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In April 2023, Meals on Wheels America made an exciting announcement – a commitment of over $2.5 million from The Home Depot Foundation to support the expansion of the Helping Homebound Heroes program. This remarkable initiative, which The Home Depot Foundation has been actively involved with since 2015, focuses on providing essential home repairs and modifications for aging veterans. With this boost in funding, Helping Homebound Heroes is set to double its impact, expanding from eight to 16 markets nationwide.In today's episode, EFG's Alli Murphy is joined by Kelly Trimyer, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Meals on Wheels America, and Sean Vissar, Manager of National Programs and Strategic Partnerships for The Home Depot Foundation.Now entering its ninth year, the Helping Homebound Heroes program has touched the lives of over 2,000 veterans and the Home Depot Foundation has contributed more than $11 million and countless volunteer hours. While the Meals on Wheels of America's community and geographic reach is large, the nonprofit has a modest staff of 50 and is working with a large corporate partner. How do they make it work, what makes the Home Depot Foundation renew YOY, and what role do pilots play? We'll cover all that and more.In today's episode, we'll explore:Insightful advice from Kelly and Sean on cultivating impactful partnershipsThe unique strengths and assets each partner brings to the tableHow they co-create and innovate various components of the programThe advantages of being a small nonprofit when it comes to fostering strong partnershipsAn overview of the Helping Homebound Heroes Program & who it servesHow to build the capacity of a nonprofit and not push partners beyond their limitsLinks & NotesHome Depot Foundation WebsiteHome Depot Foundation XHome Depot Foundation InstagramHome Depot Foundation FacebookMeals on Wheels America WebsiteMeals on Wheels America FacebookMeals on Wheels America InstagramMeals on Wheels America LinkedInMeals on Wheels America XElevate Your Social ImpactCheck out our annual conference!Sign up for Engage for Good's newsletterCheck out past podcast episodesAccess free resourcesCheck out our monthly webinarsLet Alli know what you think of the show! (00:00) - Welcome to Engage for Good (02:19) - Introducing Kelly Trimyer and Sean Vissar (04:22) - Helping Homebound Heroes (09:46) - Small But Mighty (12:32) - Co-Creation (16:29) - Storytelling (20:37) - Partnership Continuity (29:15) - Advice (36:58) - Learn More

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The Rhythm Of A Sweet Love (April 16, 2021) Includes some of my fave tracks so far in 2021. #MelodicHouse #VocalHouse #DJset #ClubKerryNYC Free: https://bit.ly/ClubKerry "Awesomesauce" featured Tunr app. Chartable "Global Reach" top 20 music podcast. "Stylistically superior. The best vocal house podcast on the net." (iTunes Review). "Top Electronic Podcast" (Player FM). Celebrating 12 years 2009-2021. I'm Raising Funds for Meals on Wheels! Write a review for Club Kerry NYC on Podchaser, and a donation is automatically made to help raise money for Meals on Wheels America! #Reviews4Good It's simple! When you are on my Podchaser page click the Reviews tab. Then scroll to the bottom of the page, and click "Add A Review". That will open a small window to leave your new review. Thanks for your help! - Kerry Poynter Listen on my free app: Club Kerry NYC iOS App: http://bit.ly/kerryiosapp Club Kerry NYC Android App: http://bit.ly/AndroidKerry Club Kerry NYC Windows App: http://bit.ly/KerryWindows Premium Subscribe for extra episodes! The Rhythm Of A Sweet Love Track List (46:38): 1. Cali Dreams feat The Beach (Extended Mix) - Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc 2. Love Tonight (Vintage Culture Remix) - Shouse ***DJ FAVORITE!*** 3. If You Wanna (Extended Mix) - Leftwing : Kody 4. You've Done Enough (Extended Mix) - Gorgon City & Drama. ***DJ Fave in 2021! (so far)*** 5. Sign (Alex Metric Remix) - Roosevelt ***DJ Fave in 2021! (so far)*** 6. All I Want (feat. Goatchy) (Extended Mix) - Tube & Berger ***DJ Fave in 2021! (so far)*** 7. Shadow (Maceo Plex Remix) - Chromatics ***DJ Fave in 2021! (so far)*** 8. Afterglow (Kryder Extended Remix) - Grum, Natalie Shay. Grum is God! IMHO. Listen to my tribute dj set "Grum is God!" 9. Just a Dream (Extended Mix) - Luttrell & Delta Underground. ***DJ Fave in 2021! (so far)*** 10. Your Love (9PM) (Extended Mix) - ATB x Topic & A7S. Note: The current #1 song in Germany right now. 11. You Got Me Baby (Cat Dealers Extended Remix) - Lushington ***DJ Fave in 2021! (so far)*** 12. Just Let It Go (Extended Mix) - Brannco, Helvig ***DJ Fave in 2021! (so far)*** DJ Personal Note: This track spoke to me in recent months when learning to let go of something in my personal life that I couldn't control or change. Listen on your fave app for your device: iTunes/iOS http://bit.ly/iTunesKerry Gaana (Android, iOS) http://bit.ly/GaanaClubKerry Google Podcasts (Android, iOS) https://bit.ly/GoogleClubKerry Amazon Music Podcasts (Android, iOS) https://bit.ly/AmazonMusicClubKerryNYC Deezer https://bit.ly/DeezerClubKerry Tunr (Visualize your music! iOS) by Soundspectrum Podcast Republic (Android) https://bit.ly/PodcastRepublicClubKerry CastBox (Android, Alexa, iOS) https://bit.ly/CastBoxClubKerryNYC Podcast Addict (Android) https://bit.ly/PodcastAddictClubKerry Stitcher (iOS, Android) http://bit.ly/stitcherkerry iHeartRadio (iOS, Android) https://bit.ly/iHeartRadioClubKerry Overcast (iOS) https://bit.ly/OvercastClubKerry TuneIn (Alexa, Roku, Google Assistant, Cortana, iOS, Android) http://bit.ly/TuneInClubKerry PocketCasts (iOS/GooglePlay) https://bit.ly/PocketCastsClubKerry PlayerFM (iOS, Android/Google Play) http://bit.ly/PlayerFMkerry Podbean: https://bit.ly/PodbeanClubKerry Podchaser (Database): https://www.podchaser.com/CLUBKERRYNYC Mixcloud: http://bit.ly/MixcloudClubKerry RSSFeed: http://clubkerrynyc.libsyn.com/rss Track Lists & Download http://clubkerrynyc.libsyn.com

