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More than 30,000 children and youth experience homelessness in Pennsylvania, posing a significant barrier to succeed in school. In partnership with Pennsylvania Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (ECYEH), join Center for Schools and Communities staff Melissa Turnpaugh and Matthew Butensky as they interview state and national experts, homeless liaisons, service providers, and those experiencing homelessness. These conversations will dive deeper into resources, partners ...
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"A Way Home Together: Stories of the Human Journey" tells stories of people on the move from different cultures and countries. In our first two episodes, host Ahmed Badr, a refugee from Iraq speaks to his parents and 14-year-old sister about his family's journey. Other early episodes feature young refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa, who now live in North America. Their voices, laughter and emotional honesty are examples of how "A Way Home Together" can help build a new nar ...
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Master storyteller, fiddler, and public radio journalist/producer Joe McHugh has been on a quest to record people from all walks of life telling their family stories—the kind of stories that get passed down from one generation to the next that tell us who we are and where we come from with an authenticity and passion often lacking in books.
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Sounds of Care: Stories From Our Home Away From Home Podcast

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin®

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Welcome to Sounds of Care: Stories From Our Home Away From Home Podcast, brought to you by Ronald McDonald House Charities® Eastern Wisconsin. Hosted by Andy Busalacchi, this show is dedicated to sharing the mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities Eastern Wisconsin and forging deeper connections within our community. Through heartfelt storytelling, Sounds of Care explores the impactful experiences of the families we serve, the tireless dedication of our volunteers and our collaborative ef ...
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Episode 8 begins with host Joe McHugh explaining how fate plays a role in deciding which stories are featured in each episode of The Telling Takes Us Home and ends with a lively recitation by an Irish poet of the classic poem The Wreck of the Hesperus by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In between are stories about learning a life lesson from a brother …
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Walter Harris and Emma Grimm join us to shed light on their poignant journeys through homelessness. Through bouts with the juvenile justice system, foster care, and relentless searches for stable housing, their stories are powerful testimonies of how these experiences fueled their passion for youth homelessness advocacy, restorative justice and men…
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Episode 7 of the Telling Takes Us Home begins with a visit to Omaha, Nebraska, and a story told by a former organizer for the Meat Packers Union and a superior court judge providing a portrait of a tough grandfather and his conflict with organized labor in Chicago. These are followed by stories about how a prayer resulted in a miracle cure, an ill-…
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Episode 6 of The Telling Takes Us Home begins with a story about a dentist called upon to perform surgery following the shoot-out at Wounded Knee in 1973. This is followed by stories about the early days of aviation, the Buck Rogers comic strip and subsequent popular radio show, author Lee Smith talking about her eccentric uncle who was a gifted mu…
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Episode 5 begin with a story about a miraculous airplane accident. It is followed by memories of a storytelling grandmother, how a young girl found the courage to face to a mean neighbor to save her flock of pet turkeys, an Irish conman who decides to sell his circus and go into the Christian revival business, a recollection of how a mother receive…
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Episode 4 brings us a stories about a wartime courtship close to the front lines, how a book and the manager of movie theaters in Utah got rid of a restriction based on racism, how a songwriter was inspired to write a song about a near-death experience, an Depression-era farmer with far too many chickens, memories of how a family reacted to a news …
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Maryama's story is one of resilience and determination in the face of adversity. Born and raised in Niger, she embarked on a journey to America with her family at the age of 15 to join her father. However, life took an unexpected turn when she found herself homeless at 18 years old, during her senior year at Central Dauphin East High School. Despit…
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This episode features stories about a young boy saved by his grandfather from a sinking boat, how a bunch of campers discovered a trio of secret lakes teeming with trout, a young mother winning a trunk full of books and a young girl finding a bookcase full of books, a practical joke played on a father working at a car dealership, the man who invent…
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Episode 2 of The Telling Takes Us Home podcast series features stories about a fortune teller and the wife of a bronco rider, how fate protected a mother and child traveling from Russia to America, how a fire changed a man's racial attitudes, a hairdresser who served as a therapist, how a woman saved the family horse during the Civil War, how a WWI…
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This first episode of our new podcast series celebrating family stories features stories about a prank pulled on a grandfather in Ireland, a husband's efforts to save his wife's life while interned in a camp for Japanese-Americans during WWII, an Italian-American woman marvels at photos in her granddaughter's college yearbook, men and women who pit…
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Giving back to the community is important to many, but not everyone knows where to begin. Dive into unique perspectives about volunteering at our Ronald McDonald House shared through storytelling. If you want to better understand the impact our House has on families with sick or injured children, don’t miss an episode!…
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Since we are still early in 2024, “I Will Be Your Voice” shares a special bonus episode with the staff behind the scenes at the Center for Schools and Communities. In this bonus episode, we chat with our Center for Schools and Communities team who are working on statewide projects for the Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness p…
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Our morning chat with the Pennsylvania Department of Education State Coordinator for Homeless Education, Mr. Storm Camara, isn't just about the challenges of providing educational stability for children and youth experiencing homelessness; it's a celebration of successes and a glimpse into the future of educational support systems. Mr. Camara gives…
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Eden Village is a new, planned tiny home community in Harrisburg, PA, to provide the chronically homeless a permanent place to live and rebuild. Hear from husband and wife Jon and Raquel Bomberger, who serve on the board of Eden Village Harrisburg, how the vision for this community began among friends interested in making a difference is becoming a…
