Tag Archives: volunteering

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:34 — 11.8MB)Subscribe: RSSYou’re listening to Activate – narratives from people making positive change – done in collaboration with the Bloomington Volunteer Network. Today’s episode features Chris Jackson and Michael Bird with the Bloomington Council for Community Accessibility. The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network aims to inspire, support, and celebrate volunteerism in …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:37 — 8.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWFHB’s Norm Holy speaks with Indiana Forest Alliance Executive Director Jeff Stant. The Indiana Forest Alliance recently completed a five-year ecological study of Yellowwood State Forest. In this second part of their interview, Stant tells Holy about their current ‘Eco Blitz,’ in the Hoosier National Forest, and …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 3.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreAs a recreational therapy major at Indiana University, Jacklyn Moleski was looking for a place to practice what she was learning in the classroom. She knew that play is paramount for early childhood development and inclusive play allow children with and without disabilities to interact and learn …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:08 — 4.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreFatherhood can be a bit daunting for anyone. For Micah Heath, as the new father to a baby with Down Syndrome, the unknowns were becoming overwhelming and the questions endless. When Micah and his family moved to Bloomington two years ago for his new position as the …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:00 — 6.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreJim Rusie’s ethic for service runs deep in his family tree. Giving back was something that his mother instilled in him, his children, and grandchildren from an early age by example. She has won numerous awards for her service in the Martinsville community. Jim has continued his own service …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:35 — 25.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has written an opinion piece, calling for civility and unity in politics, and in day to day life; Top Republican legislative leaders say they don’t expect lawmakers will take any action toward removing Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill from office; Indiana lawmakers …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:25 — 22.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Republicans approved a plank, during their party convention last weekend in Evansville, which aims to make abortion a constitutional issue.  Indiana University’s Board of Trustees is meeting in Gary today and tomorrow.  The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is predicting high ozone levels across our listening area tomorrow.  A …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:12 — 8.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Monroe County Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASAs, are volunteers who monitor and testify on behalf of children who are ‘wards of the state.’ Over the past five years, the number of children in need of an advocate in Monroe County’s CASA program has quadrupled. WFHB …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:58 — 51.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreEn nuestra programa de hoy Maria Auxi Viloria y Valeria De Castro entrevistaron a Ozzy de Santiago sobre su trabajo con la clinica Voluntarios en Medicina (VIM). Nos platica sobre los servicios que VIM ofrece, como el ayuda la comunidad y como uno puede ser para recibir …