It's November 10th, ​National Forget-Me-Not Day, so grab your favorite style coffee and join us for another episode of Coffee Connections. Today we're brewing a conversation with Shavontana “Starr” Davis, Esq. the Founder + Executive Director for The Starr Institute. Founded in 2017, The Starr Institute seeks to fill in the gaps of initiatives designed to bring awareness and prevention, and go deeper to heal the internal pain that comes from being victimized and sexually abused. When a child is abused, part of their childhood innocence dies, their body becomes numb and they are silenced. They believe in the healing powers of storytelling and giving voice to the youth who have been silenced through abuse. When youth have a voice, they can change the world!Coffee Connections is Insights with Innovators! The series is made up of short conversations with nonprofit innovators in the Atlanta area to share their missions, chat about their current successes and challenges, and close with them recommending a future guest! Our goal is to promote these organizations and help open up the dialogue on many subjects that each share.Intro music:"Learning To Say Goodbye";Performed by "Great Peacock"; off their new album "Forever Worse Better"https://www.thestarrinstitute.orghttps://www.yourrocktioneer.comhttp://coffeeconnections.live

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It's November 5th, ​National Cash Back Day, so perhaps today is the day to get double points at your local coffee shop as you join us for another Coffee Connections. Today we're brewing a conversation with Raphael Holloway, the Chief Executive Officer at the Gateway Center. They are a homeless service that serves as the primary starting point for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Atlanta, providing access to critical services and housing.Coffee Connections is Insights with Innovators! The series is made up of short conversations with nonprofit innovators in the Atlanta area to share their missions, chat about their current successes and challenges, and close with them recommending a future guest! Our goal is to promote these organizations and help open up the dialogue on many subjects that each share.Intro music:"Less Than Love";Performed by "Bahamas"; off the album "Sad Hunk"https://www.gatewayctr.org/https://www.yourrocktioneer.comhttp://coffeeconnections.live

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It's November 3rd, ​Election Day, so grab an Americano for today's Coffee Connections. We are brewing a conversation with Dov Wilker the Regional Director for AJC Atlanta. What is it they do???? They Advocate for Israel and the Jewish people. Defending democratic values for all.Coffee Connections is Insights with Innovators! The series is made up of short conversations with nonprofit innovators in the Atlanta area to share their missions, chat about their current successes and challenges, and close with them recommending a future guest! Our goal is to promote these organizations and help open up the dialogue on many subjects that each share.Intro Music "Oovnay";Performed by "Inasense"; off the album "The Ride"https://www.ajc.org/https://www.yourrocktioneer.comhttp://coffeeconnections.live

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It's October 27th, ​National Mentoring Day, so grab your most inspirational coffee mug for Coffee Connections. Today we are brewing a conversation with Andrea Jaron the Executive Director for Second Helpings ATL. Their mission is to reduce hunger and food waste in the Metro Atlanta area by rescuing surplus food and distributing it to those in need. Coffee Connections is Insights with Innovators! The series is made up of short conversations with nonprofit innovators in the Atlanta area to share their missions, chat about their current successes and challenges, and close with them recommending a future guest! Our goal is to promote these organizations and help open up the dialogue on many subjects that each share.https://secondhelpingsatlanta.org/https://www.yourrocktioneer.comhttp://coffeeconnections.live

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It's October 22nd, National Color Day, so grab your most colorful coffee mug for this week's Coffee Connections. Today we are brewing a conversation with Phil Olaleye the Executive Director for Atlanta's Next Gen. They provide Atlanta youth with regular exposure to career pathways, professionals, work environments and personalized support in the form of Teachers and College Mentors.Coffee Connections is Insights with Innovators! The series is made up of short conversations with nonprofit innovators in the Atlanta area to share their missions, chat about their current successes and challenges, and close with them recommending a future guest! Our goal is to promote these organizations and help open up the dialogue on many subjects that each share.https://nextgenatl.orghttps://www.yourrocktioneer.comhttp://coffeeconnections.live

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It's October 20th, National Youth Confidence Day, so grab your sippy cup of Iced Java for this week's Coffee Connections. Today we are brewing a conversation with Lily Pabian, the Executive Director for We Love BuHi. They are a community-based project developed to raise awareness about their people and places through photographs, testimonials, and narratives. They open a lens to how current events impact us here and now. As advocates of Buford Highway in Atlanta, they believe that individual stories should be treasured and told as an important way to preserve the area’s collective culture of multi-cultures, to ensure its existence for generations to come.Coffee Connections is Insights with Innovators! The series is made up of short conversations with nonprofit innovators in the Atlanta area to share their missions, chat about their current successes and challenges, and close with them recommending a future guest! Our goal is to promote these organizations and help open up the dialogue on many subjects that each share.https://www.welovebuhi.orghttps://www.yourrocktioneer.com

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It's October 15th, National Get Smart About Credit Day, so grab your best coffee mug for this week's Coffee Connections. Today we are brewing a conversation with Keith Parker the President & CEO of Goodwill of North Georgia. One of the largest nonprofit organizations in the southeast, GNG spans a 45-county territory, operating 64 stores, 54 attended donation centers and 13 career centers. GNG employs over 3,000 team members, each of whom play a direct or supporting role in the organization’s donated goods retail operations and its career services. Coffee Connections is Insights with Innovators! The series is made up of short conversations with nonprofit innovators in the Atlanta area to share their missions, chat about their current successes and challenges, and close with them recommending a future guest! Our goal is to promote these organizations and help open up the dialogue on many subjects that each share.https://goodwillng.orghttps://www.yourrocktioneer.com/coffe...

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It's October 13th, National Train Your Brain Day, so grab a Java from Jaffa for this week's Coffee Connections. Today we are brewing a conversation with Joe Alterman the Executive Director of Neranenah (formerly the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival). Neranenah is a non-profit cultural event series with roots in Jewish culture and musical traditions. Joe is also an extremely talented jazz pianist. Coffee Connections is Insights with Innovators! The series is made up of short conversations with nonprofit innovators in the Atlanta area to share their missions, chat about their current successes and challenges, and close with them recommending a future guest! Our goal is to promote these organizations and help open up the dialogue on many subjects that each share.https://neranenaharts.orghttps://www.yourrocktioneer.com

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It's October 6th, National Coaches Day, so grab your thermos of hot coffee for this week's Coffee Connections. Today we are brewing a conversation with Jennifer Hossler the Project Manager for Project Intersect at The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy. Their work is so important as they champions the needs of sexually and severely physically abused children through prevention, intervention, therapy and collaboration.Coffee Connections is Insights with Innovators! The series is made up of short conversations with nonprofit innovators in the Atlanta area to share their missions, chat about their current successes and challenges, and close with them recommending a future guest! Our goal is to promote these organizations and help open up the dialogue on many subjects that each share.https://georgiacenterforchildadvocacy...https://www.yourrocktioneer.com

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It's October 1st so grab that Pumpkin Spiced Latte and join us for a conversation with Rachel Wasserman the Executive Director at Jewish Women's Fund of Atlanta.. Their mission is to enrich organizations and communities in serving Jewish women and girls via effective grant making, advocacy, and education through a gender lens. Their domestic and international grants provide sustainable benefits to those they serve. JWFA empower women to be leaders, philanthropists, and decision makers. Coffee Connections is Insights with Innovators! The series is made up of short conversations with nonprofit innovators in the Atlanta area to share their missions, chat about their current successes and challenges, and close with them recommending a future guest! Our goal is to promote these organizations and help open up the dialogue on many subjects that each share.https://jwfatlanta.orghttps://www.yourrocktioneer.com

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