In this episode, Bob Dalton and special guest host, Lauren Akins (podcast host and author of Live in Love), interview Steven Young, founder and executive director of Home Street Home and author of From Chains to Change. They discuss Steven’s remarkable story: what led him to five years of life on the streets, his journey out of homelessness, and the incredible work he is doing to help his friends in Nashville find a new life beyond homelessness. Steven’s story is hopeful, inspiring, and eye opening to the real, day-to-day experiences of people living on the streets.

In this episode, Bob Dalton interviews Treger Strasberg, founder and executive director of Humble Design, a nonprofit that is changing lives and communities by custom designing and fully furnishing home interiors for individuals, families, and veterans emerging from homelessness in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, San Diego, and Seattle.

Learn more by visiting: humbledesign.org

Deemed "TikToks Grandpa," Patriotic Kenny has started a movement of kindness.

Just shortly after the COVID lockdowns, Kenny's scooter broke down, his only way to get out and socialize with people in his community. With the help of his neighbor Amanda, they recorded a video sharing Kenny's situation and requesting help from people on TikTok to raise money for a new scooter on GoFundMe. Their goal was to raise one thousand dollars, but to their surprise, they ended up raising over $100,000 and counting.

With that money, Kenny was able to get himself a new scooter, pay off medical bills, and utilize all additional funds to provide mobility scooters to veterans in need.

Learn more by visiting: https://linktr.ee/Kennysmiles

The future of giving is local.

On this episode Matt Maceira shares how he went from 27 years of active addiction and living on the streets, to getting sober and dedicating his days serving the homeless in Salem, Oregon.

Claire Barnett is an experienced business leader, speaker and campaigner currently leading United Nations Women UK as Executive Director.

Bob Dalton interviews Claire to discuss women’s rights in the UK, the #MeToo movement, and how we can all work together toward a better society.

Learn more by visiting: www.unwomenuk.org

Tina Rosenberg is an author, journalist, and co-founder of Solutions Journalism: an organization with the mission to transform journalism so that all people have access to news that helps them build a more equitable and sustainable world.

Bob Dalton interviews Tina, diving into the work Solutions Journalism is doing, why it’s more important than ever, and how Tina got started in this kind of work. She shares fascinating insights about what journalism has looked like historically and a practical, creative, exciting vision for what it can become.

Learn more by visiting: solutionsjournalism.org

From heroin addict to homeless shelter Executive Director, Lance Orton’s life was transformed with the help of the program he is now leading.

Bob Dalton interviews Lance about his story from addiction to recovery, homelessness in Portland, and ways his organization, CityTeam, is now caring for others who are on a similar journey to the one he was once on.

Learn more by visiting: cityteam.org

The Homeless Garden Project is providing job training, transitional employment, and support services to individuals in Santa Cruz who are experiencing homelessness.

Bob Dalton interviews Darrie Ganzhorn on their dynamic employment training program that is focused on stewardship, conservation, and regenerative agricultural principles, teaching skills that truly transform lives for those who wish to maintain a stable, productive place in society.

Learn more by visiting: www.homelessgardenproject.org

The future of giving is local.