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In this conversation, Jennifer García Rosendo speaks to Elise Henson from My Friend Ben.   My Friend Ben is  a FREE tool that will tell you what benefits and tax credits you’re eligible to receive, the time it will take you to apply and the estimated cash value of the benefits and tax credits.     

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Trigger Warning:   In this podcast Colleen Roahrig speaks to Liz Kregar, LCSW and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant for Mind Springs in Grand Junction, CO regarding Postpartum depression. Liz talks about possible symptoms that may present following the birth of a baby and who could be impacted and when to seek support. 

Resources: 

Book: Dropping the Baby and other scary thoughts. Breaking the cycle of unwanted thoughts in motherhood. by Karen Kleiman (Author), Amy Wenzel (Author) 

https://www.postpartum.net/  Postpartum international 

https://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/  to locate a Nurse Family Partnership program near you 

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In this conversation Colleen Roahrig speaks to Liz Kregar, LCSW and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant for Mind Springs in Grand Junction, CO.  Learn ways to help your verbal and non –verbal children to address behavior challenges and disputes with other children. Help to teach your children empathy for others. 

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In this conversation Colleen Roahrig speaks to Liz Kregar, LCSW and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant for Mind Springs in Grand Junction, CO.  Learn ways to communicate with your child’s caregiver on an ongoing basis to best support you and your child.  

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Description: In this conversation, Sue Kansteiner speaks with Morgan from Wee cycle. She speaks about their mission which is to recycle essential baby gear and match it to Colorado families in need.  

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 In this conversation, Sue Kansteiner speaks with Crystal Huntington about how Hands of the Carpenter supports single women with dependent children by providing automobile services which can include vehicle placement, vehicle education, vehicle maintenance and repairs. 

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Tammy Miller, MA. Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Director of Children’s Programs and Services at Anchor Center for Blind Children in Denver will discuss the importance of vision.  Additionally, she will describe how vision problems are detected, the most common vision problems in children and what parents/teachers can watch for.  Early detection and diagnosing are KEY.    

For more information you can contact Tammy Miller at [email protected] 

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 In this conversation, Sue Kansteiner speaks to Dianna Croce to learn ways to recycle with your children and your whole family. She speaks about how recycling can include paper, cardboard, glass, etc. We can take our used items to thrift stores and buy items from thrift stores. We can take old blankets to animal shelters, etc. You can contact Dianna Croce and check out these websites for more ideas: freecycle.org, earth911.com. 

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Jennifer Garcia Rosendo talks with Joe’Mar Hooper Hooper from 3rd Decade.  3rd Decade provides financial education for young adults and strives to help individuals overcome prevalent financial literacy problems.  In this conversation, we will chat about what 3rd Decade is, and how to access it.    

 To apply for 3rd Decade Finance Program find it here:  https://3rddecade.org/apply-to-personal-finance-program/  

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Sue Kansteiner has a discussion with Alisha Mullins, an Early Learning Ventures Childcare Partnership Specialist, mother and grandmother about using less toxins in her home and everyday life as a way to improve her family’s health. 

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