In this special bonus episode, I want to share how you can be part of an awesome social good initiative thanks to the good folks at Podchaser and Captivate. Podchaser is a podcast directory – think of it as the IMDB of podcasting. Here, you can follow shows, follow creators, create lists of your favourite podcasts, and more. As part of their https://www.podchaser.com/articles/reviews4good/captivate-to-match-reviews4good-donations-on-captivate-hosted-podcasts (#Reviews4Good program), Podchaser will donate $0.25 for any review left on their platform to https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/ (Meals on Wheels America)'s https://mealsonwheelsamerica.org/make-good-go-further (Go Further fund). Additionally, for every review left on an individual episode, they will donate a further $0.25. Not only that, but any time a podcaster replies to a review, they will donate a further $0.25. Double the Donation Thanks to Captivate!But it gets even better! My podcast host, Captivate (disclaimer: I'm on the Captivate team) will match these donations for every review (show or episode) as well as podcaster reply, up to $1,000. So, technically, if you leave a review for your favourite podcast, and the podcater replies to that review, the donation to the #Reviews4Good program will be $1.00, thanks to Captivate's match. This initiative runs through the month of April, so, what are you waiting for? Create an account on Podchaser (you can sign up via email, or with your Twitter, Facebook, or Google account), or log in if you already have an account After you’ve verified your email address, head over to Podchaser and search for Podcaster Stories, or click http://podchaser.com/podcasterstories (this direct link) Scroll down until you see the Podcast Reviews section, and click Add a Review Leave the amount of Rating Stars you wish to give, and then enter your review in the Review box Click Save And that’s it – your review will now be live, and I’ll get a notification of it soon. If you do leave me a review, email me to let me know, I’d love to give you a shout out on the show! Contact me: danny@podcasterstories.com My equipment: https://amzn.to/2ZOhDbC (Electro-Voice RE320) https://amzn.to/2wWspkR (Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen Audio Interface) https://amzn.to/35AgGpg (Denon DJ HP-1100 Over Ear Headphones) https://www.ocwhite.com/product/podcast-pro-microphone-boom/ (Podcast Pro Boom Arm by Accu-Lite and O.C. White) Recommended resources: https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=dannybrown2 (Captivate.fm) https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=dannybrown2 (Aweber email marketing) https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=dannybrown2 (SquadCast remote interviewing) https://mypodcastreviews.com/?ref=150 (My Podcast Reviews)

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Policy Lessons from COVID “Nursing home residents need access to technology to speak to their loved ones.”— Lieke van Heumen, PhD 2019-2020 Health and Aging Policy Fellow Responding to COVID-10 required the Aging Services Network to become even more creative in responding to the constraints the pandemic put on service delivery.  They now feel much more prepared to deal with the challenges that a pandemic brings. Even if there are new lockdowns, they can use the experiences 2020 required to continue to serve seniors. In this week’s episode, we are joined by Lieke van Heumen and Samantha Koehler. We'll learn about: Challenges for the Aging Services Network Nutrition and Social Isolation Policy Solutions Lieke’s Next Steps in her Career after completing the Health and Aging Policy Fellowship Part One of ‘Policy Lessons from COVID with Lieke van Heumen and Samantha Koehler’ The Aging Services Network consists of the agencies, programs, and activities supported by the Older Americans Act that help older adults who live in the community be healthy and have the social engagement they need. Some states only have a state unit on aging; they don't have an Area Agency on Aging in each county. If you are unsure if your county has an Area Agency on Aging (AAA), use the Eldercare Locator website to connect with the nearest  be available AAA in your area.    In this week’s episode, we discuss the challenges COVID posed for The Aging Services Network and how they responded.     At the start of the pandemic, along with the rest of the country, seniors were asked to stay home to protect themselves and others from the virus. You can imagine how difficult it became for them to access nutritional resources,  home and community-based services, and stay socially connected without being able to leave their homes. During the spring of 2020, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) held a series of roundtables with 52 of the Area Agencies on Aging in Pennsylvania to hear directly from them about their concerns, as they tried to ensure the health and well-being of the seniors they serve. Senator Casey also spoke with the Pennsylvania Council on Aging, an organization of older adults across Pennsylvania designated to inform the Pennsylvania Department of Aging on issues that impact them.    Several different challenges were revealed during these insightful conversations, including the lack of: (1) sufficient COVID testing; (2) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); (3) sufficient staffing of the long-term care workforce; (4) technology for nursing home residents to stay in touch with their family members; and (4) concerns about Ombudsmen not being able to access seniors in congregate settings. These conversations with the AAA’s also revealed the need for flexibility with program funding; flexibility that would allow distribution of funds based on the specific needs of each county. Some expressed concern about older adults’ ability to enroll in Medicare because of the closure of some of the Social Security offices, and about delays in receiving care due to the stay at home orders. Many AAA’s shared concerns about older adults’ increased mental health needs due to  increased loneliness, social isolation, and anxiety. And finally, they shared that many more older adults were requesting home-delivered meals than before the pandemic.  “We saw a boom in older Americans requiring nutrition assistance.” — Samantha Koehler, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging COVID has impacted access to nutrition for many older adults in this country. How has the aging services network responded? Prior to COVID, seniors have long relied on a patchwork of federally funded nutrition programs to meet their needs. And yet food security has long persisted, even with this patchwork of programs administered out of the Administration for Community Living and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Due to the pandemic, even small changes in access to and availability of nutritious meals can put the health and well-being of older adults in jeopardy. Millions of seniors across the country are served each year by senior nutrition programs, particularly the home-delivered meal program. Many of us know this program as Meals on Wheels America. The home-delivered meal program and  the congregate meal program are authorized by the Older Americans Act. Many seniors are also served by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (senior food box program). These are all authorized programs under the Farm Bill and administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  In March, when COVID-19 hit, there was a boom in older Americans requiring nutrition assistance. As part of both the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act which were passed in March, Senator Casey championed over a billion dollars in funding for programs authorized under the Older Americans Act, including a significant increase in funding for home-delivered meals and congregate meal programs. The Area Agencies on Aging have used that funding to serve increasing numbers of seniors in need of nutritious foods. But most importantly, that legislation also included flexibility for Area Agencies on Aging to designate individuals who usually attended senior centers for congregate meals as eligible for home-delivered meals.  Senator Casey has also been advocating for expansion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. When the pandemic started, we began hearing from older Pennsylvanians who are SNAP recipients that although they had SNAP benefits, they were not able to use them because they were afraid and unable to leave their homes to go to the grocery store. Many people relied on grocery delivery during the initial phases of the pandemic. Yet, for low-income seniors who utilize SNAP there were limited options to have their groceries delivered. Throughout the pandemic's summer months, there was an expansion of the SNAP online purchasing program that Senator Casey had been pushing for. This allowed some individuals to receive grocery deliveries using their SNAP card. But additional barriers remain. Senator Casey has continued to call on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase access to SNAP grocery delivery by including additional retailers and purchasing options.  We have come a long way in the past seven months. However, we have a long way to go to make sure that seniors continue to have access to nutrition and that the Area Agencies on Aging and the SNAP program can continue to serve seniors as the pandemic unfortunately continues. Part Two of ‘Policy Lessons from COVID with Lieke van Heumen and Samantha Koehler’ Social isolation and loneliness are something that is experienced at very high rates in the older population and has worsened because of the pandemic. This has caused a lot of concern for the mental and physical health of older adults, and will probably have a long-term impact. Senator Casey co-sponsored the ACCESS Act with Senator Klobuchar (S. 3517), the purpose of this Act is to facilitate virtual visits for those who live in nursing homes. This fall, Senator Casey also published a report: ‘Reimagining Aging in America:  Blueprint to Create Health and Economic Security for Older Adults. This report explores how the pandemic has impacted seniors and offers policy solutions to address the inequities of aging in America. Preventing social isolation and loneliness is an important focus in the report. Some policy solutions that need to be enacted to alleviate social isolation and loneliness in seniors include giving Area Agencies on Aging and senior centers the tools and the funding that they need to implement virtual programming and support seniors to participate in small group activities. Another priority is expanding Internet access and increasing access to phones and tablets, which can partly be accomplished through passing the Act.  “Millions of seniors across the country are served each year by senior nutrition programs, particularly the home-delivered meal program.” —  Samantha Koehler, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Moving forward, what are some of the policy solutions that will be required to alleviate the problems older American’s are facing? Access to nutritious foods and social isolation are issues during this pandemic, but those are just two of the many issues seniors are facing at this time. There are also issues related to seniors in terms of keeping economic security during this pandemic, issues related to job loss. We continue to hear from seniors in Pennsylvania and from our Aging Network in Pennsylvania that these issues persist. While they are certainly grateful for the funding and the flexibility they have received so far, this is just a step in the right direction, and we cannot go backward. We need to continue supporting the Aging Network because they are in need, and seniors are in need.  What can the general public do to help? Or, how can individuals volunteer? At the beginning of the pandemic there were some concerns about having less volunteers available since many are older adults themselves. However the influx of volunteers has been overwhelming, particularly from younger individuals like college-age students who were home and physically unable to be on their college campuses. If you are a local business or individual, and you want to donate or volunteer, just giving a call to your local organization that serves seniors is the best thing that you could be doing. It is good to realize that there are ways of volunteering without leaving your home. Samantha highlights the importance of researchers knowing how to speak policy. She says, "I don't think that policy professionals always know how to speak about research. The more researchers that can translate their research into short, easy to consume pieces of information for policy professionals, the more likely we will consume that research. By having Lieke as a fellow, and the other fellows that we've had on the committee, just spreading the word of how to better communicate with policy with individuals in the policy sphere is so important." About Dr. Lieke van Heumen, PhD Dr. Lieke van Heumen is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research expertise is aging of adults with lifelong disabilities, specifically intellectual and developmental disabilities. She holds a PhD in Disability Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She received both her undergraduate and master's degrees in psychology with a specialization in gerontology from the Radboud University in the Netherlands. Before moving to Chicago, she worked as a direct support professional and later as a psychologist in several Dutch group homes for older individuals with intellectual disabilities. She is a 2019-2020 American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow and 2019-2020 Health and Aging Policy Fellow. About Samantha Koehler, MSW, MPH Samantha Koehler is a Senior Policy Aide for Ranking Member Bob Casey of the U.S. Senate Special Committee of Aging. Her current work focuses on the intersection of aging and health policy, including the Older Americans Act, rural health, and Medicare access and affordability. Previously, Samantha served as a direct practice social worker. As a Care Manager for older adults, she focused on long-term care planning and access to health care and social services. Samantha has her MSW and MPH from the University of Michigan. About Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FGSA, FAAN I earned my Bachelor of Science in Nursing (‘96) and Master of Science in Nursing (‘00) as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) School of Nursing (SON). I truly enjoy working with the complex medical needs of older adults. I worked full-time for five years as FNP in geriatric primary care across many long-term care settings (skilled nursing homes, assisted living, home and office visits) then transitioned into academic nursing in 2005, joining the faculty at UNCW SON as a lecturer. I obtained my PhD in Nursing and a post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing (’11) and then joined the faculty at Duke University School of Nursing as an Assistant Professor. My family moved to northern Virginia in 2015 and led to me joining the faculty at George Washington University (GW) School of Nursing in 2018 as a (tenured) Associate Professor where I am also the Director of the GW Center for Aging, Health and Humanities. Find out more about her work at https://melissabphd.com/.

