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/…
Artists talking to artists. From the heart of Las Vegas.
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In this episode, we get completely sidetracked discussing atheists and religion and fight over which painting God has hanging over his couch. Our guest, Jesse Smigel from Blackbird Studios, has plenty to dish about his upcoming Atheist art show at Blackbird, "Celebrating Existence." Here are some links to help guide you through the rarified experie…
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Welcome back to the Sin City Artcast! You're in for an hour and 17 minutes of highly qualified art-tastic bantering, dark secret revealing and surprisingly politically charged conversation. So grab a cold beverage, sit back, and prepare your ears to be tickled ... with CULTURE. Guest: Cindy Funkhouser, co-founder of First Friday Las Vegas, owner of…
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You have the pleasure and rare honor to be among the first to call yourselves Las Vegas art insiders, because somehow, you've stumbled upon the debut episode of the Sin City Artcast! Lucky you -- you get to hear it with warts and all. Though we're kinda new at this podcasting thing (well, most of us), we're not new at this Vegas art thing. Our goal…
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