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In this episode of the Join Justin Podcast, we speak with Kristen Sommer Swager the Executive Director of Positive Legacy. Learn about the great work Positive Legacy is doing to integrate service and environmentalism with music and travel. We also discuss how Positive Legacy is helping those in the entertainment industry while live music is paused.

Positive Legacy integrates music and service to benefit people and the environment. We coordinate environmental and humanitarian service projects fueled by the power of music. We transcend cultural boundaries by attending to the needs and aspirations of the communities where music happens. We create sustainable support through action from musicians and fans.


Kristen Sommer Swager
Executive Director
Positive Legacy
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LI: Leaving a Positive Legacy, Inc.
Twitter: @PosLegacy

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In this episode of the Join Justin Podcast, we speak with Marc Marra Founder of Heart Warriors Inc. Learn about the great work Heart Warriors Inc. is doing to support those battling congenital heart disease and their families. We discuss what Marc and his family have gone through and how you can help by attending Charlotte's Heartiversary Fundraiser for Heart Warriors.

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the birth defect most likely to result in infant death. Approximately 25% of children born with CHD need heart surgery or other intervention to survive. By spreading awareness, HEART WARRIORS helps raise funding for research that will save countless lives. HEART WARRIORS is organizing multiple projects to benefit children with congenital heart disease.

Marc Marra
Founder
Heart Warriors Inc
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In this episode of the Join Justin Podcast, we speak with Sari Vatske Vice President of Feeding South Florida. Learn about the great work Feeding South Florida is doing to fight food insecurity in our community. We also discuss Hunger Action Month and how anyone can get involved.

Feeding South Florida is the largest, most efficient food bank serving Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties. More than 98% of all donations are put back into the community.
Through innovative direct-service programs and a network of nonprofit partner agencies, Feeding South Florida distributed nearly 119 million pounds (99.3 million meals) of food last fiscal year to over 706,000 individuals – 236,000 of whom are children and 100,000 are older adults.

Sari Vatske
Vice President
Feeding South Florida
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In this episode of the Join Justin Podcast, we speak with Lynne Kunins the Founder and CEO of FLIPANY. Learn about the great work FLIPANY (FLorida Introduces Physical Activity and Nutrition to Youth) is doing to provide play and healthy food to the kids of South Florida. We discuss how FLIPANY is helping keep kids physically and mentally strong through diet and exercise.

FLIPANY serves youth and families, including seniors, through collaborations with community centers, parks, and social services agencies serving low-income communities. Our innovative programs fight childhood obesity and hunger by focusing on healthy food preparation, food security, physical education and work-site wellness.


Lynne Kunins
Founder and CEO
FLIPANY
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In this episode of the Join Justin Podcast, we speak with Alisha Hurwood the Chief Operating Officer of Coast to Coast Legal Aid. Learn about the great work Coast to Coast is doing to provide legal services to those in need. We discuss how the Coast to Coast is helping seniors, veterans and those who lost their job due to the pandemic.

Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida provides free civil legal services to low-income and otherwise eligible residents of Broward County. Our mission is to improve the lives of low-income persons in our community through advocacy, education, representation, and empowerment.


Alisha Hurwood
Chief Operating Officer
Coast to Coast Legal Aid
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In this episode of the Join Justin Podcast, we speak with James Heaton the Supervising Attorney of the Mission United Veterans Pro Bono Project. Learn about the great work Mission United Broward County is doing to assist Veterans. We discuss how the Mission United is helping end veteran homelessness throughout South Florida and how you can help.

Many veterans returning home from service struggle as they acclimate to civilian life. After realizing this critical need, United Way of Broward County created MISSION UNITED to support veterans as they begin the next chapter of their lives. MISSION UNITED connects veterans and their families with the services they need – from securing a roof over their heads, to finding a stable job, to getting health treatment.



James Heaton
Supervising Attorney of the Mission United Veterans Pro Bono Project
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In this episode of the Join Justin Podcast, we speak with Regine Kanzki the Vice President of Operations at the Crockett Foundation. Learn about the great work the Crockett Foundation is doing to mentor and educate the youth of Broward County. We discuss how the Crockett Brothers success of the football field inspired them to give back to the community that meant so much to them.

The Crockett Foundation focuses on key initiatives for middle-school students. Programs are designed around attendance, behavior, and course-performance with an emphasis on technology. Some of the programs set themselves apart by providing students with iPads, purchased by the Crockett Foundation, to enhance learning. Upon successful completion of key programs, students are awarded their own tablets. The Foundation’s goal is to keep them learning year-round while being technologically savvy.


Regine Kanzki, MPH
Vice President of Operations
Crockett Foundation, Inc.
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In this episode of the Join Justin Podcast, we speak with Christine Schoppe the Chief of Staff at Points of Light. Learn about the great work Points of Light is doing to promote volunteerism and community service. We discuss how they are continuing President George H. W. Bushs’ legacy and have turned it into a global movement.

Now more than ever, people are looking within themselves to find the inspiration, creativity, and sustained energy to make change. The key to unlocking the light within us is to ensure that people feel empowered to act on their unique desire to stand up and say, "I can help." Our challenge: How can we create a society where it is easy for every individual to take action and accelerate change within their community and around the world?

“The solution to each problem that confronts us begins with an individual who steps forward and who says, ‘I can help.’” George H.W. Bush

Points of Light
Christine Schoppe
Chief of Staff
https://www.pointsoflight.org/
https://www.facebook.com/beapointoflight/
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In this episode of the Join Justin Podcast, we speak with Renee Trincanello /CEO of Covenant House Florida. Learn about the great work Covenant House is doing to end youth homelessness. We discuss how they are raising awareness and help kids in crisis.

Covenant House Florida serves runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth under 21. Each year, we reach hundreds of kids in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando via street outreach, crisis shelters, transitional housing projects, and aftercare, making Covenant House Florida one of the largest private agencies serving runaway and homeless youth in the state of Florida.
Covenant House Florida is dedicated to serving all God’s children, with absolute respect and unconditional love, to guide youth experiencing homelessness, and to protect and safeguard all youth in need.

Covenant House Florida
Renee Trincanello
CEO
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In this episode of the Join Justin Podcast, we speak with Dr. Jessica Vera Founder/CEO and Graciela Valdes Board Chair of Elite Foundation. Learn about the great work Elite Foundation is doing to fight human trafficking. We discuss how they are educating children, professionals and the community from a perspective of hope and inspiration.

The Elite Foundation will eradicate the devastating impact of sexual exploitation and trafficking through education to prevent it, by empowering restoration, and by transforming lives, to evolve into leaders, who fight for freedom for all.

Elite Foundation
Graciela Valdes Board Chair
Dr. Jessica Vera Founder and CEO
https://elitefundsfreedom.org/
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