Father’s Day is next Sunday and the Father’s Day Rally Committee has a whole week of activities to celebrate the power of Fatherhood. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with co-Founder Bilal Qayyum about the activities celebrating the Power of Fatherhood.
https://www.facebook.com/fathersdayrallycommittee/

So many of us are part of that sandwich generation. Still raising kids but also taking care of our elders. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Renee Lawrence CEO and Owner Philadelphia Corporation of Human Services which offers home based community waiver programs funded by Medicaid to provide disabled and elderly residents of PA alternative for nursing home place which allows the clients to remain living independently in the community.
https://www.phillyhumanservices.com/

June is HIV/AIDS Education Month. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Tashina Okorie and Evon Burton from Philadelphia Fight a comprehensive health services organization offering primary care, consumer education, research and advocacy for people living with HIV/AIDS and those at high risk. They’re sponsoring a week of activities including a Summit with the latest cutting edge information on the epidemic and their 6th Anniversary Hip Hop for Philly Concert – free with an HIV Test.
https://fight.org/

One percent of all children have a severe peanut allergy. That doesn’t just mean not having Reese’s Peanut Butter cups. Peanuts are present is a lot of foods we aren’t even aware of. Loraine Ballard Morrill spoke with Meenal Lele, a scientist and parent whose child was affected so she was driven to develop a solution to prevent the allergy in her second child resulting in a product called Lil Mixins.
https://www.lilmixins.com/

Loraine speaks with Dr. Deni Carise, Chief Scientific Officer for Recovery Centers of America about best practices for treatment of addiction. Also discussed – safe injection sites.
https://recoverycentersofamerica.com/
1-855-824-1143

June is HIV/AIDS Education Month. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Tashina Okorie and Evon Burton from Philadelphia Fight a comprehensive health services organization offering primary care, consumer education, research and advocacy for people living with HIV/AIDS and those at high risk. They’re sponsoring a week of activities including a Summit with the latest cutting edge information on the epidemic and their 6th Anniversary Hip Hop for Philly Concert – free with an HIV Test.
https://fight.org/

So many of us are part of that sandwich generation. Still raising kids but also taking care of our elders. Loraine speaks with Renee Lawrence CEO and Owner Philadelphia Corporation of Human Services which offers home based community waiver programs funded by Medicaid to provide disabled and elderly residents of PA alternative for nursing home place which allows the clients to remain living independently in the community.
https://www.phillyhumanservices.com/


Father’s Day is next Sunday and the Father’s Day Rally Committee has a whole week of activities to celebrate the power of Fatherhood. Loraine speaks with co-Founder Bilal Qayyum about the activities celebrating the Power of Fatherhood.
https://www.facebook.com/fathersdayrallycommittee/

Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Dr. Deni Carise, Chief Scientific Officer for Recovery Centers of America about best practices for treatment of addiction. Also discussed – safe injection sites.
https://recoverycentersofamerica.com/
1-855-824-1143

Loraine Ballard Morrill interviews author and sports writer Rich Wescott who’s written a book called Biz Mackey – a Giant behind the Plate about the Negro League catcher who was one of the best in baseball.

Hunger is a persistent problem in Philadelphia – especially impacting children. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Stefanie Arcks-Bayne from Philabundance and Moira Baylson - VP Public Affairs Citizens Bank about the 2018 Phans Feeding Families hunger relief program at Citizens Bank Park. Fans are urged to fight hunger at Phans Feeding Families Day on Tuesday, June 12 during Phillies-Rockies game. http://www.phillies.com/phansfeedingfamilies

Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with John Suggs Executive Director of CFCharities about their work supporting students entering health care related professions and their upcoming fundraising events that include their annual Super Car Show on June 10th at the Wells Fargo Center featuring over 400 exotic cars as well as their Fueling Bright Futures Gala on June 9th.
https://cfcharities.org/

Loraine Ballard Morrill interviews Atif Bostic, Chair of OICA’s Board of Directors and Executive Director of Uplift about Ren-Entry Month and The SOAR (Skills and Opportunities for Achievement & Responsibility), re-entry program, serves young adults between the ages of 18–24 who have been involved in the juvenile or adult justice system to make a successful transition back into their communities. the SOAR program designed to assist returning citizens reintegrate into society. OICA is also sponsoring a Resource and Reentry Job Fair June 8th.
https://www.oicofamerica.org/