The Good Works Show

Across Atlanta there are leaders and organizations making a positive impact on our community. This week, co-hosts Elaine Armstrong and Trenise Lyons chat with Kenneth Braswell, CEO Fathers Incorporated about the work they are doing in support of fathers here in Atlanta. Then they catch up with Christa Leonard from Greenleaf Community Farms to share how they are helping to make Atlanta "green" again.

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For many students, success in school isn’t all about sheer academic ability. Obstacles outside of the school walls often contribute to a student’s ability to learn and thrive. Communities in Schools (CIS) of Atlanta works to bust through those obstacles, helping area students overcome challenges that might stand in their way of graduating and success.- Trinity Community Ministries joins the show in the last segment. This organization is a 36-bed transitional housing facility where Atlanta’s recovering homeless and veteran population goes to reclaim their lives and return to their families in communities as mentors and leaders.

No Longer Bound offers a 12-month long, residential, regeneration process to rescue addicts, regenerate men, and reconcile families. Tune in to hear from Graham Skinner, Clinical Outreach Coordinator and survivor of addiction.

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The mission of Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities is to create systemic change through advocacy and capacity-building so that people with developmental disabilities and their families are more independent, economically self-sufficient, integrated and included into their communities, and self-determined in their lives. -MADIOC (Making a Difference in Our Community) joins the show in the last segment to discuss how their organization provides mentoring, tutoring, life-skills, community service and youth advocacy.

March of Dimes is an organization that fights for the health of all moms and babies. They partner with hospitals to provide special attention and resources for families going through their journey. Through their funding, they support critical research and help move the needle on advancements in birth health. -Andrea Hancock, Founder and Executive Director of PEST Relief International, joins the show in-studio for the last segment. PEST stands for Professionals Empowering, Sustaining, and Transforming. “Our desire is to engage the pest community on a global level to help provide safe shelter, nutrition, education, physical and emotional health, spiritual enrichment,” Hancock said.