Today we are talking about substance abuse and how it not only impacts you if you are suffering from this disorder, but also how it has an impact on everyone. When community hurts, we all hurt. Join us as we learn from our Recovery Café friends Tasha and Meg about how they are helping community through recovery.

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On this episode we talk about what it means to create your own path.  Andree Reid tells us about how he created his formula for life and how he is using it to pour into others. Reid uses his talent in professional boxing to offer mentorship, life coaching, and relationship building amongst youth through the recreational sport. 

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Youth leading youth! This episode we are featuring some of St. Paul’s most courageous young people - World Youth Connect. WYC is an organization that promotes youth stabilization, violence prevention, and success measures. They partner with both small and large organizations in building a safer St. Paul. Tune in to learn more.  

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On this episode we are learning the fundamentals of deep breathing and how it not only works to benefit our health physically, but how it can make an impact on our mental health as well. Join us as we meet with Natalia Davis and talk about how this preventative measure is helping to imprint healthy behaviors and response techniques into our youth.  

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Congratulations to the Class of December 2025! (Tanajha Davis, Jay Bachman, Jada Peterson, and Koda Mims)

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The City Attorney’s Office Criminal Justice Unit created what they are calling ETHOS, which stands for Engaging Community, Taking Responsibility, Healing, and Overcoming Obstacles. It is a compilation of programming that is meant to aid the City Attorney’s office in the restorative justice process giving second chances through community service, healing, and rehabilitation. Join us on this episode to learn more.

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Healing is an important piece of rehabilitating trauma. Without healing it can be hard for people to move forward with life and on to healthier behaviors. Today we talk with Dr. Darlene Fry from the IGF Black Youth Healing Arts Center and discover the many different components of healing through the arts. 

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Let’s talk about building home ownership within the Rondo community. On this episode, Rondo Community Land Trust’s Executive Director Mikeya Griffin tells us about how their program helps to create homeownership for low to mid income families and small business owners. Listen in and learn! 

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ONS has done so many things to change the way we look at alternative public safety initiatives, and we’ve done it under the leadership of Director Blakey. Today we connect with Brooke Blakey as she removes her cape, retiring from her role at ONS. We are laughing, crying and looking back on the successes of the ONS office before she embarks on her new beginnings, and we move forward as an office.

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The Minnesota Justice Research Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that partners with Minnesota’s public safety and legal systems on our policies, programs, and strategic plans. Listen in on this episode with Justin Terrell and Katie Remington Cunningham as they tell us about how their work with ONS and other public safety partners impact community.

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