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Recorded at 2023 Paving the Way for Educational Success Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Hear Rene Denfeld's inspiring journey as a teen experiencing homelessness, longtime foster and adoptive parent, author, speaker, justice worker, and keynote presenter at 2023 Paving the Way to Educational Success Conference. Her book, “The Butterfly Girl”, …
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What does it take to support and uplift homeless students in a school district? Would you be able to adapt your services to a global pandemic, and come up with innovative ways to offer food security and mental health support? This episode introduces two remarkable figures from the State College Area School District: Cindy Sergeon-Smith and Morgan B…
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What happens when a café not only serves a warm cup of coffee but also a helping hand to young adults who have aged out of foster care? In this episode, we hear from Kamal Marell, executive director of The Monkey and The Elephant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Monkey and The Elephant is a job and life skills program that seeks to equip youth wh…
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In this episode of “I Will Be Your Voice: Stories of Homelessness and Hope,” President of the Milton Hershey School and graduate, Pete Gurt shares about the mission and vision behind the Milton Hershey School and the impact and opportunities it provides for children, youth, and families' lives. Please read the transcript. Resources: Milton Hershey …
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In this episode of “I Will Be Your Voice: Stories of Homelessness and Hope,” hear from Michele Albright, director of Lehigh Valley Emergency Services and Housing, and Reet Kaur, clinical coordinator at Valley Youth House. Valley Youth House provides an array of youth services including emergency shelter, transitional housing, street outreach, mento…
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In this episode, one of PA’s ECYEH program regional coordinators, Sonia Pitzi, shares with us the origin of the "I Will Be Your Voice" campaign and the importance of elevating the voices and stories of students experiencing homelessness. Please read the transcript. Resources: ECYEH Lincoln Intermediate Unit Education for Children and Youth Experien…
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In this episode of “I Will Be Your Voice: Stories of Homelessness and Hope,” Executive Director for SchoolHouse Connection Barbara Duffield shares about their work across the United States to overcome homelessness through education. Please read the transcript. Resources: SchoolHouse Connection SchoolHouse Connection ARP-HCY Pennsylvania state bills…
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In this episode of “I Will Be Your Voice: Stories of Homelessness and Hope,” app Developer Prithvraj Lankar shares the importance of providing immediate access to services for homeless youth and families through the development of Pennsylvania’s newest resource: The Finding Your Way in PA app. Please read the transcript. Resources: Finding Your Way…
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Welcome to our new podcast, “I Will Be Your Voice: Stories of Homelessness and Hope.” Daily, we have conversations with practitioners and thought leaders in the field. We want to bring some of what we are learning - both successes and challenges - to help you better serve your community. The “I Will Be Your Voice” podcast will amplify the voices an…
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In the premiere episode of “I Will Be Your Voice: Stories of Homelessness and Hope,” President of the National Coalition for the Homeless Board, Dr. Rajni-Shankar Brown, shares the effects of homelessness on students and the importance of equity and healing-centered practices to address educational gaps. Please read the transcript. Resources: 2022 …
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From the flood plain in Bangladesh to droughts of Central America and rural Africa, climate change is becoming a driver of migration. Farmers leave their land when the weather makes it too difficult to harvest crops. In this episode of “A Way Home Together, Stories of the Human Journey”, we look at the impact of environmental degradation and change…
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What happens when the world fails to live up to the goal of safe, orderly and regular migration? In the latest episode of "A Way Home Together, Stories of the Human Journey", we look at an urgent search-and-rescue operation to save the lives of desperate migrants and refugees, who were crowded onto rafts and small boats in the Mediterranean Sea off…
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Migration is one of the great challenges of our time. The worldwide numbers have increased by almost 50% since 2000. In late December, the U.N. General Assembly took a major step forward, voting to endorse the Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration. This vital agreement sets up nearly two dozen objectives, and is aimed at reducing hu…
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From the fires of California to famine and war in Yemen and South Sudan, every year millions of people are displaced by natural disasters, violence and extreme climate. Around the world, the number of people forced from their homes and neighborhoods has more than doubled in the past twenty years. The current official estimate of displaced persons i…
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Internally Displaced People (IDPs) are families-- mothers, fathers, children and grandparents-- who were forced to leave their homes. Unlike refugees who crossed a border, they remain in their home countries. In this special episode, we speak with Mohammed Abdiker, Director of the Department of Operations and Emergencies at IOM, the UN migration ag…
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Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are among the world's most vulnerable people. Each year, their numbers grow: Families and individuals forced to flee their homes, because of war, terrorism, government repression, natural disasters and climate change. IDP's greatly outnumber refugees. According to one official estimate, of 68.5 million people upr…
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What role can soccer play in bringing people together from different backgrounds and life experiences? In this episode we hear from the teenage members of the Somali Stars-- a team of refugee kids in Utah, who are now part of the Cottonwood Football Club, playing other local teams. We also spoke to Mohammed, their 21-year-old founder and coach, tel…
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Espoir was an infant when his family fled for their lives. He is a survivor of the civil war in The Democratic Republic of The Congo (DRC).Today, nearly two decades later, Espoir is a making a new life for himself in Austin, Texas. We hear about his extraordinary journey and what he has learned about identity and new beginnings. Espoir is interview…
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What does a 12 year old refugee have in common with the 83 year-old head of the International Organization for Migration, William Lacy Swing? Listen and find out. Basel Al Rashdan was 6 when his family fled Syria. They spent three years living as refugees in Jordan. Today he lives on Prince Edward Island in Canada, a world a way from the home he le…
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