Chasing the Dream

A look back at President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty and a conversation with host Natasha Thompson, President & CEO of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, and Assemblywoman Donna A. Lupardo.

A look into the effects of trauma and the Be the One campaign of Tompkins County as well as a conversation about resilience work being done in our communities with Laura Rossman, CEO of ProAction of Steuben and Yates Counties.

A look into the Groton HARVEST community wellness project spearheaded by the Groton Area School District and Groton Public Library and a conversation surrounding the work being done by public libraries with Pauline Emery, Director of the Southeast Steuben County Library.

A look into the history and development of a grocery store on Binghamton’s North Side and its impact on local residents. Diane Brown, Executive Director of the Community Foundation for South Central New York will have a conversation in-studio concerning her organization’s role in this project and the greater community.

A look into the work of Friends of Recovery of Delaware and Otsego Counties and a conversation in-studio with Angela Sullivan, Executive Director of the Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County.

A look into the Food Bank of the Southern Tier’s Speakers Bureau as well as a conversation with Alicia Swords, Associate Professor of Sociology at Ithaca College, about her work with the Speakers Bureau and the Poor People’s Campaign.

A look into the Walk With Me program from Family Enrichment Network and conversations surrounding issues of incarceration and reentry programs.

A look into equitable food systems with the work of Soul Fire Farm and a conversation with Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming.