I speak with Einstein Philadelphia President & COO Dixie James, President & and Vice Chair for Emergency Medicine, Dr. Merle Carter about what Einstein Healthcare Network is doing to combat COVID-19, and how the pandemic is hitting the African American community they serve especially hard.
https://www.einstein.edu/


One of the coolest fundraisers is Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s Reach and Raise yoga on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of art. Thousands of people gather on the steps to raise money for this organization that provides support and resources for women living with breast cancer. For obvious reasons – this event will now be virtual. LBBC Reach and Raise Team Captain Janet Marie Doherty tells us how you can join in.
https://www.lbbc.org/

First – let’s talk about The COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program which will make rent payments for people who have lost income because of COVID-19 and qualify for assistance. I speak with Gregory Heller, Senior Vice President of PHDC's Community Investment Group.
https://phlrentassist.org

Vanesse Llloyd Sgambati speaks with Dr. Jim Smith about some things to think about when we start getting back to work during this pandemic. Plus Vanesse shares her perspective on "What is Philadelphia Reading?"

The Philadelphia Union and the Philadelphia Union Foundation has created the “FIGHT FOR PHILLY” initiative to provide thousands of items of Personal Protective Equipment and thousands of meals to frontline workers and vulnerable populations in the greater Philadelphia area. I speak with Philadelphia Union President Tim McDermott
https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/fight4philly

Ted Millstein of Patriot Home Care tells us how he found a source of PPE and is sharing it with first responders.
https://www.patriothomecare.org/

There are also pretty wonderful volunteers for the organization CASA who work to be to be the "eyes and ears" of the court - to advocate for abused and neglected children so their needs don't get overlooked by the system. Executive Director Happi Grillon tells us how we can help.
https://www.casaphiladelphia.org/

As a city, as a state and as a country we’ve been through it. This COVID 19 pandemic has fundamentally changed our way of life. What hasn’t changed are the many individuals and organizations that are stepping up in so many generous ways. We’ll talk with two examples – Ted Millstein of Patriot Home Care tells us how he found a source of PPE and is sharing it with first responders.
https://www.patriothomecare.org/
The Philadelphia Union and the Philadelphia Union Foundation has created the “FIGHT FOR PHILLY” initiative to provide thousands of items of Personal Protective Equipment and thousands of meals to frontline workers and vulnerable populations in the greater Philadelphia area. I speak with Philadelphia Union President Tim McDermott
https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/fight4philly
There are also pretty wonderful volunteers for the organization CASA who work to be to be the "eyes and ears" of the court - to advocate for abused and neglected children so their needs don't get overlooked by the system. Executive Director Happi Grillon tells us how we can help.
https://www.casaphiladelphia.org/

First we check in with Vanesse Llloyd Sgambati who speaks with Dr. Jim Smith about some things to think about when we start getting back to work during this pandemic.

As a city, as a state and as a country we’ve been through it. This COVID 19 pandemic has fundamentally changed our way of life. What hasn’t changed are the many individuals and organizations that are stepping up in so many generous ways. We’ll talk with two examples – Ted Millstein of Patriot Home Care tells us how he found a source of PPE and is sharing it with first responders.
https://www.patriothomecare.org/
The Philadelphia Union and the Philadelphia Union Foundation has created the “FIGHT FOR PHILLY” initiative to provide thousands of items of Personal Protective Equipment and thousands of meals to frontline workers and vulnerable populations in the greater Philadelphia area. I speak with Philadelphia Union President Tim McDermott
https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/fight4philly
There are also pretty wonderful volunteers for the organization CASA who work to be to be the "eyes and ears" of the court - to advocate for abused and neglected children so their needs don't get overlooked by the system. Executive Director Happi Grillon tells us how we can help.
https://www.casaphiladelphia.org/

First we check in with Vanesse Llloyd Sgambati who speaks with Dr. Jim Smith about some things to think about when we start getting back to work during this pandemic.

We hosted a virtual town hall on COVID 19 and the impact on communities of color. Featuring Rodney and Erica McLeod founders of Change Our Future, Rodney of course starting Safety for the Superbowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson
Dr. Ala Stanford , GLENN ELLIS Sr. is a medical ethicist, researcher, lecturer and president of Strategies for Well-Being, LLC.,
Dr. Safiyya Shabazz, Md, Owner and Medical Director of Fountain Medical Associates, PC and family board certified family physician. We’ll bring you an excerpt from that conversation, a lot of people are unemployed we talk with Sharon Dietrich of Community Legal Services with important information to help you get the unemployment you’re entitled too especially if you’re a gig worker or independent contractor.
https://clsphila.org/
And because we need to talk about something other than COVID 19 – we’re re-airing an interview about a truly beautiful love story – Patience and Alex Murray whose lives crossed following the tragic Pulse Nightclub shooting,
https://sincerelypatience.com/

The Stay at home order continues. Governor Tom Wolf says he will be rolling out a plan to reopen Pennsylvania in stages and based on the latest data and whether we have enough protective gear for our front line health care workers, adequate testing to get a real lock on infections, a robust system for tracing infections. The good news is the compared to NY and NJ PA has had fewer COVID cases – possible because we started our stay at home order and social distancing guidelines before the other two states.

So for those stuck at home this might be an opening to letting out your inner creative. I’ll be speaking with artist Kathleen Ogilvie Green about an Instagram live conversation she’s planning this Friday to engage creatives and would be creatives.
https://www.instagram.com/inspiredbycreatives/

We rely on our digital tools now more than ever – which makes us even more vulnerable to scammers. I speak with digital security expert Chris Moschovitis, of NYC based tmg-emedia about ways to protect ourselves.
https://tmg-emedia.com/

Last year I ran in the annual Run for Clean Air sponsored by the Clean Air Council. This year the biggest Earth Week celebration goes virtual. I speak with Clean Air Council’s Katie Edwards - I’m doing the virtual run by the way.
https://cleanair.org/run/

First we’re going to talk about victims’ rights with Jen riley State Director of Marsy’s Law
https://www.marsyslawforpa.com/

The stay at home order continues. Governor Tom Wolf says he will be rolling out a plan to reopen Pennsylvania in stages and based on the latest data and whether we have enough protective gear for our front line health care workers, adequate testing to get a real lock on infections, a robust system for tracing infections. The good news is the compared to NY and NJ PA has had fewer COVID cases – possible because we started our stay at home order and social distancing guidelines before the other two states.

So for those stuck at home this might be an opening to letting out your inner creative. I’ll be speaking with artist Kathleen Ogilvie Green about an Instagram live conversation she’s planning this Friday to engage creatives and would be creatives.
https://www.instagram.com/inspiredbycreatives/

We rely on our digital tools now more than ever – which makes us even more vulnerable to scammers. I speak with digital security expert Chris Moschovitis, of NYC based tmg-emedia about ways to protect ourselves.
https://tmg-emedia.com/

Last year I ran in the annual Run for Clean Air sponsored by the Clean Air Council. This year the biggest Earth Week celebration goes virtual. I speak with Clean Air Council’s Katie Edwards - I’m doing the virtual run by the way.
https://cleanair.org/run/

First we’re going to talk about victims’ rights with Jen riley State Director of Marsy’s Law
https://www.marsyslawforpa.com/