Family Promise of the Midlands has the following sentence on its website: "Every child deserves a home." Listen to Jeff's story, the role of Family Promise in Columbia, and how families AND congregations can be transformed.

Emily Bowman, a Forest Lake Presbyterian Church (FLPC) member and International Baccalaureate student at AC Flora High School, is collaborating with other students to create a "first responder breakfast" at FLPC on April 4. Listen to hear Emily describe how her faith has helped her bring this project to light.

People in the Columbia community are making choices between paying for rent and paying for groceries. People in the Columbia community are concerned about gun violence. People in the Columbia community want to advocate for change but may not know how. Today our guest is Lizzy Van Harn, lead organizer of MORE Justice in Columbia, an organization that brings together 26 different congregations from around Columbia to fight for a more equitable community.

Data has shown about 4 in 10 adults reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depressive disorder since the start of the pandemic. We are typically quick to address our physical challenges, but are we as quick to seek out mental health? How can we transform our whole selves by seeking assistance and help from others? Today our guest is Mrs. Nancy Smith, director of Live Oak Counseling Center in Columbia.

Did you know that 22.3 percent of the people who work in Richland County are classified as the "working poor" – those who work but who still live below the poverty level.  What needs to change here? Today our guest is Rev. Bill Taber, Director of Crisis Assistance with the Cooperative Ministry.