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Navigating Child Welfare | CPS, Foster Care, Family Court, Adoption, Mandated ReporterEpisode 25: Unpopular opinion! Agencies should not lead parent or foster parent support groupsShanelle and guest Steve Gonyea wrap up their conversation by digging into why many agency-run “support groups” have good intentions, but miss the mark, especially when supervisors or case managers are in the room. Caregivers, parents, and youth will not share real concerns when the people who evaluate them are listening, so the space is not actually supportive. The conversation covers what new and veteran caregivers really need, which are: timely answers, plain language guidance, and safe places to learn how to navigate court, school, medication questions, and after-hours crises.
Shanelle also shares monthly webinar plans...
2026-01-2812 min
Navigating Child Welfare | CPS, Foster Care, Family Court, Adoption, Mandated ReporterEpisode 24: Barriers to Solutions: Advocacy, Autism, & Foster CareShanelle sits down with advocate and long-time therapeutic foster parent Steve Goneya to talk about what is not working and what communities can build right now. Steve has welcomed 178 children through respite and high-needs care, fought for supports for high health needs children, and learned the hard truth about bureaucracy, turnover, and waitlists. Instead of waiting, he built solutions: an Autism Barn that became a community hub and an Ability Bus model that partners with veterans to get youth and adults with disabilities to appointments and life-giving activities when agencies do not run nights or weekends. This is part...
2026-01-2130 min
IDD Health MattersEp 125: Steve Gonyea's Mission to Reform Disability and Foster Care SystemsSteve Gonyea, an advocate and foster parent from New York, shares his journey from seeking help for his son with autism and other disabilities to becoming a statewide leader in disability advocacy. Initially struggling to find proper diagnoses and services, Steve began helping other families and eventually served on agency boards, fostering over 170 children with complex needs. He highlights systemic issues such as long wait times for evaluations, lack of oversight in medication management, and inadequate dental care access, advocating for creative, out-of-the-box solutions like building sensory spaces and collaborating with local providers. Steve emphasizes the importance of parent-driven...
2025-12-0832 min
Finding Common GroundKathy Takes Over – No More Listening Mode for Steve!What happens when a former guest takes the mic and flips the script? In this hilarious and heartfelt episode, Kathy Caruso returns to Finding Common Ground — but this time, she’s running the show.Host Steve Gonyea finds himself in the hot seat as Kathy digs deep into his story, his “why,” and what drives his advocacy as a dad. With Heather chiming in from the sidelines (and occasionally fanning the flames), this takeover turns into one of the most revealing and entertaining episodes yet.Expect laughter, honesty, and a few moments that’ll make you think twic...
2025-11-1450 min
SolveItForKids Science podcastThe BEST of Earth Day Episodes!Happy Earth Day 2025! We are showcasing a few of our favorite episodes that deal with the environment. Enjoy clips from these previous episodes and then go listen to the whole thing! Episode 35 with Simpson- How Do You Preserve Wildlife Habitat in a City? Episode 212 with Travis Wilcoxen-- How Do You Rescue Raptors? Episode 141 with Steve Creech - How Can We Help the World's Oceans? Episode 206 with Dr. Emme Devonish-- Why are Whales So Important? #sciencepodcast #sciencepodcastforkids #sciencecareeers #stem #stemcareers #stempodcastforkids #computing #podcast #computerengineer #engineering Every episode of this...
2025-04-2229 min
SolveItForKids Science podcastHow Can We Help the World's Oceans?Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface, and are home to some of the tiniest creatures on the planet (single-celled organisms), to some of the largest (the blue whale). How can we keep this amazing environment clean, healthy, and thriving for our world? Steve Creech, President of the Wyland Foundation, shares some ideas of how they are helping the oceans and leaves us with a few suggestions of how you can help, too.
2023-01-2432 min
Nerd Nite COSNerd Nite COS Episode #7 - November 17, 2021“I'm a bit of a nerd, and my extracurricular activity are nerd games.”
In this episode we have...
1. Fossils: How Ammonite Science Informs Ammonite Art
By Steve Miller
2. Where humans have been in space in the past 60 years and where we are going over the next 60.
By Rachel English & Jeff Gonyea of the Space Foundation and the Space Foundation Discovery Center
3. Nikola Tesla – The man, the myth, the legend, and his time here in Colorado Springs
By Patric Ryan
Nerd Nite is held in Dow...
2022-02-023h 10
Bandana Blues, founded by Beardo, hosted by SpinnerBandana Blues #814 - Some Blues & Some MoreShow #814 Some Blues & Some More An episode with blues from a few new & recent releases and some more stuff that might tickle your ears. 01. Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps - In The Pink (4:00) (Live!, Jesi-lu Records, 2019) 02. Los Lonely Boys - Cruel (3:44) (Forgiven, Epic Records, 2008) 03. Eddie 9V - Bottle And The Blues (3:59) (Left My Soul In Memphis, self-release, 2019) 04. Geoff Muldaur and the Texas Sheiks – Blues In The Bottle (3:48) (Texas Sheiks, Tradition & Moderne, 2009) 05. Jacqui Brown - Brought The House Down (4:27) (Love Love Love, Woodward Avenue Records, 2019) 06. Albert Castiglia...
2019-10-271h 27
Darker Projects: The Falcon BannerThe Falcon Banner, Episode 9: The Stuff of Legends and Other Histories, Part 2Listen: <a href="http://www.darkerprojects.com/audiop/falconbanner/TFB0109.mp3">The Falcon Banner, Episode 9: The Stuff of Legends and Other Histories, Part 2</a><br /><br />(47.28, 55.2 MB mp3, released 2007.05.17)<br /><br />Scripted by Mark Bruzee<br />Based on The Falcon Banner, a novel by Christopher Patrick Lydon<br />Original music composed and performed by Kai Hartwig and Kevin Macleod<br /><br />Featuring the voice talents of:<br /><br />Seth Adam Sher as Darien Taine<br...
2007-07-1225 min