No one could ever accuse Liz Buxton, Director of Operations at the Western MA Food Processing Center, of having a small heart, especially when it comes to Fair Chance Hiring. Even her wife wrote about her on LinkedIn after this episode aired on @WHMP Radio.  ‘My wife constantly amazes me. She's an incredible human and inspirational leader. She leads with her heart. It's what makes her, and her impact, so special.’  And her impact is special.  Just ask her Floor Supervisor, Scott Savoie, who served five years behind the wall before finding work at the Food Processing Center.  As he puts it, he wasn’t sure that he’d ever find a job once he returned to the community.  In his former life he was a mechanic, but years of bending over an engine had taken its toll.  With Liz and the Food Processing Center, Scott is able to take his mechanical skills and transfer them to the upkeep of the processing equipment.  He’ll be the first one to tell you that having the opportunity to start a new career and work with Liz has been two of his greatest blessings.

The Hustler Files Ep. 62 - Compassion is the #1 Ingredient for a 2nd Chance

Gloria Matlock Founder and Executive Director 
Debbie Shriver Chair of the BOD
Michael Kane BOD Member
Shino
Jemanae
Jayleigh
Rose
www.twice-as-smart.org

Founded in 2016 in Gloria's home, Twice As Smart was begun on the principle that some kids need extra help. Because Gloria saw a need and because she is a fixer, she wanted to help fix a learning deficiency in Franklin County. What bean with 7 kids in her living room quickly rose to 17 before she realized she needed a bigger space. The program now sees 32 students in the basement of the Second Congregational Church in Greenfield. Gloria grew up in Ohio and began teaching other children at age 11. She saw the value of education and the need to help others when possible. Debbie and she met over singing and have been friends ever since. There is a strong music component to TAS and the kids overlap with the Musica Franklin curriculum in Greenfield as well. Join us to learn why you should support this amazing non-profit in the 413. A special song by the children was the highlight of the interview. Thanks for listening. Happy New Year.

Seg 3 -- Twice As Smart

1/3/25: MTA Pres Max Page: change K-12 funding & other 2025  priorities. Bill & Buz: the meaning of the oath that Congress takes today. Donnabelle Casis w/ New England Visionary Artists Museum Co-directors Michael Tillyer & Susan Foley. Community Action's Claire Higgins on Housing. Human Rights Attorney Laura Pitter: the issue is genocide.

Community Action's Claire Higgins on Housing

Donnabelle Casis w/ New England Visionary Artists Museum Co-directors Michael Tillyer & Susan Foley

Bill & Buz: the meaning of the oath that Congress takes today

Human Rights Attorney Laura Pitter: the issue is genocide.

MTA Pres Max Page: change K-12 funding & other 2025  priorities

1/6/25: Sen Jo Comerford: bracing for Trump, newly passed bills, & 2025 priorities. Hamp Mayor GL Sciarra: municipal money, capital Improvements -- SEXY! & the Main St. Project. Daniel Yalowitz, Recorder columnist & former Chair, Gfld Human Rts Comm: surviving dark times well. Megan Zinn w/ romance novel legend Loretta Chase: “My Inconvenient Duke.”

Megan Zinn w/ romance novel legend Loretta Chase: “My Inconvenient Duke.”

Daniel Yalowitz, Recorder columnist & former Chair, Gfld Human Rts Comm: surviving dark times well

Sen Jo Comerford: bracing for Trump, newly passed bills, & 2025 priorities

Hamp Mayor GL Sciarra: municipal money, capital Improvements -- SEXY! & the Main St. Project

Podcasts from all of the local show on WHMP Radio in Northampton, MA. including Talk the Talk with Bill Newman and Buz Eisenberg, The Hustler Files, The Western Mass Business Show, and Panorama.

The Hustler Files Ep. 62 - Compassion is the #1 Ingredient for a 2nd Chance

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