On this week’s program, hosts Ann Baldwin and Lisa DeMatteis-Lepore speak with John Lawlor, Director of Homeless Youth/Young Adult Programs at The Connection. John provides information about the youth homeless problem in Connecticut and explains who is affected and why. Help us raise awareness within your community about this very real issue.

On this week’s program, hosts Ann Baldwin and Lisa DeMatteis-Lepore speak with Laura Ward, of Laura Ward Coaching; a life and recovery program focused on leveraging strengths and maximizing potential. Laura speaks about why she became a coach and her own struggles battling addiction. Learn more about ways you can seek help or become a support coach within your community.

Ann Baldwin and The Connection’s Beth Connor speak with Andrea Barton-Reeves, the President/CEO of Harc, a Connecticut nonprofit organization focused on providing special needs support for those with intellectual disabilities. Harc has recently launched Sockstarz, a retail sock business to raise funds for their life-changing programs. With a store in West Hartford, CT and an online presence, learn how these socks are making a huge difference in people’s lives.

Join hosts Ann Baldwin and Lisa DeMattis-Lepore for a “raw” discussion about the holidays, hopes for the new year, and just surviving it all!  Most of us enjoy fun times, creating new memories with family at the holidays.  However, this can be a trying time for many, especially those battling drug addiction, incarceration, homelessness, or estrangement from families. The Connection’s services are here to help people in any kind of situation and give them hope and direction, offering them the tools to move forward.  Ann and Lisa talk about many of the good folks who work for The Connection and discuss the many ways they offer support to those who may be struggling at the holidays.