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Community Good w/ JADE HARRELL

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"Community Good with Jade Harrell" is a public affairs program designed to provide listeners with the latest information, news and issues of concern for the St. Louis community, the nation and the world.

Jade Harrell welcomes in-studio guests to include community organizations, political experts, professionals and celebrities.


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Show Host and Producer: Jade Harrell
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Episodes

47th Annual Ted Rhodes Beat the Pro Golf Challenge

Jade Harrell w/ co-chairs Andrew R. Spann and Chuck Jackson with Rising Star Christian Heavens and the 47th Annual Ted Rhodes Beat the Pro Golf Challenge. Hall of Fame inductee, Theodore “Ted” Rhodes (1913 - 1969) was one of the earliest professional African American golfers, paving the way for other professional black golfers such as Charlie Sifford, Lee Elder, Renee Powell and Tiger Woods. The Ted Rhodes Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to advance the mission of educat...

Jul 28, 201619 min

Community Action Agency Back in Action with Hot Jobs Hiring NOW!

Jade Harrell with James Ingram, Community Action Agency (CAASTL) and their Free Employment Fair - Hiring on the Spot When Thu, July 14, 10am – 2pm Where St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley, 3400 Pershall Rd, St. Louis, MO 63135, USA (map) Description Bring Plenty of Resumes Professional Attire Required Networking Opportunity Free Workshops Including: Handling Difficult Resume Questions/Gaps Resume Writing Interviewing Skills Financial Aid/Debt More information: Community Action Agenc...

Jul 18, 201615 min

Special Olympics Missouri Opens Training for Life Campus

Jade Harrell with Gary Wilbers, Capital Campaign Chair, SOMO Training for Life Campus. Special Olympics Missouri has received a $1 million challenge grant from the Mabee Foundation for our SOMO Training for Life Campus, the planned new home for Special Olympics Missouri. With this grant, we have raised $16 million in cash, gifts and in-kind services -- enough to build the 44,000 sq.ft. facility that will be the anchor of the Campus. An additional $2.8 million is needed for the outdoor fields and...

Jul 18, 201614 min

Have Cans? Can Skate! Teaching Youth Philanthropy by Giving to Receive.

Jade Harrell with Korey Johnson, Founder, Korey Johnson Foundation. The 6th annual Can Skate is a community event that aims to teach students the importance of collaboration, community exchange and involvement. It’s a community back to school skating party targeted at underserved elementary school students. Organizers request that students bring 5 non- perishable items for a non-profit organization (All items collected will be donated to "Feed My Peeps") in exchange for a skating party an a poss...

Jul 18, 201616 min

SURGE Summer Camp Keeps Kids MINDS Academically Fresh!

Jade Harrell with Nicki Reinhardt-Swierk This summer fight off "summer brain drain" with SURGE Summer Camp at The Center for Social Empowerment and Justice! Students rising 2nd-rising 5th will get to experience fun summer camp activities while also building foundational literacy, math, and science skills. Learn more: www.fueledtochange.com/summer-surge-camp/ Call 314-399-8611 We'll also have fun character lessons that promote responsibility, citizenship, and will help student learn to "Be a Budd...

Jul 12, 20167 min

RedDough Money Centers Make Check Cashing & Loans Honest

Jade Harrell with Michael O'Brien, President, RedDough Money Centers The RedDough Money Center is owned and operated by Prosperity Connection®, a 501(c)(3) focused on providing resources that make it possible for individuals to earn economic independence. RedDough is a non-profit alternative to fringe banking services, providing people an affordable option and a true pathway to financial freedom. RedDough features accessible, safe and affordable financial products and services for individuals an...

Jul 09, 201617 min

GROW with St. Louis Science Center and new Exhibit about Our Food

Jade Harrell with Bert Vescolani, President and CEO of St. Louis Science Center. EXPLORE THE JOURNEY OF FOOD! Dig Deeper as we take a look at the science of the most important element of our daily lives: Our food. Where does it come from? How does it grow? How far does it travel? And how can each of us make a difference so we can all eat? You'll find the answers to all these questions and so much more at this one-of-a-kind exhibit focusing in on the journey of food. We all have a role to play in...

Jul 03, 201615 min

NBA Star Larry Hughes Uniting St. Louis Youth and Community Through Basketball

Jade Harrell with Coach Steve Jarvis and NBA star Larry Hughes of D1 St. Louis United Basketball. St. Louis Force basketball teams up with D1 Basketball to create D1 St. Louis United Basketball for an expanded, strengthened, impactful, family-oriented program to build skills, character and opportunity for area youth grade k-12. Hear about the program, the passion and the strategic position this merger creates to place the game of basketball in St. Louis at the top!!!

