Community Outreach With Racquel Williams

Host: Racquel Williams

Duration: 30 min

Guest: Rev. Kahlil Carmichael-Pastor of Live Well Church in Somerset, and owner of The Fitness Doctor Personal Training.

Topic: Goal setting - body, mind and spirit for 2019. The time has come to set resolutions and goals for the new year. Whether it's to lose weight, quit smoking or just become an improved version of you, Rev. Kahlil talks about how people should approach this for a better chance of success.

Air Date: 12/16/2018

Duration: 30 min

Guest: Shauna Moses - Vice President, Public Affairs and Member Services for New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies.

Topic: Holiday Blues: Many people have a difficult time coping with the loss of a loved one. Thanksgiving and Hanukkah have passed, but some maybe dreading Christmas and New Year's, especially if it's the first time celebrating with out a loved one who has passed on NJAMHAA specializes in mental health awareness and Shauna shares tips on how to cope with the stresses of the holiday season.

Air Date: 11/11/2018

Duration: 30 min

Guest: Ray Massey-National Development Team Director-EDUStaff

Topic:  As one of the nation’s largest educational staffing providers, EDUStaff provides comprehensive substitute services for public school districts along with adjunct and distant learning professors for community colleges. EDUStaff places over 20,000 educators and support staff on a daily basis. In NJ EDUStaff currently serves South Bound Brook and Franklin Township public schools.

Guest: Dorothy Reed, Co-Founder and President of Sister 2 Sister.

Topic: S2S is an organization based out of Somerset that provides breast health advocacy, education, and survivor support to the Central New Jersey Community. The non-profit organization was formed in January 2000 and serves as a critical resource for women battling the disease of breast cancer. Under served women have the highest breast cancer mortality rate, and the organization’s mission is to alert everyone of the devastation breast cancer causes in the under served community.

Guest: Rush Russell - Executive Director of Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey

Topic: Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey promotes Great Childhoods, positive parenting and healthy child development. Their efforts throughout the state are dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect in all forms for all New Jersey children. The group envisions a world where every child has a happy, healthy and safe childhood – free of abuse and neglect.

Air Date: 10/7//2018

Duration: 30 min

Guest: Bruce Haffty,MD - Chair of Radiation Oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.  Dr. Haffty manages the care of breast cancer patients in the Stacy Goldstein Breast Cancer Center at Rutgers Cancer Institute.

Topic: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Haffty discusses early detection, treatment modalities, risks and side effects of treatment. He also talks about the newest changes in practice guidelines that reduces the duration of whole breast radiation treatment from a 6-7 week cycle to about 3 weeks. Dr. Haffty was on the panel that reviewed the guidelines and implemented that change.

Guest: Al Titone – New Jersey District Director, Small Business Administration

Topic: The U.S. Small Business Administration is an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns... to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Al Titone discusses how those efforts are going in The Garden State.

Guest: Dianne Simovich-Founder BW NICE

Topic: BW NICE- Business Women Networking Involving Charity & Education, is a unique women’s networking organization that provides women at all stages of business and personal life with support, education, and resources. BW NICE encompasses three elements – networking, education, and charity. Dianne highlights the group's mission.

Guest: United Way of Central Jersey

Dale Callender - Board Member, Board of Trustees

Pete Clark - Board Member, Board of Trustees

Stuart Grant - Senior Vice President, Community Impact

Topic: The United Way of Central Jersey fights for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in every community. We discuss programs underway to further their efforts

Guest: Center for Discovery- Bridgewater, NJ

Melissa Keane-Program Director of the Paramus outpatient location

Alex Caputo-East Coast Marketing Director

Shannon Smith -Program Director, Bridgewater Outpatient Location: 

Topic: Center for Discovery aides in the recovery from eating and accompanying mental health disorders. They believe that effective treatment is only possible when dedicated professionals create the perfect environment for recovery. Discovery staff includes members of the Binge Eating Disorder Association and International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians, among others.

www.centerfordiscoverybridgewater.com