Senior Nutrition (HAPF SERIES) with Marie Gualtieri, PhD and Liz Albertine “For older adults in 2018, which is the most recent data that we have, approximately 5.3 million Americans, 60 and older, were food insecure.”— Marie Gualtieri, PhD (03:47-03:58) COVID-19 has elevated a lot of issues that impact older adults. So, we're going to dig into the details of the impact of aging and food insecurity. In this week's episode, I'm joined by Health and Aging Policy Fellow, Marie Gualtieri, PhD and her Discussant, Liz Albertine, Legislative Director for Representative Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-03). Part One of ‘Senior Nutrition (HAPF SERIES) with Marie Gualtieri, PhD’ Marie Gualtieri is a sociologist making sure vulnerable populations have the nutrition support they need. She has worked with communities and engaged with policy to increase food access and support to improve people's health outcomes across the lifespan. For the past decade, Marie has partnered with community-based organizations, health providers, and foundations, listening to the experiences and stories of food insecurity, food access, and nutrition among children, families, and older adults. And, for older adults, she learned that they face unique challenges when accessing food. Marie’s joy is to take people's lived experiences, stories of food insecurity, and translate that into meaningful change. Marie has accomplished these changes through her work in policy, research, program evaluation, and securing additional grant funding for organizations to expand their capacity.  More recently, in her Health and Aging Policy Fellowship on Capitol Hill, Liz Albertine indicated that Marie was able to help advise Rep. DeLauro (CT-03) and her staff on nutrition issues across the lifespan. This work included introducing bipartisan legislation to expand nutrition support for families and working on the various emergency spending packages for COVID-19, focusing on senior nutrition and food assistance programs. Marie is committed to creating meaningful strides in addressing the hunger and food crises in the national and global sphere.  Liz Albertine was promoted to Legislative Director role back in January 2018. Albertine graduated from the University of Virginia in 2008, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. She has served on Rep. DeLauro's staff since 2010, rising from Staff Assistant to her latest role. Her legislative knowledge, experience, and demonstrated passion for serving the people of Connecticut's Third Congressional District make her an excellent fit for her role. “One of the things that the pandemic has brought to light are the issues that impact older adults.” — Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN (13:26-13:31) Are you wondering what food insecurity means for older adults before COVID-19? First, let's find out what food insecurity is. It's the social and economic factors related to someone's household experience in terms of accessing food, which is different from hunger. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will separate the two terms because hunger is more about a physiological feeling. But food insecurity is when you don't have some means to access food. In 2018, which is the most recent data that we have, approximately 5.3 million Americans, 60 and older, were food insecure. And that's about 7.3% of the senior population at the time, with millions more at risk for food insecurity. And when you factor in the at-risk population, that number increases to about 10 million.  There are a few root causes of food insecurity. The first thing is income. We know that poverty and food insecurity rates are positively correlated, meaning that as one increases, the other increases, as well. And during the Great Recession, we saw both poverty and food insecurity at a record high. In 2011, when we saw the conditions improving, food insecurity, and poverty rates decreased among the general population, but it remained high for older adults. But why is that? That's because income isn't the sole driver of food insecurity for older adults, because they also have issues with transportation, physical mobility, and waiting lists for services. When Marie found out about the waiting lists while working on an evaluation project several years ago in Central Florida, she got hooked. “The Government Accountability Office released a report on senior nutrition programs in January this year, citing that some communities had as many as 12,000 older adults waiting for meal services.” —  Marie Gualtieri, PhD (05:00-05:12) Part Two of ‘Senior Nutrition (HAPF SERIES) with Marie Gualtieri, PhD’ Because of COVID-19, there has been a massive shift in organizational efforts to address food and nutritional needs among older adults. Congregate meal programs had to revamp their services to offer things like to-go meals or even convert to home-delivered meals. Meals on Wheels America, an organization that operates in virtually every community nationwide to address senior hunger and isolation, released a pandemic-related report in May of this year. They took a snapshot of what their services were like before March 1st and afterward. They found that 89% of their programs, which is about 5,000 programs across the country, saw a substantial increase in meal requests. In fact, 79% report the number of new requests for meals has at least doubled. And the waiting list, which already existed before COVID-19, had an increase of 26%. Aside from funding, a majority of the programs find it challenging to obtain PPE so that their staff and those they're delivering to can remain safe. There have been many capacity issues as well, considering these organizations rely on volunteers for their services. But a lot of those volunteers are older adults themselves. With the pandemic, because older adults are more likely to contract the virus, the number of volunteers decreased.  But food advocacy groups predict that the pandemic's impact on food insecurity will be worse than that of the Great Recession. The passing of emergency spending packages has been pivotal in giving direct support to organizations addressing senior nutrition. Marie monitored the issues of senior nutrition issues for the Families First and CARES acts, and became staff lead on senior nutrition for the House-passed HEROES Act. Big wins were made, such as $750 million for Older Americans Act Title-3 nutrition programs under Families First and CARES, with additional funding in the HEROES Act. Additionally, the HEROES Act includes a SNAP boost of 15% and raises the minimum benefit from $16 to $30, as well as blocks administration rules to reduce SNAP benefits.  During her fellowship year, it has been a highlight for Marie to take the stories of constituents, advocacy groups, and older adults and translate them into policy responses and change. Throughout the process, Marie learned the different policy vehicles to move ideas forward. With this new knowledge and skill set, her fellowship experience has given her new opportunities to pursue as her next steps; opportunities that would not exist without her experience on the Hill. While the pandemic may have impacted the predictability of Marie’s experience this year, it has also illuminated the many issues that older adults face in various aspects of daily living and access to resources. Because of this, Marie believes that it is the perfect year to be a Health and Aging Policy Fellow, and is grateful for the opportunity. How to Connect More with Liz and Marie:   Elizabeth Albertine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-albertine-123b0314/ Marie Gualtieri: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariegphd/   About Melissa I earned my Bachelor of Science in Nursing (‘96) and Master of Science in Nursing (‘00) as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) School of Nursing (SON). I truly enjoy working with the complex medical needs of older adults. I worked full-time for five years as FNP in geriatric primary care across many long-term care settings (skilled nursing homes, assisted living, home and office visits) then transitioned into academic nursing in 2005, joining the faculty at UNCW SON as a lecturer. I obtained my PhD in Nursing and a post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing (’11) and then joined the faculty at Duke University School of Nursing as an Assistant Professor. My family moved to northern Virginia in 2015 and led to me joining the faculty at George Washington University (GW) School of Nursing in 2018 as a (tenured) Associate Professor where I am also the Director of the GW Center for Aging, Health and Humanities. Find out more about her work at https://melissabphd.com/.  

