18 episodes

Conversations with people doing grassroots work in their local community. Bob Dalton meets with leaders to hear their stories and discuss solutions they're creating to address social problems.

Love Your City Podcast Bob Dalton

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.5 • 8 Ratings

Conversations with people doing grassroots work in their local community. Bob Dalton meets with leaders to hear their stories and discuss solutions they're creating to address social problems.

    Episode 15: Steven Young with Home Street Home - Nashville, TN

    Episode 15: Steven Young with Home Street Home - Nashville, TN

    In this episode, Bob Dalton and special guest host, Lauren Akins (podcast host and author of Live in Love), interview Steven Young, founder and executive director of Home Street Home and author of From Chains to Change. They discuss Steven’s remarkable story: what led him to five years of life on the streets, his journey out of homelessness, and the incredible work he is doing to help his friends in Nashville find a new life beyond homelessness. Steven’s story is hopeful, inspiring, and eye opening to the real, day-to-day experiences of people living on the streets. 

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Episode 14: Treger Strasberg with Humble Design - San Diego, CA

    Episode 14: Treger Strasberg with Humble Design - San Diego, CA

    In this episode, Bob Dalton interviews Treger Strasberg, founder and executive director of Humble Design, a nonprofit that is changing lives and communities by custom designing and fully furnishing home interiors for individuals, families, and veterans emerging from homelessness in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, San Diego, and Seattle.

    Learn more by visiting: humbledesign.org

    • 1 hr 10 min
    Episode 13: Patriotic Kenny with Scooters For Vets - Minneapolis, MI

    Episode 13: Patriotic Kenny with Scooters For Vets - Minneapolis, MI

    Deemed "TikToks Grandpa," Patriotic Kenny has started a movement of kindness.   

    Just shortly after the COVID lockdowns, Kenny's scooter broke down, his only way to get out and socialize with people in his community. With the help of his neighbor Amanda, they recorded a video sharing Kenny's situation and requesting help from people on TikTok to raise money for a new scooter on GoFundMe. Their goal was to raise one thousand dollars,  but to their surprise, they ended up raising over $100,000 and counting.

    With that money, Kenny was able to get himself a new scooter, pay off medical bills, and utilize all additional funds to provide mobility scooters to veterans in need.

    Learn more by visiting: https://linktr.ee/Kennysmiles

    The future of giving is local.

    • 28 min
    Episode 12: Matt Maceira with Be Bold Street Ministries - Salem, OR

    Episode 12: Matt Maceira with Be Bold Street Ministries - Salem, OR

    On this episode Matt Maceira shares how he went from  27 years of active addiction and living on the streets, to getting sober and dedicating his days serving the homeless in Salem, Oregon. 

    • 50 min
    Episode 11: Claire Barnett with UN Women UK - London

    Episode 11: Claire Barnett with UN Women UK - London

    Claire Barnett is an experienced business leader, speaker and campaigner currently leading United Nations Women UK as Executive Director.

    Bob Dalton interviews Claire to discuss women’s rights in the UK, the #MeToo movement, and how we can all work together toward a better society.

    Learn more by visiting: www.unwomenuk.org

    • 38 min
    Featured Episode: Tina Rosenberg with Solutions Journalism Network

    Featured Episode: Tina Rosenberg with Solutions Journalism Network

    Tina Rosenberg is an author, journalist, and co-founder of Solutions Journalism: an organization with the mission to transform journalism so that all people have access to news that helps them build a more equitable and sustainable world.

    Bob Dalton interviews Tina, diving into the work Solutions Journalism is doing, why it’s more important than ever, and how Tina got started in this kind of work. She shares fascinating insights about what journalism has looked like historically and a practical, creative, exciting vision for what it can become.

    Learn more by visiting: solutionsjournalism.org

    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
8 Ratings

8 Ratings

Bgras3 ,

Inspiring new podcast, highly recommend!

This podcast is part of a larger movement called Love Your City that inspires people to get involved in their local community. Great interviews with nonprofit leaders!

BeaverBeliever2011 ,

Heartfelt passion to serve

Bob does an amazing job and has a heart to serve!

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