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The Nonprofit PodcastEp 46: A R.O.C.K. Solid Start with Curt YagiSend us a textToday Jared Polivka meets Curt Yagi, the Executive Director of Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K.) a nonprofit that helps children become successful and healthy adults. Curt and his team serve children in the Visitacion Valley area of San Francisco. With 28 years of providing resources for their young community, anchored in academic and social support that nurtures youth with love, courage, and hope, Curt and the R.O.C.K. team have a great deal of experience to share. In this episode, y...2023-01-1832 min
The Nonprofit PodcastThe Nonprofit Podcast - Ep 19 Swipe Out HungerSend us a textOur Nonprofit Podcast field reporter, Jared Polivka, sits down with Rachel Sumekh CEO and founder of Swipe Out Hunger. As the catalyst behind this US-based national nonprofit committed to ending college student hunger, Rachel is the epitome of driving the change you want to see. The organization works with colleges and universities to design and implement a range of anti-hunger programs, including “The Swipe Drive” which enables students to donate meals to their peers facing food insecurity on campus.This is Part 1 of a two-part Summer Inspiration Special, a little something to he...2022-06-3032 min
The Nonprofit PodcastThe Important Podcast - Ep 2 A Community for The Homeless - Amber FogartySend us a textOn the surface, it seems that housing would solve homelessness. However, it’s not that simple. A village on the outskirts of Austin, Texas was founded with the belief that community will solve homelessness. This ‘Community First Village’ currently houses 200 paying tenants who are no longer chronically homeless; they will house 1,000 formerly homeless tenants in the next 10 years, which would reduce the Austin homeless population by half. Their community approach is working, but how is this possible... In this episode, we’ll learn from Amber Fogerty, the Chief Goodness Officer at Mobile Lo...2019-10-1354 minThe Nonprofit PodcastThe Important Podcast - Ep 1 Hello WorldSend us a textYes, you didn’t misread—that’s its name. Audience, meet: The Important Podcast. In this podcast, you will hear stories of people changing the world by helping others.From a village that houses the formerly homeless to a woman teaching Shakespeare to prison inmates… I can’t wait for you to hear these inspiring stories!In this Episode, You Will: learn why the show is called 'The Important Podcast'meet your host Jared Polivkahear about the types of stories you will hear on the showThe First...2019-10-1302 min