Today’s guest is Aaron Kirkpatrick, Artistic and Education Manager with Arts for Learning, the leading provider of quality arts-in-education programming in Virginia. They integrate the arts in learning programs and workshops to improve students’ literacy skills, motivation to read and ability to learn. They also provide artists opportunities to share their knowledge and talents through performance and instruction.
Month: April 2020
Today’s guest is Lorna Smith from Covenant Home Care. Lorna talks about balancing the challenges they’re currently facing as well as some of the opportunities created for people who might be considering a career change whether by necessity or choice. Like many essential businesses who find themselves busier than ever, Covenant is actually hiring and looking forward. Their website has a lot of useful information and FAQs regarding in-home care as well as a list of their affiliations and accreditations.
Good Eye Podcast episodes and notes
Today’s Good Eye conversation is with Marie Kolendo, Senior Executive Director for the Alzheimer’s Association of Richmond, Central and Western Virginia. Marie talks generally about Alzheimer’s Disease as well as about some of the challenges facing not only the Alzheimer’s Association, but the families, loved ones and caregivers on the front lines of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia during the coronavirus pandemic. She also talks about The Longest Day, the Alzheimer’s event held on the summer solstice, June 20. People from across the world come together to fight Alzheimer’s through a fundraising activity of their choice.
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Today’s guest is Andrea Starr, Executive Director and CEO of The Forward Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to working with single mothers who have encountered a life-altering event and are now in crisis. Andrea explains the many ways the Forward Foundation works with single mothers including financial assistance to help with childcare, workshops, education assistance, available programs and more. She also addresses the added challenges their clients and the foundation face as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Richmond’s Brickwall Jackson performs in-studio at Red Amp Audio and talks about their new video for “Gun Truck”, recording, gigging and, of course, gear.