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Shelley Lyford President and Chief Executive Officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation, and the West Health Institute. Growth in Population of Weak and Vulnerable According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the world is on the brink of a demographic milestone. Since the beginning of recorded history, young children have outnumbered their elders.  In about 5 years’ time, the number of people aged 65 or older will outnumber children under age 5. Driven by falling fertility rates and remarkable increases in life expectancy, population aging will continue, and even accelerate. The number of people aged 65 or older is projected to grow from an estimated 524 million in 2010 to nearly 1.5 billion in 2050, with most of the increase in developing countries. Impact of Aging Population As these trends occur, key questions arise: - Will population aging be accompanied by a longer period of good health, a sustained sense of well-being, and extended periods of social engagement and productivity, or will it be associated with more illness, disability, and dependency? - How will aging affect health care and social costs? - Are these futures inevitable, or can we act to establish a physical and social infrastructure that might foster better health and wellbeing in older age? - How will population aging play out differently for low-income countries that will age faster than their counterparts have, but before they become industrialized and wealthy? These are important questions which require answers, and sooner than later. Billionaire Philanthropists Gary and Mary West For Gary and Mary West, what started as an entrepreneurial journey in 1978, when they co-founded a small telemarketing company in the garage of their house in Omaha, Nebraska, turned into the multi-billion $$ American telecommunications company / success story, the West Corporation, employing close to 36,000 people As wonderful an entrepreneurial success story as that was, what happened next is an equally fascinating story, where this amazing couple has taken major parts of their fortune, spending hundreds of millions of dollars in supporting causes, including, but not limited to, senior citizen wellness and cutting the health care costs for the elderly. Shelly Lyford, West Health and Gary West Foundation Shelley Lyford is President and Chief Executive Officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation, and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by the philanthropy of Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of non-profit, nonpartisan organizations dedicated to lowering healthcare costs to enable seniors to successfully "age in place" with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life, and independence. With a master’s degree in international relations and political economics from the University of San Diego, Ms. Lyford has played a critical role in establishing the Gary and Mary West Foundation in 2006, and under her leadership, has to date rewarded grants totalling more than $223 million  for applied medical research, policy initiatives and community support and social services for seniors and their caregivers. Ms. Lyford also leads the Gary and Mary West Health Institute as it conducts research on a wide range of healthcare issues affecting seniors and their families. Ms. Lyford has spearheaded the development of innovative healthcare delivery ecosystems that serve as national care models of excellence, including the Gary and Mary West Senior Emergency Care Unit at University of California, San Diego Health, California’s first nationally-accredited senior-specific emergency department, and the Gary and Mary West PACE organization in north San Diego, a set of gold standard programs, which help seniors age in place, rather than in a nursing home. Additionally, she oversaw the development of the first of its kind, non-profit Gary and Mary West Senior Dental Center to ensure low-income seniors have access to high-quality, affordable dental care integrated with health and wellness services. Ms Lyford has been involved in setting up many of the organization's research initiatives and collaborations including those with the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Geriatrics Society, Brown University, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Duke University, Meals on Wheels America, Mount Sinai Health System, UC San Diego Health and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2019, Ms. Lyford was appointed for a three-year term as a commissioner on the California Commission on Aging, advising the state’s governor and legislature, along with federal, state and local agencies, on issues, policies, and regulations that affect California’s seniors, and subsequently appointed to California’s Master Plan for Aging Stakeholder Advisory Committee. Ms. Lyford also serves as vice-chair of the board of directors for CivicaRx, a not-for-profit generic drug company helping patients by addressing shortages and lowering the high prices of lifesaving medications. Prior to her work with Gary and Mary West, Ms. Lyford was a director at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego. She currently sits on the Executive Committee of Grantmakers in Aging. On this episode of ideaXme we will hear from Ms. Lyford about: - Her background and fascinating path from growing up on a dairy farm in Vermont to running the West Health network of organizations - The Gary and Mary West story and why they developed their charitable focus on seniors and aging - The biggest challenges today facing seniors including the themes of "aging-in-place", geriatric emergency care, and senior oral health - How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted seniors and aging - How Tele-Health has emerged as an important option during the pandemic and thoughts about the importance of Tele-Health now and into the future for senior care and monitoring - The California Master Plan for Aging - The blossoming cost of prescription drugs and what can be done to bring prices down - Her overall recommendations for reforming the healthcare system and her outlook for aged-care  Interview Credits: Ira Pastor ideaXme life sciences ambassador. This interview is in American English. Contact the founder of ideaXme here: info@ideaxme.com If you liked this interview you might also enjoy our interview with George MacGinnes who heads a £98 million research and innovation program supporting the UK Government’s Ageing Society Grand Challenge to ensure that people can enjoy at least 5 extra healthy years. Follow ideaXme on Twitter:@ideaxm On Instagram:@ideaxme Find ideaXme across the internet on iTunes, SoundCloud, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio ,I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and more. ideaXme is a global podcast, creator series and mentor programme. Our mission: Move the human story forward!™ ideaXme Ltd.  

