Sheletta is asking the question: Are you honoring the pledge you made to yourself at the beginning of the year to be more involved in the community? If you're haven't and you're not sure where to start, Sheletta chats with her friends at Big Brothers Big Sisters who have several ways you can volunteer your time to help make an immediate impact on a young person in need.

Sheletta chats with the folks at Environmental Initiative about their clean air assistance project that provides funding for small business owners to replace equipment and reduce emissions. 

Instead of going through a midlife crisis, Sheletta is considering signing up for Midlife Academy at University of Minnesota that supports middle aged students and helps them find community on the college campus.

After logging on to the GoFundMe site to help pay for funeral expenses for someone who was a victim of violent crime, Sheletta was astonished to learn that Minnesota has a crime victim restitution fund that will cover funeral costs and much more. She talks with officials from the state agency so people will know how to get access to these dollars if they need financial assistance.

Sheletta wants everyone to start their 2026 off living healthy, well and strong, so she invited her friends from NorthPoint Health & Wellness in Minneapolis to talk about ways to manage your chronic disease. 

There is a huge gap in menopause care. Studies show Black women suffer more extreme symptoms earlier and they last longer. The impact to long term health is devastating including the risk of cardiovascular disease. This is a public health crisis so Sheletta chats with her friends from Harmoni-Wellness to dispel the misinformation and discuss barriers to menopause treatment.

Sheletta talks with two members of the Washington County Opioid Council about how their personal tragedies prepared them for the work they do today.

Sheletta chats with her friend Sharon Noel Richardson, owner of West Indies Soul Restaurant about how the promise act helped her company and why entrepreneurs in Minnesota who qualify should apply.

Sheletta chats with John Larson, the company's Chief Operating Officer about how the company plans to offer opportunities and support the community.