My Hometown

Our guest today is Cherrianne Rougier, Admissions Counselor for the Jobs Corps Program located in Hempstead. We discuss viable options for young people on Long Island who are looking for quality vocational training at no cost that prepare them for employment. Rita Monte and NCC Student Gina Santillo host today's program.

Shelby Hintz, Grants for the Arts Coordinator, and Maureen Starr, Public Relations Manager at the Huntington Arts Council, discuss Long Island Arts Grants that are made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program (DEC), a re-grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature that is administered by the Huntington Arts Council. Bill Horan and NCC student Gina Santillo host.

Magic Al Garber loves making a difference in children's lives. Each week he volunteers his time and talent at Cohen's Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park to visit sick children who have cancer and other life threatening diseases. His magic helps alleviate their suffering and brings laughter to the kids, helping them cope with their illness and for many begin the healing process. Rita Monte and NCC student Gina Santillo host today's program.

Some topics discussed on today's program:
How does his performances affect the morality of the parents that have sick children in the hospital?
Al's compelling stories of some of the children's turnaround in their health.
His life long commitment to volunteering at the hospital.

Michelle Santantonio, Executive Director, Long Island Housing Services joins host Bill Horan and NCC student co-host Gina Santillo as they discuss "Fair Housing On Long Island". Under Ms. Santantonio's direction she has undertaken to identify and challenge predatory lending practices, has challenged discriminatory advertising, and provides Fair Housing education to local government, non-profit, industry groups, and the public.

Topics discussed on today's program.
What is Long Island Fair Housing Services mission
What services do they provide for the community
What is "Fair Housing"
What types of discrimination are outlawed
What are some of the ways LIHS can help someone that suspects they are being discriminated against

Elizabeth and Caroline Tully, seniors at Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, discuss with Host Bill Horan and NCC student Gina Santillo a new interfaith program at the school. Common Ground brings high school girls together in a community service and educational initiative that builds bridges across religious, spiritual, and philosophical differences. Common Ground provides strong affirmation that the world's religions have a common ethic of peace and justice and by working together can use faith to help create peace in the world.

Topics discussed on today's program.
-What was the motivation to create Common Ground
-What is Interfaith dialogue and why is it important for young people to engage in it
-How was Common Ground organized into a tri-school partnership that includes Sacred Heart Academy and all girls Catholic High School in Hempstead, The Crescent School (Hempstead), a co-ed Muslim high school, and the Schechter School (East Williston), a conservative Jewish high school
-How adults in the Long Island community can benefit too from Common Ground

FBI Special Agent, Danielle Messineo joins host Bill Horan and NCC Student Gina Santillo to discuss the growing problem on child exploitation in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Special Agent Messineo is currently assigned to the Long Island Child Exploitation Task Force, a combination of local and Federal law enforcement partners that work in collaboration to investigate the online sexual exploitation of children. She has been the primary investigator for child pornography matters on Long Island for over 13 years.

Topics discussed on today's program
-FBI Special Agent, Danielle Messineo 's involvement with local school districts in Nassau and Suffolk providing Internet Safety/Cyberbullying lectures
-Why it's important for parents to teach their children about Internet safety
-Should you allow your child to join a social networking site
-What is grooming
-What is sexting
-What should a parent do if their child is a victim of Cyberbullying

Co-hosts Bob Hempel ELA Teacher at Massapequa H.S. and LIU Post, and Natalie Gramegna Student General Manager of Radio at SUNY Plattsburgh -- interview Ms. Shelagh McGinn, Principal at Southside Middle School and Ms. Kimberly Hempel, Foreign Language teacher at Southside MS and Nassau Community College on growing up global.

Some topics discussed on today's program: The changing role of the middle school principal, The Middle Years Program at Southside Middle School in Rockville Center, MYP Learning Objectives -- a principal's perspective-- The Golden Rule and school culture, Applying MYP pedagogy to inform middle and post-secondary instruction, Studying Foreign Languages Abroad: Influences on teaching language, Fostering International Mindedness Through: Letters to France and UNICEF initiatives.

Host Bob Hempel, ELA Teacher at Massapequa H.S. and LIU Post Interviews John Striffolino, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for Seaford Public Schools and his daughter Nicole Striffolino a recent graduate of SUNY New Paltz and Organizer for SEIU as they discuss the power of education to fuel self-actualization.

Topics discussed on today's program
Careers in Education
Classroom Challenges
Career Finding through School Projects
Readiness, Influential People
Projects, Self-Actualization, Activism

Host Bill Horan and NCC student Gina Santillo talk with Jaclyn Zepernick, CEO & Managing Director of Executive Enterprise in Massapequa about paid internships. Executive Enterprise is a consulting firm that places great emphasis on developing sales teams, building on foundations of talent, passion, & commitment.

Topics discussed on today's program.
The 12 week program that gives interns a strong foundation in business-to-consumer direct marketing sales.
Why are the interns paid?
What tools are provided for interns in order to be successful in the program?
What is the most challenging part of managing interns?