It’s a story that Matt Hagel likes to share as he networks with fellow finance executives and accounting types. Back in 2017—only days after stepping into a finance leadership role at the online prepared meals company Freshly—Hagel was reviewing the company’s chart of accounts when he asked himself: “Why is Plant, Property, and Equipment (PPE) under Operating Expenses?” As he soon learned, this stalwart accounting acronym has long led a double life and is also used by various industries (notably healthcare and food prep) as a shorthand designation for Personal Protective Equipment. Three years later, the protective gear acronym is widely known from coast to coast—just like Freshly. In fact, since its PPE entry first drew Hagel’s consternation, Freshly has opened an East Coast kitchen and distribution center, an expansion that extended the firm’s geographic reach from 28 to 48 states and propelled its sales to nearly 10 times their early 2017 volumes. “I inherited a finance and accounting team of three, and now I have a team of 30,” comments Hagel, who located many of his new finance and accounting hires at the company’s three distribution centers, the newest of which opened in Arizona this past April. “From a cost accounting perspective, we have feet on the ground, so if any issues arise, our folks can quickly step onto the plant floor and determine the correct inventory number or provide whatever other information is needed,” says Hagel, who entered 2020 keen to sharpen his team’s focus on costs after years of marshaling resources and new plant capacity to accommodate growth. Then COVID arrived. There’s little doubt that the pandemic has been an accelerant on the trend of consumers turning to online for shopping experiences like Freshly that promise safety as well as convenience. (Such was the case for online car seller Vroom, which after record sales in March and April moved quickly to go public in June.) It’s enough to make you wonder whether Freshly management may be of a similar frame of mind. Reports Hagel: "Freshly is focused on building the best company possible, one that will be ready for the public markets or remain as a successful private company."  Perhaps momentarily escaping Hagel’s lines of sight is yet another option whereby Freshly is acquired by a giant inside the packaged goods space. Certainly, Hagel doesn’t have to look far when you consider that Nestlé is one of Freshly’s largest investors. To be sure, Nestlé’s move to acquire a minority interest in Freshly back in 2017 was somewhat out of character for the food giant that is generally known to swallow its quarry whole. At that time, Nestle was the lead investor in a $77 million round of funding. Just as the pandemic has accelerated the shift to online buying, so too has it appeared to draw Freshly and its big name investor ever more close. “This has been open-office at both ends. We have had a really good dialog that has helped us both to be successful,” comments Hagel. Back in March, Freshly engaged with Nestlé’s human resources team as it formulated its COVID response, which Hagel credits with having helped Freshly to avoid the mistakes made by other food industry players. For one thing, Freshly hired a number of health professionals to begin taking employee temperatures at every shift across its different locations. “The words ‘essential services’ weren’t even a term on March 9, and there was no way of knowing whether we would be shut down,” explains Hagel, who says that in the event of a state “lockdown,” Freshly has prepared printed laminated forms for each employee to use that would confirm their employment at Freshly. As the pandemic bore down on different U.S. geographies, Freshly issued a press release announcing that Freshly and Nestle would jointly be donating $500,000 to Meals on Wheels America. “What happened back in March was that there was a period of a few weeks when we had no new customers because there was so much demand by people who were already using our service,” explains Hagel, who adds that shelter-in-place ordinances quickly turned dinner clients into lunchtime customers. “People just needed more meals, and this transition to be more of a lunch solution is something that we never would have imagined happening this quickly,” Hagel observes.   Sign Up for Our Newsletter    

It's our 100th episode! Eddie & Lynn break down the Listen to Your Heart finale. We vent about Rudi & Matt going home early. What Trevor & Jamie did in the fantasy suite. Chris & Bri "winning." The terrible editing. Our thoughts judges Jason Tartick & Kaitlyn Bristowe, Taye Diggs, Jewel and Rita Wilson. We then celebrate our 100th episode by answering some personal questions about us/ the pod that you sent in, some surprise guests join us, and we finish with some of our favorite clips over the years. Segments include Walt Whitman Poetry Hour, Best/ Worst Dressed, Ratings and Bachelor Nation News. Leave us a voicemail at 484-450-8864. Name and town and we will play it on air on our next episode! Feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts too :) Send any thoughts/ love/ suggestions to eddieravert@gmail.com, @RoseBudsPodcast, @eddie_rage @blynngin and @joe_ravert26. Podchaser is donating 25 cents to Meals on Wheels America‘s COVID-19 Response Fund for EVERY podcast or episode review on Podchaser. Leave a review (or many!) for our show here: www.podchaser.com/podcasts/rose-bu…amatic-po-534809 Yuengling is matching donations made to the Gary Sinise Foundation's Emergency COVID-19 Combat Service, dollar for dollar, up to $45,000. Donate here: donate.garysinisefoundation.org/campaign/…f/c281216 We made Elite Daily's top Bachelor podcasts list! www.elitedaily.com/p/20-bachelor-n…AyA02fh6_Y46hko

