Join me as I invite my mother, Mrs. Yvonne Jones, back to the studio to talk community.

In her lifetime Mrs. Jones has made a commitment to support children in the community with the resources she has. In this conversation she provides very specific strategies for building community where you are:

1. Set an intention to help
2. Take an inventory of what you have to offer
3. Seek and opportunity to match what you have to offer with a need
4. Fill the need with what you have

These four steps are how 'ordinary' men and women have worked for and made big change in their communities through out history. You do not have to have a 'big name' or 'big resources' to make a difference. You only really need the will to do the work. As my mother says, "Start where you are."

Organizations mentioned during this conversations include 

• Pan African Women's Association
• North End Youth Improvement Council
• Wilma's Angels of Mercy
• Moratorium Now!
• Georgia Gilmore: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/obituaries/georgia-gilmore-overlooked.html

All groups and organizations founded by average people who wanted to make a difference. What can you offer to make a difference in your community.