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The Youth Connection works to build authentic and healthy relationships with youth who are disconnected by providing quality and relevant programming that facilitates the transition from the streets to stability to success. Co-Founders Heidi M Grove-Voiles and Justin Cooper spoke with KGNU’s Hope Barrone-Falk.

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Ethiopia Reads believes that education is the key to improving the lives of the next generation of Ethiopians, a country filled with children, and that books are the key to fostering a genuine love of learning. KGNU’s Hope Barrone-Falk spoke with board member Brent Weaver.

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CareConnect has been serving the community for nearly 4 decades as RSVP of Boulder County. They continue today as CareConnect – the same organization promoting volunteerism for adults over the age of 55 and helping to make Boulder County a better place to live and age well. They continue to provide security, comfort and independence through our programs and services such as Carryout Caravan, Senior Safety Seminars, Medical Mobility Programs and more. Rachel Leber and Judy Nogg mention to host Nikki Kayser that they are expanding into Nederland.

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Grant Pound is executive director of Colorado Art Ranch, a nomadic arts organization founded on the belief that the arts are an agent for change. They travel to two or more Colorado towns each year to sponsor one-month residencies for visual and literary artists from around the world. The artists host a public forum to promote conversations on how art and science intersect with land and social issues.

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Fact: A great picture can mean the difference between life and death for a homeless animal. Shelter Me Photography’s images of animals increase website traffic for shelter, rescue and foster organizations. The increased web traffic has led to increased facility traffic, which in turn has led to increased adoption rates (some as high as 100% for the animals photographed!). KGNU’s Hope Barrone-Falk spoke with Nanette Martin, Executive Director, Co-Founder and lead photographer of Shelter Me Photography.

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The Colorado Cancer Coalition is a unique gathering of organizations and individuals with interest in the prevention and control of cancer in Colorado. The Coalition dedicates itself to achieve increased prevention, research, early detection, and improved treatment of cancer for all Coloradoans in the coming decade. KGNU’s Elizabeth Dobos finds out more.

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Boulder Day Nursery has been providing early education for ninety-three years. Bethany Burns, program director, chats with host Nikki Kayser about their mission and the challenges they face.

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Renewal 4 Haïti is committed to making a long-term difference in the lives of the people of Léogâne through the reconstruction of Hôpital CAMEJO. Our goal is to rebuild this hospital according to anti-seismic and anti-hurricane building codes, endow it with solar panels and other renewable energy sources to make it Haiti’s first Green Hospital. That Léogâne would have quality medical care for years to come is a critical first step towards the long-term recovery of Haiti. Jodél Charles explains to host Nikki Kayser that they are all about  reconstruction efforts by the community, for the community.

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Dennis Evans, founder of the San Lucas Toliman Scholars will visit Boulder to speak about his work with Mayan Children of the highlands of Guatemala. each fall people from the Congregational Action Committee of the First Congregational Church in Boulder go to help. To host Nikki Kayser Linda Woods and Jan Arney describe the town and the man that has been there for years on the banks of Lake Atitlan.

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The Denver Inner City Parish is a nondenominational agency dedicated for the past five decades to serving the secular and spiritual needs of Denver’s low-income community. They offer a “familia” model of support that provides holistic, “wrap-around” educational and human services, all of which help develop self-sufficiency for people of all ages. KGNU’s Hope Barrone-Falk spoke with teacher Mark Paul Johnson about La Academia.