Eddie & Lynn break down episode 5 of Listen To Your Heart. Why we are heavy supporters of Rudi & Matt. Are Trevor & Jamie legit? What couples have gone all the way. The Titanic meltdown of Ryan & Natascha's performance. Is there trouble brewing for Chris & Bri? Major critiquing of the judges, and more specifically Arie's wardrobe, and what dramatic twists we think will occur in the finale next week. Segments include Walt Whitman Poetry Hour, Best/ Worst Dressed, Ratings and Bachelor Nation News. Leave us a voicemail at 484-450-8864. Name and town and we will play it on air on our next episode! Feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts too :) Send any thoughts/ love/ suggestions to eddieravert@gmail.com, @RoseBudsPodcast, @eddie_rage @blynngin and @joe_ravert26. Podchaser is donating 25 cents to Meals on Wheels America‘s COVID-19 Response Fund for EVERY podcast or episode review on Podchaser. Leave a review (or many!) for our show here: www.podchaser.com/podcasts/rose-bu…amatic-po-534809 Yuengling is matching donations made to the Gary Sinise Foundation's Emergency COVID-19 Combat Service, dollar for dollar, up to $45,000. Donate here: donate.garysinisefoundation.org/campaign/…f/c281216 We made Elite Daily's top Bachelor podcasts list! www.elitedaily.com/p/20-bachelor-n…AyA02fh6_Y46hko

Brandon Mills from Listen to Your Heart spills all the tea in one of his first interviews since (*spoiler*) being eliminated this week.  We talk some key conversations that were not aired that would have most certainly changed the edit he got, and thus how he was portrayed on the show. Of course we chat what really went down with him, Savannah and Julia Rae. If he would have switched from Savannah to Julia Rae. His harsh feedback from the judges on his performances. What couples in the house he thinks are strongest. And what he learned from his time on the show.   We also talk his music career, his song writing process, how he opened for Jason Derulo and if we will be seeing him on any other Bachelor Nation shows in the future (wink Clare Crawley wink).   Pre-save Brandon's new single “Glistening”, which releases May 29th: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/glistening Listen & follow Brandon on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1x82IvqvbtUd9yyckJYsi6?si=vJowfaobTeKnPPZ0j2gBzw  Follow Brandon @brandonmillsmusic Leave us a voicemail at 484-450-8864. Name and town and we will play it on air on our next episode! Feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts too :) Send any thoughts/ love/ suggestions to eddieravert@gmail.com, @RoseBudsPodcast, @eddie_rage @blynngin and @joe_ravert26. Podchaser is donating 25 cents to Meals on Wheels America‘s COVID-19 Response Fund for EVERY podcast or episode review on Podchaser. Leave a review (or many!) for our show here: www.podchaser.com/podcasts/rose-bu…amatic-po-534809 Yuengling is matching donations made to the Gary Sinise Foundation's Emergency COVID-19 Combat Service, dollar for dollar, up to $45,000. Donate here: https://donate.garysinisefoundation.org/campaign/yuengling-covid-relief/c281216  We made Elite Daily's top Bachelor podcasts list! www.elitedaily.com/p/20-bachelor-n…AyA02fh6_Y46hko

Eddie, Lynn & Producer Joe recap week 3 of Listen To Your Heart and get into all the juicy Bachelor Nation News. We break down all of the performances, Jo Jo & Jordan, Jason Mraz and Ke$ha's role as judges, who we think is the best singer, the worst couple and who will be voted off next. Segments include Walt Whitman Poetry Hour, Best/ Worst Dressed, Ratings and Bachelor Nations News. Leave us a voicemail at 484-450-8864. Name and town and we will play it on air on our next episode! Feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts too :) Podchaser is donating 25 cents to Meals on Wheels America‘s COVID-19 Response Fund for EVERY podcast or episode review on Podchaser. Leave a review (or many!) for our show here: www.podchaser.com/podcasts/rose-bu…amatic-po-534809 Send any thoughts/ love/ suggestions to eddieravert@gmail.com, @RoseBudsPodcast, @eddie_rage @blynngin and @joe_ravert26. We made Elite Daily's top Bachelor podcasts list! www.elitedaily.com/p/20-bachelor-n…AyA02fh6_Y46hko

Our very first international guest, Adam Buxton of THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST, is in The Carriage House! And we’re talking about thirsty tuchuses, milestone gifts to honor an important graduation, what to do when you’re on a romantic collision course with your boss. Plus, this week’s giveaway: our support of our favorite businesses continues with a gift basket from fabulous Blackberry Farm! The Ask Ronna Icons t-shirt is now available at podswag.com/askronna Join us at Patreon.com/askronna for bonus episodes every Friday! $1 for every membership through April goes to Meals on Wheels America.

Eddie, Lynn & Producer Joe break down the inaugural episode of Listen To Your Heart (don't worry, we are practicing social distancing). We debate all of the new contestants. Who we like. Who we may not like. Do we think this show is really about love or signing? Is Jamie drama central? Does Ryan look like Shawn Mendes? Who kissed the most people on night one? Why Philly native Julia Rae is our favorite. Our thoughts on the new Bachelor Mansion. Has Chris Harrison aged? Do we dig Sheridan's look? Is Rudi the best contestant ever? Segments include Walt Whitman Poetry Hour, Best/ Worst Dressed, Ratings and Bachelor Nations News. Leave us a voicemail at 484-450-8864. Name and town and we will play it on air on our next episode! Feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts too :) Podchaser is donating 25 cents to Meals on Wheels America‘s COVID-19 Response Fund for EVERY podcast or episode review on Podchaser. Leave a review (or many!) for our show here: www.podchaser.com/podcasts/rose-bu…amatic-po-534809 Send any thoughts/ love/ suggestions to eddieravert@gmail.com, @RoseBudsPodcast, @eddie_rage @blynngin and @joe_ravert26. We made Elite Daily's top Bachelor podcasts list! www.elitedaily.com/p/20-bachelor-n…AyA02fh6_Y46hko

The Homekins — Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. Tompkins — join us in The Carriage House to talk about their smash hit new coronacast “Stay F. Homekins!” Plus, what to do when you catch your therapist watching porn during a session, sunscreen recommendations, and the group gives advice to a listener who fantasizes about moving to a trailer park. We continue to support our favorite businesses with this week’s giveaway: A Russ & Daughters brunch basket! THIS FRIDAY 7:30pm EST/4:30pm PST join us & 92Y for a special "Ask Ronna LIVE in Conversation with NICK KROLL!" all details on out instagram & at 92Y.org The Ask Ronna Icons t-shirt is now available at podswag.com/askronna Join us at Patreon.com/askronna for bonus episodes every Friday! $1 for every membership through April goes to Meals on Wheels America.

