Community DC Host Dennis Glasgow welcome so the program for the first time Tswana Sewell and Gabrielle Roth from the American Cancer Society in DC. Topics include: History, What they do in DC and the DMV, Events, Funding, Volunteering and much more! 

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Community DC Host Dennis Glasgow welcomes to the program for the first time – Nicole Preston – she is the President and CEO for Special Olympics DC – founded back in the 60’s – we’ll talk about the history – and you’ll probably learn a few things that you didn’t know about the special Olympics and all that they do and how you can help.

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Community DC Host Dennis Glasgow visits with Glenda Fu Smith, the Executive Director for So Kids Soar. A DMV Non-Profit that provides free adaptive athletic, recreational, and career-readiness programs for children and young adults (ages 4 to 30) with physical and developmental disabilities.

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Community DC Host Dennis Glasgow welcomes to the program for the first time, Major Todd Mason, who is the National Area Commander for Salvation Army National Capital Area. The Salvation Army is a global evangelical Christian church and charitable organization that meets physical and spiritual needs without discrimination. Its national operations provide social services like homeless shelters, disaster relief, food pantries, addiction rehabilitation, and holiday assistance to millions of people annually. 

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Community DC Host Dennis Glasgow welcomes to the program for the first time – Gaby Jordan - she is the Founder and President for Human Better EDU – while headquartered in NY City – we’ll have a chance to speak with DC Leadership and Casey Seidenberg who is an Executive Coach and Program Leader for Human Better EDU – For those who don’t know – Better Human EDU partners with K–12 schools to provide expert coaching and custom classes. They use "Life Design" frameworks to help students and staff build important real-world life skills, overcome everyday challenges, and strengthen their school community.

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Community DC Host Dennis Glasgow welcomes to the program Debby shore – she is the Founder and Executive Director for the Sasha Bruce Youthwork - a Washington, D.C., and Prince George's County-based nonprofit that helps runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth. It operates emergency shelters, transitional housing, and drop-in centers. It also offers counseling, job training, and violence prevention programs to help youth achieve independence. 

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Community DC Host Dennis Glasgow visits with Dr. Heather Jenkins, President & CEO for the Literacy Lab in Washington DC. A non-profit organization that provides children in under-resourced communities with evidence-based reading instruction. Their goal is to close the literacy gap for children ages 3 to grade 3, ensuring students are reading at grade level before they make the critical shift from "learning to read" to "reading to learn".

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Community DC Host Dennis Glasgow visits with Susan Hedstrom, she is the Executive Director for the Foundation for Prader WIlli Research, aka (FPWR) is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating the challenges of (PWS) Their primary goal is to advance research to develop effective treatments and an eventual cure. And for quick context, PWS is a complex, rare genetic disorder caused by an abnormality on the 15th chromosome. It affects approximately 1 in 15,000 births and impacts development, metabolism, and behavior. And we’ll also be visiting with Kristin White – she is local and on the board at FPWR – and one of her children has PWS and with her husband has spearheaded funding and education among many other things, a story that she’ll share with us.

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Community DC Host Dennis Glasgow welcomes to the Program for the first time, Olu Adebayo, he is  the Rainbow Place Shelter, located in Rockville MD is an emergency shelter for homeless women. Historically operating as a seasonal winter hypothermia program, they are working to secure a new location to expand into a year-round, 24/7 facility that also accommodates youth and young adults. 

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Community DC Host Dennis Glasgow visits with Kurt Erickson – he is the Executive Director for the Washington Regional Alcohol Program aka as WRAP to educate us on the latest impairment and driving initiatives in the DMV – plus we’ll plow through the latest data – DUI Checkpoints – Education for both adults and youth - programs, events and much more – plus talk about one of their most prized programs in SoberRide and how you can use it during one of the upcoming holidays.

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Community DC Host Dennis Glasgow visits with CEO for Higher Achievement Lynsey Wood Jeffries about her Washington, DC based non-profit, that bridges the opportunity gap for middle school students in under-resourced communities. They pair 5th through 8th graders with volunteer mentors to provide rigorous academic enrichment, social-emotional skill-building, and high school placement services. 

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