ON THIS WEEKS SHOW...

Second Harvest Food Bank is the primary source of donated, surplus, and purchased food for non-profit agencies in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. They provide food efficiently through our innovative direct-service programs (see below) and by collaborating with a network of 326 partner non-profit agencies operating at more than 700 different food distribution sites. Partner agencies include shelters, pantries, soup kitchens, children's programs, senior meal sites, and residential programs.

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And they’ve partnered with the O.C. Foodie Festival. OC Foodie Fest was the first and biggest gourmet food truck festival in Orange County. Launched on August 28, 2010, at the Honda Center of Anaheim. With over 8,500 foodies in attendance, the sold-out event showcased 49 gourmet food trucks, six local bands, dance crews, indie vendors, art and charities. The 2011 OC Foodie Fest will take place on August 27th at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. To purchase tickets, please click the button below! Don't forget to sign up for our mailing list for exclusive information and deals.

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Then we spoke with Leigh Curran from The Virginia Avenue Project. The Virginia Avenue Project is a free, after-school program using the performing arts in conjunction with one-on-one mentoring to help children, ages 6-18, think creatively, critically and confidently about their lives. Through an on-going sequence of arts and academic programs, Project kids work in collaboration with adult mentors to develop life skills and give voice to their creativity. Plus they have a great event next week called “Just Desserts.” It is their One-on-One Program.  An adult writer/performer writes a short play for a Project kid that has a dessert or a comeuppance in it or both.  Eight adult/child teams rehearse their plays during a week away in Ojai then return to Los Angeles to perform them for family, friends, Project fans and supporters. Friday, August 26 at 7:30pm and Saturday, August 27 at 3:00pm and 7:30pm. Miles Playhouse 1130 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica (just north of Wilshire in Reed Park)

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Our next guest was Next Aid, NextAid is an LA based nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of music to support sustainable development projects that serve vulnerable children, youth and women in Africa. Through music events and public education initiatives, NextAid provides empowering opportunities for concerned individuals to make a difference.

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And our last guest was George Lozano from Covenant House. For millions of homeless kids, basic needs like a hearty meal, warm bed, and safe shelter are true luxuries. Instead of knowing the joys of childhood, every day these kids face the life-or-death dangers of living on the streets.Covenant House was founded 38 years ago with the mission to help these homeless kids. Today, Covenant House is the largest privately-funded agency in the Americas providing food, shelter, immediate crisis care, and essential services to homeless, throwaway, and runaway kids. Covenant House doesn't stop at offering an immediate safe harbor to homeless kids, we strive to move each young person forward down the path to an independent adulthood, free from the risk of future homelessness.

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ON THIS WEEKS SHOW

We spoke with Jani McGuire from "Awakening Young Mind." Awakening Young Minds is a powerful life changing and life-affirming program that supports teens to become their best selves.
This two day transformational workshop has been specifically designed to create change, possibility, and choice for the growing number of young people who are either falling through the cracks at school, have lost faith in possibilities, or are struggling to find their purpose. It's a stressful time for everyone, and teens aren't immune to this stress, they need our support now more than ever!
Don't miss this opportunity!
Give the gift of the AYM program to a teen in your life, or sponsor a teen for this workshop!

August 13th - 14th.
Location: Daylight Studios, Los Angeles
Limited space available!
For more information and to register go to:

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Our next guest was Kathy Stanton and Dave Zobel from "Trash 4 Teaching." Trash for Teaching collects clean and safe cast-off materials from manufacturing processes (that would otherwise become trash) and repurposes them as educational resources.  With those materials we provide a comprehensive arts education program in local school districts, which includes teacher workshops and classroom instruction. Our programs feature the popular Treasure Truck visit making our materials readily available to teachers and students in the schools, and helping to bridge the gap between the excess of waste created in manufacturing processes and the lack of materials in public education.

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Last we we spoke with Nyla Arslanian from The Hollywood Arts Council is a non-profit public benefit corporation dedicated to contributing to the quality of life in the community of Hollywood by promoting, nurturing and supporting the arts.

The Hollywood Arts Council serves the community through advocacy, coalition building, free public arts events and after school programs. Hollywood Arts Council believes that the arts revitalize people as well as communities. It is toward this vision that the Hollywood Arts Council serves Hollywood.

They’re having an AMAZING event next weekend! It’s the 26th Annual Children’s Festival of the Arts! Sunday August 14th from Noon- 4:30pm at the Paramount Studios: 5555 Melrose Ave, Hollywood CA 90038. They’ll have Dance and music from around the world. Family art workshops, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck from Six Flags Magic Mountain, face painting and more!

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To provide urban youth with the ancient yogic tools of self-discovery that foster hope, discipline and respect, for oneself and community.

There are current classes going on and they also train to become a YFY teacher!

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Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) helps energize communities through our involvement in programs.  

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has been delivering clean, safe and reliable natural gas to its customers for more than 140 years. It is the nation’s largest natural gas distribution utility, providing safe and reliable energy to 20.9 million consumers.

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health protects health, prevents disease, and promotes the health and well-being for all persons in Los Angeles County.  Our focus is on the population as a whole, and we conduct our activities through a network of public health professionals throughout the community.

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The mission of the KidsTalk Foundation is “to give each generation of youth the opportunity to fully reach their potential by giving them more willpower to realize and fulfill their goals.”

One purpose of the show is to encourage parents, adults, other children, and teenagers to listen to the youth’s perspective to understand how to help youth through their problems and gain a fresh outlook on what needs to be done to make the world a better place.  Much of the show focuses on what the youth of today are doing and what kinds of issues they have to deal with when their parents are not around.  This gives parents insight into how to communicate with their children and how to manage their children.

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Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach mission is to empower people with physical and developmental challenges to discover their greatest strengths and gain a sense of self-confidence and self-reliance through the special relationship with a horse.

UPCOMING EVENTS!

"Oktoberfest" 
Sunday, September 4, 2011 
2:00pm-6:00pm 
Old World German Village Hall
7561 Center Ave

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A global endeavor to end more animal suffering and death than any project in history. 600million.org’s mission is to end this needless suffering and killing by developing and distributing worldwide a pill which safely, economically, and painlessly sterilizes stray dogs, thereby reducing reproduction rates and controlling stray populations humanely.

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The Painted Turtle is the sixth addition to Paul Newman’s family of Hole in the Wall Camps for seriously ill children. It is also the only multi-disease camp and family care center of its kind on the West Coast. Through educational, therapeutic, safe, and just plain fun summer camp and year-round programs, The Painted Turtle provides a life-changing experience to children whose daily struggles often diminish both their desire to be well and their ability to lead a rich, productive life.

UPCOMING EVENT

The Painted Turtle will host an event at camp to raise funds and awareness of our wonderful programs. Come join us for an evening of Beach Bar-B-Q fun!
For more information on the event and how to participate, please contact Ann at 310-451-1353 x107 or annt@thepaintedturtle.org

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ENRICHLA is a Nonprofit organization who’s mission is to provide environmental and educational enrichment to the diverse communities of Los Angeles through programs, activities and initiatives designed to enhance our physical surroundings. We have a particular focus on edible school gardens where we have a significant track record, not only in their design and installation but in their maintenance and educational use.

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Our mission is to promote the healthy growth and development of children through the study, practice and performance of music. To build healthier communities by investing in the positive development of children through music.To develop children as musical ambassadors of peace, hope and understanding amongst people of diverse cultures, backgrounds and beliefs.

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