Hello World! This special episode of Women in Audio is coming at you sooner than planned because Lisa has been super supportive of me, and I wanna be super supportive in return (Note: this is Not a Sponsored episode). And her organization http://omnisoundproject.com ( omnisoundproject.com) now has classes live! I just attended one Thursday night (via Zoom) about setting up a home studio, and it killed! Anyway Lisa and I had a great chat on various things. Topics included: learning to take compliments with grace, her history in business, and how/why she started omnisoundproject (I thought all this illustrated some great leadership qualities). This was our first interview virtually thru Squadcast. Shout out to my listeners in Malta! I couldn't remember the name of your island during the interview. However, thank you so much for listening! Also a correction, the NFL became a For-Profit entity around 2015. Finally, don't forget to find me on IG @womeninaudiopodcast, and please support me with a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Heads up, thru April 16th, Podchaser is donating $0.25 to Meals on Wheels America's COVID-19 Response Fund for every review! #Reviews4Good

Meditation is the subtle route to liberation from the materialistic world of our modern life. Using breath and cosmic sound you may enter a world of inner peace and calmness.Inhaling Prana/life force you are detoxing and purifying; increasing your vitality and well being. https://innergyhealingarts.com/ https://www.instagram.com/innergyarts/https://www.facebook.com/Innergyhealingarts/https://innergyhealingarts.com/podcastDear friends with my podcast I am trying to help somehow during these difficult times.If you listen to the podcast on Podchaser and leave a review a 25 cents donation will be given to Meals on Wheels America. I know it is not much but every little thing counts. Please post a review on Podchaser!#Reviews4GoodSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/innergy)

Elyse Dehlbom joins Eddie for an in-depth trip down memory lane from her time on Colton’s season. We hear a first in terms of an application story, how it was bizarre dating the same guy as 30 other women (but still making incredible friendships) what does going on the show for “the right reasons” really mean, and what kind of mindset you must have to be on the show. Of course we get into her iconic exit from the show. How hard it was saying goodbye to Colton. How long their conversation was. And the heat she took for the dress she wore that night. We also discuss Colton’s sexuality, some make up tips as Elyse is a professional makeup artist, the true origin of Colton’s Cougars, her current dating life, and if we will be seeing her on and Bachelor Nation shows in the future. Follow Elyse @elysemichelle_mua Leave us a voicemail at 484-450-8864. Name and town and we will play it on air on our next episode! Feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts too :) Send any thoughts/ love/ suggestions to eddieravert@gmail.com, @RoseBudsPodcast, @eddie_rage @blynngin and @joe_ravert26. Podchaser is donating 25 cents to Meals on Wheels America‘s COVID-19 Response Fund for EVERY podcast or episode review on Podchaser. Leave a review (or many!) for our show here: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/rose-buds-the-most-dramatic-po-534809 We made Elite Daily's top Bachelor podcasts list! www.elitedaily.com/p/20-bachelor-n…AyA02fh6_Y46hko

Bryan and Ronna are joined in The Carriage House by their first ever Zoom guest: the incedible Lauren Lapkus (Good Girls)! The gang are tackling everything from secret quaratine romantic relationships to how to confront uninvited guests who stayed in your mother's house while she was away over the holidays...without permission! And much more! Plus, Lauren & Ronna give impassioned speeches about how couch potatoes are the true heroes of this moment. This week's giveaway: Zingerman's Georgia Reuben Kit! The Ask Ronna Icons t-shirt is now available at podswag.com/askronna Join us at Patreon.com/askronna for bonus episodes every Friday! $1 for every membership through April goes to Meals on Wheels America.

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special COVID-19, featuring a top infectious disease modeling expert, the CEO of Meals on Wheels America, and a psychotherapist. Topics range from a discussion about COVID-19 models and projections to the growing need for food assistance to techniques that will help you and your family stay calm during this pandemic.

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring experts on COVID-19, including a top infectious disease modeling expert, the CEO of Meals on Wheels America, and a psychotherapist. Topics range from a discussion about COVID-19 models and projections to the growing need for food assistance to techniques that will help you and your family stay calm during this pandemic.

Continuing with practicing social distancing, we interviewed Allie X on the phone!Allie X will be hosting her Billboard Live At-Home concert on Billboard's Facebook page on Thursday morning  (March 26 at 10 am PST) to raise money for Meals on Wheels America, a nonprofit that provides nutrition and helps to eliminate isolation to the elderly."Somewhere amidst the outer reaches of iconoclastic pop darling Allie X’s mind, you’ll find the limits of a surreal hamlet inspired by the East Coast’s infamous playground of the pedigreed, Cape Cod. That said, it doesn’t take long for all the overbearing, Americana-worshipping idyll to melt into a gloomy, grandiose fantasy world of Allie’s creation.A distinct departure from her previous effort — the irreverent, observational Super Sunset — this new writing is an intimate, healing journey focused inwards. Told through the perspective of characters rooted in Allie’s own reluctant reflections upon her teenage alienation, it’s an invitation to recontextualize the banality of our shared suburban coming-of-age angst via wry romanticization and darkly-dreamlike production. To rethink ostracization and ennui as a vehicle to unite, rather than isolate, all of the anxiety-ridden outsiders.“I was waiting for the right moment and place and maturity level where I could comfortably and accurately put these feelings into song,” Allie says, before adding, “This sort of margin in time and space helped me dive in and explore some repressed feelings.”Interestingly enough, her new work was created within the span of a few, whirlwind weeks a literal world away from the hook-driven writing rooms of Los Angeles. Thanks to the help of like-minded Swedish producer Oscar Görres and co-writer James Alan Ghaleb, lead single “Fresh Laundry” unfurled into a gaudily melancholic, whimsical encapsulation of the surreal world Allie always dreamed of belonging to. Meanwhile, tracks like “Regulars” explores the struggle of a fish-out-of water forced to adhere to the conventional, while the Troye Sivan duet, “Love Me Wrong” expounds upon these feelings — turning it toward the often fraught relationships with our family that we eventually end up internalizing.A carefully constructed meditation on universal themes of identity and belonging, most importantly, this new work is also a declaration of the autonomy we have when it comes to redefining ourselves and our place in the world. And though Allie herself may still on a journey toward reconciling with her past, by allowing herself to continue exploring the margins of contemporary pop, she’s ended up finding herself, at last, a little bit closer to home."https://alliex.com/We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.comwww.BringinitBackwards.comMore info: Billboard Live At-Home concert 

