On this edition of "Hometown Heroes," we speak with Heather Manges from "The Nehemiah Project" - a multi-faceted Altoona, Pennsylvania ministry dedicated to fostering faith through community development in underprivileged and blighted neighborhoods.

Helping church leaders help members who've been victimized by sexual abuse or domestic violence.

That's the focus of a conference at 'Speaking Truth in Love Ministries' in Woodhull, NY, June 15-19.

In this edition of Hometown Heroes, Dale Ingraham talks about the ministry and the upcoming conference.

You can learn more at speakingtruthinlove.org.

You can learn more about featured conference speaker Paula Wallace from Trauma Informed Ministries International at tim222. com

Annette Davie is Executive Director of New Hope Family Services in Syracuse, New York.... in the news of late as part of a legal right against New York Attorney General Letitia James over abortion pill reversal...but focused for years on preserving life through adoption and pregnancy counseling.

On this edition of Hometown Heroes, we speak with Jacob Witter of Wellsville, New York...one of an estimated 20 milion people worldwide living with schizophrenia. 

He's also become an advocate for others dealing with the illness...And credits his faith with a significant role in helping him to manage it.

Jacob also leads a group called "The Battling Mind Striders," formed to improve mebers' mental and physical health

April is National Card and Letterwriting Month, and Tammy Dunmire at Victory Highway Wesleyan Church in Painted Post, New York could write you a long letter about the impact of their card and letterwriting ministry.

She tells us about it on this edition of Hometown Heroes.

Love I.N.C. (In the Name of Christ) of Southern Chautauqua County is part of a nationwide ministry that partners with area churches to  transform lives and communities in the name of Christ by helping those churches to better help people.

On this edition of Hometown Heroes, we learn more about it from executive director Susan Justham.

The joy and meaning of Easter springs from understanding Christ's sacrifice on Good Friday.

That's the intent of an annual walk-through experience presented by an area church.

On this edition of Hometown Heroes, we speak with Carolyn Doster from First Trinity Lutheran Church in Tonawanda, New York, about their annual "Journey Through Good Friday experience.

On this edition of Hometown Heroes, we talk lwith Scot Stuzman, primcipal of CHautaqua Christian Academy - providing a faith-based education alternative to Western New York for the past 50 years.

Helping boys become godly young men.

That's the mission of the Royal Rangers - a long-time ministry of the Assemblies of God church.

On this edition of Hometown Heroes, we learn more about it from Richard Merrill, a leader with Royal Rangers Outpost 42 in Batavia, NY.

Saving lives in the sky!

On this edition of Hometown Heroes. our guest is Hector Camacho - a Hornell, New York-based flight medic for LifeNet who recently hit a remarkable milestone of 1,000 patient transports.