Episode 163: Providing At-Risk Kids With Positive Alternatives to Gangs, Drugs, Truancy, Violence, and Incarceration
Diane Latiker, founder of Kids Off The Block, joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast this week to talk about her inspiring story and her incredible work to help inner city kids. Kids Off The Block started in 2003, when Diane simply opened her home to youth in her community to help them steer away from […]
Episode 162: This Doctor’s Patient Inspired An Organization Dedicated to Supporting Cancer Patients and Their Families
Dr. Pamela Benitez, a surgeon and co-founder of the Shades of Pink Foundation, joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her inspiring life story, how she decided to get into medicine and become a surgeon, how she’s helping people every single day, and how one conversation with a patient led to the Shades of […]
Episode 161: Giving Hope and Scarves to Cancer Patients
Hope Scarves is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting people with cancer through scarves, stories, community, and research. Hope Scarves was founded by Lara MacGregor, who unfortunately passed away in January 2022 – but her legacy lives on through her family, friends, and the work of Hope Scarves. Anna Laura Edwards, Executive Director of Hope […]
Episode 160: A Cancer Survivor Who Uses Her Many Personal Experiences With Cancer To Help Others
Kimberly Willis is a cancer survivor, a mother, a pastor’s wife, and she’s the founder of Survivor’s Corner and 49Rose. Kimberly joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her own life experiences with cancer – from her parents both dying of cancer, her shocking diagnosis with stage 3 breast cancer, and her husband’s journey […]
Episode 159: House Cleaning for Cancer Patients
Debbie Sardone is owner of Buckets & Bows Maid Service and numerous other successful businesses and she is the founder of Cleaning for a Reason, a non-profit organization that provides professional house cleaning services to cancer patients. Debbie joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her inspiring life story, how she founded Cleaning for […]
Episode 158: A Girl Like Me – Helping Teenage Girls and Young Moms
Tyra Moore is the founder of A Girl Like Me, a nonprofit organization that supports and mentors at-risk, low income teenage girls and young moms. Tyra herself was a teen mom and founded the organization to help other girls like her. Tyra joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her inspiring story and the […]
Episode 157: A Frugal Event Blogger Started a Revolution of Helping People
Erica Owens is an entrepreneur, a blogger, a mom, and a philanthropist in the city of Detroit, Michigan. Erica started Frugal OnThe Fly as an event blog that would highlight and give access to free (or affordable) events and experiences throughout the city. Erica started the blog because she and her family had enjoyed so […]
Episode 156: Kidnapped by a Serial Killer at 15, She Escaped and Become an Advocate for Others
Kara Robinson Chamberlain was kidnapped by a serial killer at the age of 15, while standing in her friend’s front yard. She was held captive and assaulted for 18 hours, but then Kara made a courageous escape while her captor was asleep. Kara had memorized numerous things about her captor and the apartment that she […]
Episode 155: Surviving Childhood Abuse and Trauma, Working in Law Enforcement, and Empowering Other Survivors to Find Healing and Hope
Shannon Miller-Cox is a survivor, former law enforcement officer, and founder and Executive Director of Journey of Hope, Shannon joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her own incredible story of survival and how she founder her voice and her purpose, and to talk about the amazing work she does with Journey of Hope […]
Episode 154: A Survivor of Sexual Assault Who Now Stands With and Empowers Other Survivors
Trinea Gonczar, survivor, advocate, and Director of Development at Avalon Healing Center, joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her incredible story. Trinea is a former gymnast and a survivor of the disgraced doctor Larry Nassar. Trinea spoke during the Larry Nassar case and her victim impact statement went global within hours after she […]