Julia Campbell has run her digital marketing consulting business for almost a decade, focused exclusively on mission-driven organizations. A mom of 2 and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, she is the author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits, a call-to-action for nonprofits to use stories to accomplish their missions. Based in Boston, Julia is a global authority on digital storytelling, with happy clients spanning the globe from Moscow to San Francisco. She has provided workshops and training to Meals on Wheels America, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Facebook. Julia is a frequent contributor to Nonprofit Tech for Good, Social Media Today, Maximize Social Business, Elevation Web, Network for Good, Wild Apricot, and others. Her passion is to get nonprofits of all sizes to stop spinning their wheels on social media and to start getting real results using digital tools. You can check out her thoughts and ideas on all things nonprofit digital storytelling and social media at www.jcsocialmarketing.com/blog. What you’ll learn about in this episode: How Julia initially got involved in working for nonprofit organizations through an early interest in activism and changing the world How Julia’s time working at a domestic violence shelter taught her that building trust and credibility before making big changes is key Why Julia developed her easy to follow three-step framework for her book “How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit in 90 Days” How under Julia’s framework, the first 30 days of the process is focused on clarifying an organization’s goals and creating a blueprint for content creation Why the next 30 days is focused on captivating an audience by creating attention-grabbing, relevant content Why it can be better to focus on just a few content channels and platforms rather than spreading yourself too thin How the final 30 days is about cultivating your community with periodic campaigns and constant interactions and sharing of valuable content Julia offers examples of campaigns designed to inspire certain feelings like hope or anger in an audience before calling them to action Why a consistent posting cadence is a key to getting social media platform algorithms to recognize and promote your content Why you should be analyzing your success and failure so that you can learn what is working and tailor your content to trends Additional resources: Website: https://jcsocialmarketing.com/ Email: julia@jcsocialmarketing.com Julia Campbell’s Amazon author page: https://amzn.to/2w6bGuG LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/juliacampbell/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/jcsocialmarketing Twitter: @JuliaCSocial

Ellie Hollander is the President and CEO of Meals on Wheels America and has been a long-time advocate for the health and wellness of vulnerable seniors throughout her career. One of the most fundamental needs is helping to ensure seniors receive proper nutrition. According to Hollander, research has shown that people who are malnourished age 14 years more than their current age, which in turn creates a variety of health issues. Hunger in Older Adults also found that 33% of older adults admitted to the hospital may be malnourished and that malnourishment can increase healthcare costs by 300%. Taken together, these statistics show the impact on a community when hunger is not addressed. Find out more about what Meals on Wheels is doing to provide seniors with nutritious meals, a friendly visit, and regular safety checks.

We’re talking about rural Veterans and their families.  We’re having that conversation with Carter Florence, the Director of Strategy and Impact with Meals on Wheels America, and David Albright, the Hill Crest Endowed Chair in Mental Health with the University of Alabama School of Social Work.  Both Carter and David are 2018-2019 Rural Health Fellows with the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), where they focused on rural Veteran policy, culminating in a Policy Paper presented to and adapted by the NRHA Rural Health Congress.  “When we really understand the complexity of the community, we can identify the levers that can be pulled to create opportunities for improving health holistically.”  Carter is a problem solver and proficient in developing, implementing, and managing strategies and solutions that leverage community assets and readiness for health improvement.  With a strong record of forging and developing relationships with diverse individuals and strategic partners for system-level approaches to public health, Carter accomplishes community engagement by utilizing theory-based and evidence-informed practices while implementing solutions for dynamic population level health problems. She has an outstanding academic, professional, educational, and community-based practice background in the United States, with an emphasis in rural Appalachia.  “I worry a little bit about rural health and rural veterans being overly politicized…”  As Director of Strategy and Impact at Meals on Wheels America, Carter provides direction and organizational support for facilitation of strategic plans as well as evaluation of current programs.  She serves as a subject matter expert on in-home safety and fall prevention for older adults, and manages the Helping Homebound Heroes grant project.  Carter also oversees the development of internal data streams.  David is a military Veteran and former research fellow with both the Department of Veterans Affairs and the RAND Corporation’s Center for Military Health Policy Research. Dr. Albright works to produce research that is useful for communities, Veterans Service Organizations, health care providers, and policymakers as they work to address and improve health and wellness-related determinants and outcomes among military personnel, Veterans, and their families.   The Governor of Alabama appointed Dr. Albright to both the Alabama Executive Veterans Network, in which he serves as the Education and Research committee chair, and to the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council, in which he serves as the Community Engagement chair. He also leads a state task force to identify and develop recommendations for the Alabama Veteran population on opioid addiction and treatment, both within and outside of the Veterans Health Administration health care system.   Dr. Albright holds an appointment on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on the Well-Being of Military Families, and currently serves both on the Rural Veterans Task Force and Health Equity Council. He serves as a rural social work consultant to the National Association of Social Workers; serves as the Delegate of the Delegate Assembly for the NASW, Alabama Chapter; and is on the Board of Directors for both the Alabama Rural Health Association and the Alabama Rural Health Coalition for the Homeless. 

Our population is aging, our health care system is crumbling, and our transportation system often isolates people who can no longer drive. Enter Meals on Wheels. Ellie Hollander is the President and CEO of Meals on Wheels America which represents 5000 different Meals on Wheels programs across the United States. Meals on Wheels makes it possible for people to remain independent and stay in their own homes by helping those who are unable to travel to grocery stores or prepare their own meals. With a paid staff of 100,000 (!) across the country and more than 2 MILLION VOLUNTEERS, Meals on Wheels is a massive operation. Meals on Wheels America is the national organization which is heavily involved in lobbying and advocacy on the Hill and works to make sure their staff, their volunteers, and their recipients receive the support they need, no matter the political climate. To find out how they manage their longtime public-private partnerships and bipartisan support, you won't want to miss this episode.

We start with the important stuff this time: Jenny Bertolette, VP of communications for Meals on Wheels America breaks down just how the organization works, what the latest headlines really mean, and how we can best go about taking care of our aging population. We discuss the wide-reaching effects that come from nutritional and social support of seniors and the balance of public-private-partnerships in social services. In the latter half, we revel in Alex Jones’ Russian rant, browse the comment section on the Christian Broadcasting Network website (enough said), and look into shifting attitudes about and between religious groups in the United States. Also, Eric Prince sold some shady seashells, at least we’re pretty sure…?