Jun 12, 201618 min

Rx Outreach Pres Darryl Munden bringing affordable medications within reach.

Jade Harrell with Darryl Munden, President, Rx Outreach. Rx Outreach believes that everyone deserves access to affordable medications. No one should ever have to choose between filling a prescription and feeding their family. That’s why Rx Outreach exists. Since 2010, they have saved their patients more than $320 million in prescription medication costs. Learn more at www.rxoutreach.org

May 31, 201614 min

Mathews-Dickey Boys and Girls Puts Children at the Center

Jade Harrell with Bill Fronczak, CSEP, Vice President of PR and Special Events, Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club. Mathews-Dickey hosts the Deaconess Foundation Children at the Center Event. For advocacy, resources and lots of fun! Workshops for all, food, entertainment, bounce houses and more. All from the "home" of love and development for area youth. STL Blues join in with a street hockey demonstration. Chaka Khan's coming and summer camp is open for enrollment. Get details with Jade and B...

May 28, 201613 min

Welcome to STL HealthWorks Kids Museum

Jade Harrell with Shannon Woodcock, President and CEO, Healthworks Kids Museum, the region's first children's museum focused solely on health education. GOAL: to help children become the advocates for health in their communities. MISSION: To educate and inspire children and the community to make positive oral and overall health choices to achieve optimum health.. Features a 55-foot long, 25-foot wide, 8-foot tall human skeletal structure that serves as a universally accessible indoor playground ...

May 23, 201615 min

Ideation in Training with BioSTL and CET

Jade Harrell with Dr. Cheryl Watkins-Moore, Director of Bioscience & Entrepreneurial Inclusion, BioSTL with Christy Maxfield, Director of Entrepreneur Development Services, CET/Cortex. In this conversation discover: -The 3 P's of entrepreneurship (persevere, pivot or perish) - What is the "canvas" business model and why it works -What is the value of being wedded to the problem rather than the solution -How we are all entrepreneurs, even in our employment -How CET and BioSTL are making parti...

May 23, 201617 min

Children at the Center is a Civic Priority!

Jade Harrell with Alex Stallings, Director of Advocacy and Communication with the Deaconess Foundation. “Children at the Center,” will include a child advocacy forum featuring policy leaders and youth, grant announcements, parent organizing training, and recreational activities throughout the day for children and families. The festival will include performances, service fair, lunch, special guests, workshops and more. FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AGES. If you have children, know children, LOVE children....

May 09, 201618 min

Employment Connections Working for Impact

Jade Harrell w/ Brenda Mahr, Chief Executive Officer, Employment Connection. Helping people become self-sufficent with work. Employment Connection breaks down barriers to self-sufficiency for individuals with limited opportunities including the homeless, ex-offenders, U.S. veterans, high school dropouts, women on welfare, and at-risk youth. Offering more than just a job, Employment Connection provides valuable resources, training, and support to inspire and empower clients to change their circum...

May 09, 201617 min

STL Regional Unbanked Taskforce-Empowerment and Job Fair

Jade Harrell with Veta Thurman-Jeffery, Manager of Community Economic Partnerships for the Missouri Department of Economic Developmen and Paula E.W. Carey, Director of Housing for Missouri & Illinois for the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. Real money and economic wisdom for Money Smart Week 2016. Details shared for day of family fun with the St. Louis Metro Financial Empowerment and Job Fair. Saturday, April 30th, 2016 9am-3pm St. Louis Community College at Forest Park-Student Center...

Apr 24, 201618 min

STL TEEN TALENT Finals at the Fabulous FOX

Jade Harrell with Kathryn Ballard, Executive Director of the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation. In the spirit of fostering the emerging talent in the St. Louis performing arts community, the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation is proud to underwrite and produce an adjudicated competition showcasing the splendidly talented teens of the St. Louis Metropolitan area. Students are competing for college scholarships, special awards, prizes and public appearance opportunities. http://www....

Apr 06, 201615 min

STL Job Corps New Director Redford Salmon

Jade Harrell with Executive Director, Redford Salmon with the St. Louis Job Corps. Career Training That Works! At St. Louis Job Corps, students receive the skills needed to succeed in today’s workforce - at no cost to them or their families! If you are looking for a better quality of life and are willing to dedicate yourself to our life changing program, St. Louis Job Corps is the place for you! www.http ://stlouis.jobcorps.gov/...

