Vicki Sokolik refuses to be an Ostrich. Her son brought to her attention the crisis of unhoused youth — youth unhoused, not living with a parent/guardian, and not in foster care — in America, and she has been fighting to support this vulnerable population every since. Most active in Tampa Bay, Florida, Vicki is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Starting Right, Now, which removes barriers for unaccompanied homeless youth to cultivate long-term well-being and self-sufficiency. She is also the author of the new book, “If You See Them: Young, Unhoused, and Alone in America.” Vicki Sokolik joined host Jay Ruderman to discuss the many ways unhoused youth fall through the cracks in our society, how her organization helps them, and also how to build trust with people who could use your help. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:10) Vicki’s origin story (02:40) What is “unhoused youth?” (06:40) What should a person do if they worry they see an unhoused youth? (08:19) How have conversations around unhoused youth changed in Vicki’s 20 years working with them? (11:02) How do people get the word out and help unhoused youth? (14:55) Vicki’s new book (16:48) How Vicki builds trust (20:10) What do students receive at Starting Right, Now? (22:58) How does Vicki balance advocacy and direct support? (27:53) Starting Right, Now alumni (29:10) Goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
Alexandra Fiber & Danielle Gibson (aka The SRSLY. Girls) are writing partners, BFF's, and TOTAL cinephiles. Each week, they get together with funny, opinionated guests to talk about the canon of movies that every girl should see! It’s all connected — would we have “Mean Girls” without “All About Eve”? Would we have “Step Up 2 The Streets” without “Step Up”?! These are matters worth discussing. It's not the AFI 100 -- It's Funny Lady Film Club.
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A lil' princess!! That's what Alex and Danielle consider themselves and how every girl should identify. A Little Princess is probably the best children's movie there is- it teaches empathy, it's sad but still joyful as fuq, and it features an extremely hot dad and super cute clothes. Join us as we reunite after so much time apart, so many movies se…
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Our most divisive episode ever! This week we discussed Wild Things, one of Danielle's favourite movies and one of Alex's new least favourite movies!Check out The SRSLY Girls here:TWITTER: @thesrslygirlsINSTAGRAM: @thesrslygirlsWEBSITE: www.thesrslygirls.comDANIELLE on Twitter: @danimopALEX on Twitter: @alexandrafiberAnd don't forget to subscribe, r…
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This week we're talking the classic sci-fi horror film, the big mama of them all, ALIEN with one of our favourite people on the planet, Anna Callegari (Broad City, UCB, A FUCKING SUPERBOWL COMMERCIAL!). Follow Anna here:@bananascalamariCheck out The SRSLY Girls here:TWITTER: @thesrslygirlsINSTAGRAM: @thesrslygirlsWEBSITE: www.thesrslygirls.comDANIE…
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