Elevating Their Impact

New Beginnings NWA is a self-managed Bridge Housing community for people in need of shelter in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  It was built to serve the chronically homeless beginning with 20 transitional micro-shelters that will provide safe, secure, and supportive services.  In this week’s episode, we interview Solomon Burchfield, the Director, to learn more about their incredible work, take a deep dive into how we can best support the homeless community, and we discover ways for our listeners to get engaged.

BeLoved Atlanta is a community of women who have lived through trafficking, prostitution, and addiction.  BeLoved Atlanta is the only two-year residential home and program in Atlanta for adult women affected by sexual exploitation.  In this week’s episode, we interview Amelia Quinn and Laura Hamilton to learn more about their incredible work with the women, learn more about the commercial sex trafficking industry in the United States, and discover ways for our listeners to get engaged. 

Building Hope in the City focuses on the renewal of urban Cleveland by linking local congregations and volunteers with the many people it serves to foster relationships and spur personal and community transformation. In this week’s episode we interview Sharon Schuldt, a Legacy Collective “OG” and the Development Manager for Building Hope in the City, to hear about the impact her organization is making in the lives of refugee and immigrant families and discover ways for our listeners to get engaged.

Be the Bridge empowers people and culture toward racial healing, equity and reconciliation.  Their vision is that people and organizations are aware and responding to the racial brokenness and systemic injustice in our world. In this week’s episode we interview Faitth Brooks, Director of Programs at Be the Bridge, to learn more about their incredible work, to hear about some exciting endeavors launching in Faitth’s life, and discover ways for our listeners to get engaged.

Help One Now empowers families in developing countries through their business launch program, education, and restorative care.  In this week’s episode we interview Lamar Stockton and Dr. Aschalew Abebe to hear about the ripple effect that empowering one family can make in a community and discover ways for our listeners to get engaged.

As Giving Tuesday is approaching, Candace interviews Erin Arnheim & MC Deskins on their personal giving approaches, tips and tricks for vetting organizations when you are making personal giving decisions, and ways for listeners to get engaged with their two partner organizations Notley and Legacy Collective. 

Miracle Foundation has improved the lives of more than 15,000 vulnerable children and orphans in need and impacted more than 300 orphanages in India.  In this week’s episode, we interview Caroline Boudreaux, Founder of Miracle Foundation, to hear about their incredible approach powered by a deep passion to improve the lives of children and give them a chance to grow up in a family, we learn more about how COVID has impacted the global orphan crisis, and discover ways for our listeners to get engaged.

A Faithful Presence was born out of Christina and her husband Dustin’s desire to deepen the good work that’s already taking place at Community First! Village in Austin, TX.  In this week’s episode, we interview Christina Hite, the Chief Communicator at a Faithful Presence, to hear the incredible impact they are making on the lives of their neighbors at Community First! Village who used to be chronically homeless, what life now looks like living and walking beside them through life’s joys and challenges, and discover ways for our listeners to get engaged.

Austin Sunshine Camps is bringing hope to children and families living near and below the poverty line across central Texas. In this week's episode, we interview Erica Blue, CEO of Austin Sunshine Camps, to hear the incredible impact they are making on children's lives, discover ways to get engaged, and are reminded of the joy camp brought to many of us!