Apr 06, 201613 min

STL SURGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL OPEN TRYOUTS

Jade Harrell with Khalia Colier, Owner and General Manager, St. Louis Surge Women's Basketball Team. Try outs are Saturday, March 26th. A closed tryout session for the St. Louis Surge will be held March 26, 2016. Upon completion of registration, schedule details will be provided. Independent evaluators and St. Louis Surge representatives will conduct all tryouts, and evaluate all players on an individual basis. Location: Missouri Baptist University- Lacey Gym (Located inside the Carl and Deloris...

Mar 21, 20167 min

Healthy Relationships and Sexuality with Dr. Lexx

Jade Harrell with Dr.Lexx Brown-James, LMFT, M.S. & Licensed (PA) in Marriage and Family Therapy, PHD in Human Sexuality. Founder of The Institute for Sexuality & Intimacy, LLC. Mission: To build strong communities, strong families and strong relationships. Event: Black Marriage Day 2016 This is a conference with 5 seminars hosted by professionals to help you enhance your potential for intimate relationships. You will learn about yourself and if partnered them as well. We teach mental, e...

Mar 19, 201618 min

Licensing Locs of Glory-Tamika Stigers

Should you be required to obtain a cosmetology license for braiding, twisting or locking hair? Ancestors taught us that! Jade Harrell with Tameka Stigers, Owner of Locs of Glory, a natural hair care spa in the Loop. She is fighting a law that may be out of scope when it comes to a natural, honest way to make a living. Informational meeting on March 16, 2016 at Centennial Commons 6pm. Locs of Glory is a Natural Hair Salon & Spa located in the heart of St. Louis, Missouri. Locs of Glory also o...

Mar 19, 201614 min

STL Has A Star Reporter For Scholastic News, 11-yo Esther Applestien

Jade Harrell with Esther Applestien, a 2015-16 Kid Reporter in the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps. (the only one from Missouri) Way to go Esther! The Scholastic News Kids Press Corps is the country's oldest and largest student reporting program. The 2015-16 Scholastic News Kids Press Corps is a group of 35 talented young reporters, ages 10-14, from across the country. Scholastic News Kid Reporters report "news for kids, by kids." Their stories appear online at the Scholastic News Kids Press Co...

Mar 14, 201612 min

HIV, AIDS and STDs in STL. Public Health Crisis Under Control?

Jade Harrell with Imani Aisha, Williams and Associates and Joan Ferguson, community advocate and trainer. St. Louis leads the state of Missouri in doctor's diagnosing people with HIV/AIDS. In St Louis, Missouri 2014, 63 percent of new HIV diagnoses were among African American women. These disease are preventable. Joan and Imani are providing awareness and prevention training all over the region and are traveling from STL to Durban, South Africa for the 21st International AIDS Conference this com...

Mar 12, 201617 min

Parenting Under Stress FREE FORUM

Jade Harrell with Nancy Cambria, Children and Families Reporter with St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Parenting and Grandparenting Under Stress The New Northside Missionary Baptist Church and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch invite you to a FREE forum on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, 7 to 8:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Learn simple ways to cope with your stress and feel better Get proven, easy-to-use parenting tips Understand how stress affects you, your children and grandchildren Connect to services through...

Feb 20, 201613 min

ET INSPIRES IN STL

Jade Harrell with Eric Thomas. Eric Thomas, PhD is a critically acclaimed author, World renowned speaker, educator and pastor, “ET, The Hip Hop Preacher” has become a global phenomenon! GED to PHD? Homeless High School Dropout to Successful Entrepreneur? It wasn't phenomenal skill that allowed Eric Thomas to alter the course of his life. It's was his Phenomenal Will!

Feb 20, 201622 min

SCORE With A Seasoned Executive for Your Business Success

Jade Harrell with Bob Boles. Retired executive with SCORE-Service Corps of Retired Executives. They help Small Businesses Like Yours!! SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. They have been in service for over fifty years. www.stlouis.score.org

Feb 13, 201617 min

The Remarkable Dr. Tiffany Anderson a Supernatural Superintendent

Jade Harrell with Dr. Tiffany Anderson, Jennings School District Superintendent. She has overcome the challenges that many believed were insurmountable. She has transformed the district, the families and our community. Look up in the sky! It's the remarkable Dr. Anderson's legacy of excellence and hope.

Feb 13, 201616 min
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