Elevating Their Impact

The Settlement Home for Children serves individuals who have experienced severe emotional trauma, abuse and neglect.  Their mission is to promote healing and growth by providing a continuum of care, support and resources. Today, we sit down with Katie Moreland, the Communications Manager, to hear more about the unique programs The Home provides to help children in foster care as well as address the some of the stereotypes children in the foster care system face when looking for forever families.

Feeding Texas is a statewide network of 21 regional food banks and over 3,000 local food pantries and meal programs providing over 400 million meals to more than 4 million people across Texas.  Today, we sit down with Celia Cole, Chief Executive Officer of Feeding Texas, to learn more about how she has dedicated her career to increasing food security in Texas, learn about the stereotypes and systemic issues around food insecurity, and discover ways we can advocate for solutions to hunger. 

99 Balloons builds inclusive communities so that every person with a disability and their family can live a full life within relationships. Today, we sit down with Matthew Lyle Mooney who founded 99 Balloons out of inspiration from the life of his first son, Eliot. Join us as we learn about his family’s story, the incredible work 99 Balloons is doing around the world, and gain a deeper insight to those living with a disability or living with family members experiencing disability. 

ChildVoice acts on the conviction that children beaten down by war can be restored in safe communities with loving care, spiritual and psychosocial counseling, and effective education and vocational training. Today, we sit down with Conrad Mandsager, President and CEO of ChildVoice, to hear how the story of a girl name Grace started an organization in 2006 that is now impacting young girls healing from trauma in South Sudan and Nigeria. 

Café Momentum, a Dallas-based restaurant and culinary training facility, works in collaboration with the Dallas County Juvenile Justice Department, striving to teach young adolescent men and women that it is possible to break the cycle of violence and crime that many of these teens have faced. Today, we sit down with Founder, CEO and Executive Chef Chad Houser to hear how his family tradition of coming together around the table for a great meal lead to a lifetime of impacting others!

Eustress, Inc. was born out of the desire to bring awareness to the importance of acknowledging, improving, and preserving mental health in the Black community. Today, we sit down with Rwenshaun Miller, psychotherapist and founder of Eustress Inc., to learn about how he has used his own story to dedicate his life and career to assisting others with mental health. Join us as we learn more about Rwenshaun’s story, the impact of Eustress, and discover ways for our listeners to get involved!

Breakthrough is a faith-based, nonprofit in Chicago with a hyper-local 40-block focus that partners with those affected by poverty to build connections, develop skills, and open doors of opportunity. Today, we sit down with Yolanda Fields, their new Executive Director, to learn about how they provide a myriad of services focused on a profoundly simple formula: people first.  Join us as we learn more about Yolanda’s story, the impact of Breakthrough, and discover ways for our listeners to get involved!

The Spero Project welcomes resettled refugees in Oklahoma City.  Today, we sit down with Kim Bandy, Co-Founder and Director, as well as Sang Rem, a former refugee and current Director of Student Support. We learn about the incredible work taking place at the Spero Project, we are able to better understand the refugee experience and current crisis through Sang’s impactful story of coming to the United States from Burma, and we discover ways for our listeners to get involved!

Texas Civil Rights Project are Texas lawyers and advocates boldly serving the movement for equality and justice. They envision a Texas where all communities thrive with dignity and justice, and without fear. Liyah K. Brown, Director of Criminal Injustice Reform, manages the team executing this mission inside and outside of federal and local Texas courtrooms. Today, we learn about the great impact Liyah and TCRP are making in communities across Texas and discover ways for our listeners to get involved!

Second Mile Haiti’s mission is to fight childhood malnutrition and improve outcomes for impoverished women and children.  Since opening their doors on Mother’s Day 2013, hundreds of families have successfully broken the cycle of childhood malnutrition and can look forward to a brighter future – together.  Today, we sit down with Co-Founder and Program Director Amy Syres to learn about the impact they are making on their community and discover ways for our listeners to get involved!