Episodes
28
Latest episode
Dec 2024
Language
EN
Lex Talk. More Action. is a bi-monthly podcast that discusses local hot topic issues and their impact on poverty in Central Kentucky. The views, information, or opinions expressed during the Lex Talk. More Action. podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and should not be construed as advice, nor do they necessarily reflect the views of Community Action Council’s governing bodies, leadership or staff, or our funding partners. Community Action Council is a private, nonprofit and nonpartisan organization and does not endorse any candidate.
On this episode, we sit down with Todd Mayle, Paris Police Department, and Braxton Price, Head Start Support Specialist, about the Yellow Dot program that alerts first responders about medical conditions of the people they serve.
On this episode we sit down with the living legend in the Community Action Network, Charles McCann, to discuss the Council's history, and his role in preparing candidates for their Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP) certification.
On this episode we sit down with Head Start Director, Jessica Coffie, to talk about Head Start recruitment and all things Head Start!
On this episode we talk with Eamonn FitzGerald, Family/Community Early Childhood District Coordinator for FCPS, and Mary Landrum, Librarian at Lexington Public Library, about early childhood literacy and its importance in child development.
In honor of Women's History Month, we are rebroadcasting our interview with activist and poet The Hannah Drake from Louisville, KY to discuss activism and the Unknown Project.
On this episode of Lex Talk. More Action., we talk with Leila Salisbury, Executive Director and founder of The Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families, about coping with grief.
On this episode of Lex Talk. More Action., we talk with Leidy Borges, Director of Community Services at Community Action Council, about LIHEAP Crisis benefits and other programs available.
On this episode of Lex Talk. More Action., we talk with Dr. Jai Gilliam about taking care of our health.
On this episode of Lex Talk. More Action., we talk with Timika Jackson with Project Life, a program for foster children who age out of foster care.
On this episode of Lex Talk. More Action., we talk with Samanatha Anderson, HRIS Manager for Community Action Council, about the positions that are currently open.
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