Show Notes

Monroe County has very forward-thinking ideas that are bringing back fish life into now clean waters … one canal at a time.

Putting young teenagers in jail for felony offenses gets them off the street for awhile but it doesn’t rehabilitate them.

People with disabilities in Harford County, Maryland now have a wonderful way to get exercise thanks to a fabulous new sensory trail.

Thanks to one guitar playing vet services director, a group of veterans gather weekly to play music together, forming their own musical support group.

The county needed theater space and room for a museum. Some creative thinking by a handful of county officials turned an old and abandoned bowling alley into an arts and cultural center.

The state of Texas has the most women veterans in the entire country. But veterans’ programs were originally designed with men in mind.

In this episode, we go all the way back to the New Deal from President Franklin D. Roosevelt and we meet the folks at Source America. Listen to their inspirational stories about how they were trained, found work and improved their lives in a program still going strong.

When the people couldn’t get to the library, or worse, didn’t have a library, the librarians in Catawaba County, North Carolina came up with a solution.

Permanent houses for homeless vets solves much more than a homeless problem.

Berks County PA has come up with a better way to greatly reduce recidivism and become an effective and contributing member of the workforce.