In this podcast, Mayor Sue Zwahlen talks about growing up in Modesto and realizing in the 3rd grade that she wanted to be a nurse. Sue then talks about how she met her husband and her path moving around the country working as a nurse and experiencing different areas of the country, before moving back to Modesto to work at Doctor's Hospital. Sue then details her history working with different philanthropic organizations around the area and how that shaped her journey to running for the Modesto School Board, Congress, and then eventually the Mayor of Modesto where she won the first time she ran. Sue then details how she hit the ground running as soon as she took office and some of the programs and improvements she has worked on during her mayorship of Modesto.

Mayor Sue Zwahlen

In this podcast, Jeffery talks about growing up poor and around substance abuse which caused disfunction in his family and school life. Jeffery then details some gang activities he experienced including his house getting shot up by gang members. Jeffery then talks about how his life changed after moving to the country, which led him to going to art school and finding his current path as an artist and musician.

Jeffery Moore

In this podcast, Melanie talks about how she found her path to giving back and making an impact on her community at a young age, and how that informed her path to further education in Sociology. Melanie then talks about facing her immense fear of public speaking by taking a job out of college where she had to speak to the community to help prevent domestic violence and abuse. Melanie kept this passion for helping others while she continued her education and eventually found her way to teaching, where she landed a teaching job at MJC. Melanie also details some success stories she has experienced while helping out currently incarcerated individuals throughout her teaching time.

Melanie Berru

In this podcast, Steven talks about how growing up and living in Modesto raised his awareness for the unhoused issue in the community and some experiences he had raising his family and owning property around common areas for unhoused individuals. Steven then details the journey to creating his non-profit SHARE (Stanislaus Homeless Advocacy and Resource Enterprise) and how he partners with different government programs to fill gaps in in the community with a totally volunteer based team, where all SHARE funding goes directly to the unhoused issue. Steven then talks about how effective SHARE can be with the unhoused issue due to their lack of limitations and red tape, and explains some of the inadequacies of how our government programs operate as well as some common misconceptions the public may have about our unhoused community in Modesto.

Steven Finch

En este podcast, Miguel habla sobre su  llegada a San Jose desde Peru a la edad de 22 anos y su camino hacia el activismo a temprana edad mirentras trabajaba various empleos. Miguel luego habla de come hico camino a Modesto, donde varias vece tuvo que meter demandas al condado exponindo huecos sobre  donde se allocaban los fundos para la comunidad Hispana. Miguel Tambien da varios recuentos de mantener la entidades de gobierno responsables por los problemas de los fondos alrededor de su comunidad y da algunos pasos concretos para mejorar la situacion.

Miguel en Español

En este podcast, Nick habla de su historia de crecimiento  en Modesto y su camino hacia ser el consejal del districto 4 de Modesto. Nick luego habla de temas disitintos con la población sin Vivienda en Modesto , la cual a sido una area de enfoque durante su tiempo en oficina.

Nick Bavaro en Español

In this podcast, Phil chronicles the story of Joseph, who is his adopted son with some behavioral issues that caused raising Joseph to be challenging. Phil then talks about how Joseph's life has progressed and some ways we can improve dealing with children in Joseph's position.

Phil

In this podcast, Kirk talks about how he developed his passion for film and videography at a young age. Kirk then talks about his experience with a technical college he attended to further his education and some issues he had with that college as well as his thoughts on for-profit higher education.

Kirk Gonzales

In this podcast, Terrance talks about being raised by his grandparents following his mom passing at the age of 3, and the journey to selling drugs during his high school years causing his expulsion from the Modesto School District. Terrance then chronicles his path of going to different schools, including a boarding school, until finally making his way back to Modesto and taking courses at Modesto Junior College. Terrance then tells his story of meeting his wife, having children, and making his way to sobriety through Victory and Praise Ministry in Modesto.

Terrence Lane

In this podcast, Jeff details the background of how his passion for the cause of human trafficking developed during the final stretch of getting his doctorate in occupational therapy, which led to opening the path of advocating for human trafficking victims. Jeff then details some work he has done with different government agencies and schools to not only recognize potential risk factors that may be symptomatic of human trafficking, but also what to do to help potential victims in safe and effective ways. Jeff then gives people some potential signs and risk factors that they can look for to help prevent children in their lives from falling victim to human trafficking,  as well as giving resources for anyone looking for assistance or information regarding human trafficking.

Jeff

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