILL BE CLOSEDWe start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Did you know that Holy Communion partners in issues of housing and homelessness? In 2017, a big group of volunteers helped to renovate the house we own behind the church to help house folks who need housing. Our partners in this work, St. Patrick Center, join us to talk about housing and homelessness in St. Louis, especially in the midst of the pandemic. Thanks to Jonathan Belcher and Lana Watson!

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 14. This is our Thanksgiving message. We talk about giving thanks to the person that deserves it the most, Our Savior. Go ahead and give him thanks, for he endureth forever.There will be no outreach Sunday November 29th. This allows our volunteers time to give thanks with their families. Happy Thanksgiving.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 13. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 12. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 11. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 10. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 09. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him. Step four is to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step five is to admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 08. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Now we move onto Steps 2 & 3. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 07. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Now we move onto Steps 2 & 3. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 06. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Now we move onto Steps 2 & 3. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 05. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Now we move onto Steps 2 & 3. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 04. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Now we move onto Steps 2 & 3. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 03. The first step of this series was to admit that our lives have become unmanageable without God. Now we move onto Steps 2 & 3. Step two says that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three is that we have decided to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of God as we understood Him.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 02. Now into week 6 of our Recovery in the Real World Series. We continue to learn about temptation and how we need God in our corner. We added a new element, deceit, and how it applies to not only our sinful lives along with we learned how even though we confess we must still pay the consequences for our sins as well to be on the look out for a "Nathan" in our life. The final week we learn patience & God's help. We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 4, Episode 01. Now into week 5 of our Recovery in the Real World Series. We continue to learn about temptation and how we need God in our corner. We added a new element, deceit, and how it applies to not only our sinful lives but our addictions last week. This week we learn how even though we confess we must still pay the consequences for our sins as well to be on the look out for a "Nathan" in our life.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. In order to homor social distancing, some locations we will leave bags on a bench or some notable spot. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 3, Episode 49. Now into week 4 of our Recovery in the Real World Series. We continue to learn about temptation and how we need God in our corner. We add a new element, deceit, and how it applies to not only our sinful lives but our addictions.July 26, 2020, will be our annual 3rd Street Party at Christ Cathedra Church (Red Door Church). Lots of food, drinks, toiletries, and free giveaways.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. In order to homor social distancing, some locations we will leave bags on a bench or some notable spot. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 3, Episode 48. Now into week 3 of our Recovery in the Real World Series. We continue to learn about temptation and how we need God in our corner.July 26, 2020, will be our annual 3rd Street Party at Christ Cathedra Church (Red Door Church). Lots of food, drinks, toiletries, and free giveaways.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. In order to homor social distancing, some locations we will leave bags on a bench or some notable spot. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 3, Episode 47. Now into week 2 of our Recovery in the Real World Series. This is part 2 of the beginning and we learn that the beginning is never easy when it is so easy to give into Satan and temptation.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. In order to homor social distancing, some locations we will leave bags on a bench or some notable spot. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 3, Episode 46. Last week we finished offer our Intro to the Bible Series. Today we start our Recovery in the Real World Series. Our first edition is The Beginning in many ways.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. In order to homor social distancing, some locations we will leave bags on a bench or some notable spot. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

