This month, our COSILoveYou Podcast builds from last month’s episode by taking a look at what two local churches are doing to impact and support nearby schools. Rocky Mountain Calvary and Colorado Christian Fellowship - two very different churches in different parts of Colorado Springs - each have unique approaches to their support of a neighborhood public school, and different stories to tell. Join us as we talk about what works, what doesn’t, and why it matters.

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This episode of the COSILoveYou podcast features Tracey Beal, Founder & CEO of SchoolConnect, a Phoenix, Arizona-based nonprofit that has created innovative partnerships that support hundreds of local schools across the state of Arizona. Starting with just a handful of schools and partners, SchoolConnect is changing the outcomes for education in Phoenix and beyond, and COSILoveYou has begun a formal partnership with SchoolConnect to bring that same model to Colorado Springs. Find out more about why partnership with local schools might be the best way for churches, businesses, and other organizations to affect their community’s future.

SHOW NOTES

https://schoolconnectcos.com

https://schoolconnectaz.org/

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This is the final episode of our 4-part series on the state of mental health in our community. This month, we focus on mental health in the church and look at the ways pastors might be facing their own challenges, as well as what, where, and how churches can be engaging in this conversation more fully. Join our guests Dr. Eric Sandras and Wade Brown, as we get both a broad and narrow perspective on this challenging issue in our local churches.

Sanctuary Church
https://www.thesanctuarywestside.org/

PastorServe
https://pastorserve.org/

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In this episode, we speak with three local leaders who represent various sectors of the marketplace, all of whom have a passion for seeing mental health support increase for both employees and owners.  Join the conversation with Betsy Brown, Deb Mahan, and Daniel Campana as we explore the intricacies of dealing with mental health in the workplace, and the roles that the local church can play in being a supportive option for people who are struggling in their vocations.

SHOW NOTES

• betsy@exponentionalimpact.com
  
  
• daniel@smartraven.consulting
  
  
• Deb.mahan@gazettecharities.org

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In this episode, we continue our focus on mental health, turning our attention to how it shows up in homes and families. We sit down with two practitioners who come at their work from different backgrounds and tragedies, but who have allowed their own stories of pain to direct them to intentional, creative approaches to supporting people struggling with mental illness. We also discuss how the home environment contributes to or undermines mental health.

SHOW NOTES
MentallyStrong.com 

MindfulAndPositive.org

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As many residents of Colorado Springs are aware, El Paso County has experienced uncommonly high rates of teen death-by-suicide over the last 10 years. While much progress has been made to stem this alarming trend, the efforts have also uncovered hidden and complex causes underlying the thought patterns in the lives of our young people. Join us for this first of four-part mini-series on the challenges and complexities of mental health in the Pikes Peak region, with guests David Galvan and Cassandra Walton.

Links:
Soul Shop
Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention
Backpack Bash

To register for a Soul Shop Training on May 4:
http://www.tinyurl.com/soulshoptsc

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This month’s episode of the COSILoveYou podcast features the return of two guests from 2021, discussing the urgent crisis of food insecurity as a result of new cutbacks to the federal government’s SNAP program. Tens of thousands of people who rely on government dollars to supplement their food costs are about to experience significant decreases to the amount their household receives, which will have a ripple effect on our community. Listen today, and consider how you, your church, or your community can be a part of a solution.

https://careandshare.org

https://www.crossfireministries.org

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COVID came, and COVID went - or did it? Since the outbreak of COVID-19, county health departments and officials have been in the spotlight in dealing with local health crises. But they have always been there, working in the background to keep entire city and county populations safe and healthy. And that work continues, even though the focus on COVID-19 has waned lately. In more recent days, new challenges and threats to the health of our communities have arisen, and warrant our collective attention as they continue to threaten our young people, aging adults, and other pockets of our community. Susan Wheelan and Dr. Leon Kelly will inform our listeners about current challenges, as well as ways we can work together toward a healthier community.

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