I Love Humans

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• Kirk Wise and Vic King from Helping Up Mission

• Kim Wireman from Powell Recovery

• Dan Buccino and Dr. Vinay Parekh from Johns Hopkins Hospital Broadway Center for Addiction

• Alex Gonzalez from Teen Challenge Baltimore

• Megan Karanfil, Medical Researcher and Patient Advocate. https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheHerdsNerd/

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• Kanika Feaster-Gordon: Vice-President, Workforce Development @ Humanim
• Catherine Cheeseboro 
• Darel Falls @ Employment Connection Center

• Mobile Job Center
• Casa De Maryland
• America Works of Maryland
• Our Daily Bread Employment Center
• Goodwill Industries

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• Charlene Neal - Service Coordinator at Douglass Homes
• Ahmad Collick - Service Coordinator at City Spring Elementary / Middle School
• Leah Beachley - Service Coordinator at Wolf Street Academy 
• Alice Huang - Food Access Planner, Baltimore City 

• Baltimore City Food Policy Initiative 
• The Atlantic on Food Waste
• Eric Jackson and the Black Yield 

Baltimore Free Farm: They run something called Food Rescue Day where they distribute free food every Wednesday at noon.

Maryland Food Bank: Not sure if this is the right fit for you, but they do look for partners that can serve as pantries. 

Baltimore Orchard Project: They grow fruit trees around the city and distribute them at various sites. I’m not sure their current capacity but you could try reaching out and seeing if they are looking for more distribution partners.

Produce In a SNAP: This is a program launched by Hungry Harvest in Baltimore City. The food isn’t free but it’s at reduced cost.

Gather Baltimore: $7 you can get a large blue bag (think IKEA blue bags) stuffed with a variety of produce. Folks need to follow them on Facebook to see what is available, but they could be a potential resource/connection/partner.

In this episode we talk to Councilman Zeke Cohen which leads into research on youth Summer employment. 

• Councilman Cohen's website
• The Baltimore Sun story about This is Working
• YouthWorks website
• Ekiben's website

Businesses Participating in This is Working

• Poppy and Stella

• Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership

• Waterfront Partnership

• Canton Car Wash

• Pitango Bakery

• Verde

• Roll Bmore

• Koopers Tavern

• Thunderbolt Global Logistics

• Obrecht Commerical Real Estate

• Charm City Builders

• G&A Restaurant

• Carlos O'Charlies

• Southern Provisions

• Mission Media

The Ekiben Team + Hudson

More Links: 

• Statistics (from 2017) about youth summer employment

How do we care for the homeless in Southeast Baltimore? Well this episode barely scratches the surface in answering that question, but we have to start somewhere.

In this episode Josh interviews his son Hayden, Kevin (homeless) and Kevin Lindamood who leads Healthcare for the Homeless. Josh's friend Albert is also interviewed.

Resources:

Healthcare for the Homeless web site

Albert's Podcast

Thanks for checking out the trailer for I Love Humans. (Subscribe on iTunes) This is a hyper local podcast focused on people-care in Southeast Baltimore. It is my objective is to discover how different organizations are serving the most vulnerable of our community and to listen to the opinions of those receiving care. If everything goes as planned we will have 12 episodes that are released weekly on Thursday mornings.

This project was born out of a personal quest that I, Josh Turansky, undertook to understand people care in Southeast Baltimore. I am a pastor of a church in Fells Point, resident of Butcher's Hill, and manage the Compassion Center off Eastern Avenue (1706 Eastern Ave). Most of my week is spent caring for people in crisis. I am relatively new to the area and unfamiliar with how people are helped in the city.

This podcast is areligious and apolitical. I'm not saying that you will agree with all the comments made by me or our guests. But my premise is that caring for fellow humans does not require a specific religious affiliation or political affiliation.

In each episode I will attempt to uncover practical and concrete ways Southeast Baltimore residents can participate in people care. I'm also open to feedback and suggestions on what that care might look like.

I'm not a sound engineer by trade. I'm trying to learn the basics as fast as possible, but please bear with me as I learn to capture great audio and edit it.

I want to thank my church for hosting the podcast and underwriting the cost of production. Haven City Church is the sole sponsor for this first season.

You can leave comments below or contact me through the contact form on the church web site.