How has coronavirus impacted St. Patrick Center? Debbie Monterrey talks with CEO Anthony D'Agostino.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 3, Episode 45. Two weeks ago we learned the lesson of how Peter and Cornelius learned that Jews and Gentiles could be the same believers. After a week's break from the series for Father's Day Message, we end our series of Intro to the Bible with Judgment and Heaven. Join us next week as we celebrate Independence Day as we start a new series titled "Recovery in the Real World.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. In order to homor social distancing, some locations we will leave bags on a bench or some notable spot. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Today, we have a discussion of environmental justice as part of the ongoing COVIDCalls-Academy partnership.Mariangeles H. Arce (Ar-say) is the ichthyology collection manager in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and an adjunct professor in the Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES) Department where she teaches Global Warming, Biodiversity, and your Future. Dr. Arce obtained her PhD in Zoology from the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil in 2012. Her current research involves several neotropical catfish families and she is starting to work with environmental DNA as a tool to understand biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems.Alexis Schulman is the Dolan Fellow for innovation in water science at the Academy and assistant research professor in Drexel’s Department of Biodiversity Earth and Environmental Sciences. I am an environmental planner and social scientist interested in understanding what drives "green," resilient innovation in urban infrastructure, policy, and planning.Roland Wall has worked in a variety of positions for the Academy of Natural Sciences. He holds a B.A. in political science and an M.S. in entomology and applied ecology, both from the University of Delaware.He started as a science writer working for Ruth Patrick, then developed and managed the Academy’s Town Square program and led the Academy’s involvement in the Urban Sustainability Forum. In 2007 he initiated the Center for Environmental Policy, spearheading the Academy’s involvement in policy and sustainability issues. In 2012 he launched the Academy’s involvement in the William Penn Foundation’s watershed protection planning, resulting in the launch of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative.He became Director of the Patrick Center in 2016, where he manages the Academy’s environmental research projects, leading the interdisciplinary science team that works on a variety of basic and applied research projects.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 3, Episode 44. Today, we stray from our Intro to the Bible Series to honor our Fathers on Father's Day. We take a look at a commandment for fathers from the book of Ephesians. Next week we will conclude our series on the Intro to the Bible and start a new series entitled Recovery & Beyond. We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. In order to homor social distancing, some locations we will leave bags on a bench or some notable spot. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 3, Episode 43. Today, we learn how all Christians became the same. This is the lesson of how Peter and Cornelius learned that Jews and Gentiles could be the same believers. Next week will be our special Father's Day Message and we will finish this series up the week after. We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. In order to homor social distancing, some locations we will leave bags on a bench or some notable spot. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 3, Episode 42. Today, we learn how a man who had hatred for any Christians. This was so bad that he was killing them off. As he was travelling to Damascus, he had encounter with God. Not only do we see a change of heart aand a new believer - we seeing the emerge of Paul.We have two weeks left and will finish up the Sunday after Father's Day as we will have a special Father's Day Message. We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. In order to homor social distancing, some locations we will leave bags on a bench or some notable spot. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 3, Episode 41. Today, we watch as Peter and john are doing not only what they are told but so are we today, spread the joy of the word. They were arrested for healing a man. We have three weeks left and will finish up the Sunday after Father's Day as we will have a special Father's Day. We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. In order to homor social distancing, some locations we will leave bags on a bench or some notable spot. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.SUNDAY MAY 31st WE WILL NOT BE SERVINGCrossing Barriers Ministry works with the homeless offering outreach as well as supportive assistance. Each week we have a mid-week bible study, a weekly podcast that has news and updates for the homeless, and a weekly message from the word of God. On the Monday after a Podcast is released, we will release a print version of the message and it can be found here: http://www.crossingbarriersministries.wordpress.com/

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 3, Episode 40. Today, we look at the Pentecost as we head into the last leg of our Intro to the Bible Series. We have four weeks left and will finish up the Sunday after Father's Day as we will have a special Father's Day. We took a further indepth look at what happened during this Pentecost..We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. In order to homor social distancing, some locations we will leave bags on a bench or some notable spot. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We ask those receiving our blessings to honor this.SUNDAY MAY 31st WE WILL NOT BE SERVINGCrossing Barriers Ministry works with the homeless offering outreach as well as supportive assistance. Each week we have a mid-week bible study, a weekly podcast that has news and updates for the homeless, and a weekly message from the word of God. On the Monday after a Podcast is released, we will release a print version of the message and it can be found here: http://www.crossingbarriersministries.wordpress.com/

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 3, Episode 39. Today, we look at the Ascention and the Great Commission. Last week we experienced the Ressurection. We took a further indepth look at what the empty tomb meant.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. In order to homor social distancing, some locations we will leave bags on a bench or some notable spot. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We have those receiving our blessings to honor this.Crossing Barriers Ministry works with the homeless offering outreach as well as supportive assistance. Each week we have a mid-week bible study, a weekly podcast that has news and updates for the homeless, and a weekly message from the word of God. On the Monday after a Podcast is released, we will release a print version of the message and it can be found here: http://www.crossingbarriersministries.wordpress.com/

Feel free to search and listen to us on Spotify or I Tunes. The message portion of the podcast will be available in print on Monday after the release. This is Season 3, Episode 38. Today, we look at the ressurection. Last week we experienced the trial and the crucifixion as well as we dove into what the cross means to people. As we learn about the ressurection, we also look deeper into what took place at the tomb where Jesus was buried.We start off at the Red Door Church every Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. (new time) and will hit several locations around including but not limited to St. Patrick Center, Grey Block, Vess Soda Company just to name a few. We try to have a lunch, snack bags, toiletries, a prayer, a smile, and always someone to talk to. Till further notice however we are practicing safe distance. We have those receiving our blessings to honor this.Crossing Barriers Ministry works with the homeless offering outreach as well as supportive assistance. Each week we have a mid-week bible study, a weekly podcast that has news and updates for the homeless, and a weekly message from the word of God. On the Monday after a Podcast is released, we will release a print version of the message and it can be found here: http://www.crossingbarriersministries.wordpress.com/

Dan Buck joins our maiden video podcast to spotlight his new passion project, POWERplex STL in Hazelwood, while also reminiscing about his media days The Big 550 KTRS and his journey that led him to St. Patrick Center https://youtu.be/VcY6hd3-Mp0you should also take a quick 3-minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Covid19SportsImpact

