Articles from the “Show Notes” Category

Helping the Disabled to work  Source America  (S1E5)

Helping the Disabled to work Source America (S1E5) Show Notes

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.

The Catawaba County Library to GO!

Modernizing the old bookmobile in Catawaba County, NC (S1E4) Show Notes

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.

A Tiny Piece of Paradise – Homes for the Homeless Vets in Sonoma County, CA (S1E3)

A Tiny Piece of Paradise – Homes for the Homeless Vets in Sonoma County, CA (S1E3) Show Notes

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

Radically cutting recidivism with the three R’s in Berks County PA (S1E2)

Radically cutting recidivism with the three R’s in Berks County PA (S1E2) Show Notes

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

Bringing back downtown in Farmingdale, Nassau County NY  (S1E1)

Bringing back downtown in Farmingdale, Nassau County NY (S1E1) Show Notes

Farmingdale is a bedroom community on Long Island, New York. A once thriving factory town, by the 2000’s it had become a shadow of what it once was.

The Good Government Show – Season One Preview

The Good Government Show – Season One Preview Show Notes

“County governments are incredibly consequential in our lives and really do play a role in making our communities better places to live, work and play.” Brian Namey, National Association of Counties