Community Outreach With Racquel Williams

Guest: Katie Mayfield, Director of Development and Outreach for Women Aware, New Brunswick.

Topic: Since 1981, Women Aware has had experience providing services to survivors of domestic violence. It focuses on practical skills while offering intensive case management, including safety planning, counseling, housing assistance, life skills, parenting education, creative arts therapy for children, advocacy, health education and screening, translation services and pastoral care. Katie Mayfield discusses the challenges families and survivors of domestic abuse face while trying to continue with their lives.

Guest: Beth Battaglino, CEO of Healthywomen

Topic: HealthyWomen is one of the nation's leading independent non-profit health information sources for women based in Red Bank NJ. Beth is a registered nurse and has worked in the health care industry for 20 years. She discusses the pressing issues for women today including self care, aging and sexual health. More information can be found at www.healthywomen.org

Guest: Tracy Noble - Manager of Public and Government affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic

Topic: The Summer driving season is here. There are many things that we need to be aware of and check off our “to-do” list when it comes to driving this season. From distracted driving to graduated licenses to how to make sure your car is ready for that summer road trip. Tracy Noble gives us the deets on all things driving.

Guest:

Arnie Wexler - Certified Compulsive Gambling Counselor, former executive director of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey

Topic:

Sports betting in the Garden State is here, it is legal, and it could pose some issues for compulsive gamblers. We discuss some of the issues, pitfalls and expected upcoming struggles for those who can now freely place bets on sports.

Guest: Sharon Clark, Executive Director of the Central Jersey Housing Resource Center

Topic:

Central Jersey Housing Resource Center is located in Raritan and is a HUD-approved housing counseling agency serving Somerset and Hunterdon County NJ. June is National Home ownership month. This year’s theme is “Find Your Place,” it's an active invitation to current and potential home buyers to partner with HUD-approved housing counseling agencies. Sharon discusses the many ways that housing counseling can open the door to responsible and sustainable home ownership.

Guest: Jane Brady, Chair of Feeding Middlesex County, and Jane Leal, Vice Chair of Feeding Middlesex County

Topic:

Feeding Middlesex County is a non-profit organization whose mission is to raise funds to purchase food, equipment to increase food distribution, and items to assist qualifying agencies in procuring, storing, preserving and transporting food to all 25 communities in the county. They discuss the state of food insecurity in the county as well as how families are being helped.

Guest: Attorney Kathleen Connelly - Partner at the law Firm of Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper.

Topic:

Awareness resulting from the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements has created an environment ripe for claims against companies, executives, and managers. The floodgate of harassment allegations in the wake of these movements is evidence that employers are failing to foster work environments free from inappropriate sexual and other behaviors. Kathleen has more than 20 years of experience representing employers and individual members of management in both the private and public sectors. She is an expert in helping employers prevent sexual harassment and mitigate liability.

Guest: Dr. Diane Calello- Executive and Medical Director of the New Jersey Poison Control Center at Rutgers.

Topic:

As recreational marijuana seems to be on the horizon for the Garden State, The New Jersey Poison Control Center at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School’s Department of Emergency Medicine, is looking to learn from the eight states that have already legalized recreational marijuana. Dr. Calello hopes their experiences will help prevent some of the health risks of legalization from impacting New Jersey’s residents.

Guest: HART Promoting Sustainable Transportation

Caryl Harris, Bicycle Specialist

Diana Davis, Business Administrator

Topic:

Hunterdon County Bike-to-Work Week kicks off on May 14th. It's a free annual event that provides local commuters with a fun and engaging opportunity to leave their cars behind and consider bicycling to work instead. HART Promoting Sustainable Transportation located in Flemington is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable transportation.

Guest: Carrier Clinic

President and CEO, Don Parker.

Assistant Vice President of Clinical Quality - Mindy Altschul

Director of the Blake Recovery Center- Steve Drzewoszeski

V.P. of Patient Care Services - Sean Sweeny

Topic:

May is Mental Health Awareness month. Carrier Clinic, located in Belle Meade, NJ, is a behavioral healthcare system and a trusted source of compassionate help and supportive healing for patients. Members discuss their independent, non-profit behavioral healthcare facilities in the state, and the treatment of psychiatric and substance abuse addiction and related topics.