Episode 1: The Evolution of Philanthropy When the Greek titan Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give it to the struggling human race, Zeus accused him of being a “ philanthropos tropos ” – a being who loves humans. Since ancient times, our understanding of why people give has changed considerably. From the Catholic Church to the IRS, the social and political structures that support giving have changed, too. So where are we now? And where are we headed, as a sector and as a philanthropic society? University of Notre Dame historian Dr. Marc Hardy and Ruth McCambridge, Editor-in-Chief of Nonprofit Quarterly , join us to discuss. Field Notes in Philanthropy Podcast Transcription [MUSIC BED] PC: Welcome to Field Notes in Philanthropy. I am Patrick Center, News Director at WGVU Public Media. TM: I'm Tory Martin. I'm the Director of Communications and Engagement at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University. MD: And I am Matthew Downey, I'm Director

With the opening of the Biddle Housing Opportunities Center in August 2016, the closing of the New Life Evangelistic Center this spring, and synthetic marijuana overdoses among the poor, homelessness has been a major topic of discussion lately in the St. Louis area. Playing a major role in those discussions is St. Patrick Center (stpatrickcenter.org), the Catholic Charities agency with the goal of building permanent, positive change for people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. For more, read Joe Kenny's story in the St. Louis Review: http://stlouisreview.com/article/2017-06-15/apartment-just-what

Her t-shirt says MODERN FARMER. Architect turned Agri-Innovator Mary Ostafi is one, in spades. Her vision, hard work and business savvy continues to grow St. Louis first urban farm on top of a downtown building: Urban Harvest STL. When Earthworms last talked with Mary, in June 2015, she was just digging in for her Food Roof's first, short growing season. She had blown through the roof of a Kickstarter campaign and secured a big stormwater management grant and was planting the seeds of her enterprising dream firmly atop the second story of a warehouse building in the city's core.  This year, she and her largely volunteer team are fixin' to post achievement gains well over that first season's impressive growth of 1,033 pounds of food produced from 62 varieties of plants, with 60% of it donated to further Urban Harvest's mission to "Grow Food Where You Live!" Mary Ostafi's timing was perfect for planting her non-profit idea firmly into the living soil of both the sustainable food and food justice movements that are sweeping St. Louis and the country overall. Urban Harvest works in partnership with social service leaders like the St. Louis Food Policy Coalition, St. Patrick Center, St. Louis Metro Market and more, and has tapped into the farmer training program of EarthDance Farms to create one job in the farm's first year, and significantly boost the profile of all this collaborative energy. Plus eating WELL - and hosting parties! Check out the Food Roof as a volunteer, any Saturday morning - and get your tix while they last for RAISE THE ROOF, the first Urban Harvest fund-raiser on Thursday Sept 22 - which happily also happens to be the Autumnal Equinox.  Earthworms salutes you, Mary Ostafi - YOU GROW GREEN GIRL! Thanks to Josh Nothum, Earthworms engineer. Music: Redwing by Currycorn - performed live at KDHX March, 2011 Related Earthworms Conversations: Farming on a Downtown Roof - June 30, 2015 St. Louis Metro Market - Grocery Store in a Metro Bus! - June 15, 2015 Urban Agriculture Guide: New Tool for City Farmers - June 7 2016 Fruit or Vegetable? To clear up the question in this interview: a fruit is a seed-bearing structure that develops from the ovary of a flowering plant, whereas vegetables are all other plant parts, such as roots, leaves and stems. BUT there's overlap, thank you tomatoes - and always something else to learn. 

When the City of Arnold, MO had to remove an 1890 farmhouse to build a new municipal facility, they called the intrepid non-profit Refab to safely, responsibly take the old home apart and make its fine vintage materials available to appreciative new users, through resale.Eric Schwarz - a young guy with good tools, Green vision and business sense - launched Refab just three years ago. He is building on experience gained while earning a Fine Arts degree, teaching about sustainability around STL, and managing sales and deconstruction for the Habitat For Humanity St. Louis ReStore. He's providing steady, well-paying jobs for veterans who need a hand, in a partnership with St. Patrick Center. And he's leading efforts to keep over 1,000 tons of useful stuff a year in use, instead of going to landfills. Refab sells what they deconstruct: flooring, beadboard, and de-nailed lumber of all kinds; vintage plumbing and lighting fixtures, cabinets (carefully removed) - and more. Resale store prices make these items a great bargain for designers and builders of restaurants, new homes, and businesses with sustainable tastes. This month Refab celebrates a big move to a new 30,000 ft2 warehouse at 3130 Gravois in St. Louis, recycling the former Union Brewery into working and sales space. Join the celebration on October 30 - and shop Refab's material treasures every Friday-Sunday, 9 am-5 pm. Your business supports this intrepid non-profit, giving new life to amazing stuff and jobs to guys who've served our country. And you get the goods and deals! Music this podcast: Measure Once, recorded at KDHX 2011 by Matthew Van Doren. This is a woodworking musical pun for you, Eric - JP

Dan Buck of the St. Patrick Center in St. Louis discusses an award the center received from Catholic Charities USA; CNS Spotlight: Florida activist against human trafficking honored by U.S. Government; New video on unique aspects of marriage: Andy Lichtenwalner/USCCB; Fact of Faith: origins of grace before meals; Mississippi camp for low income kids: Fr. Tim Murphy Rome Report: Vatican appointments; Movie Review: "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"