Entrepreneurship, innovation and small businesses around Greater Holyoke are growing the economy and creating jobs. The Greater Holyoke Chamber works with these local businesses with a focus on education, workforce development and economic development.
Interview recorded on May 23, 2017 at the Majestic Theater. Hosted by Eric Clemons.
Hosted by: Eric ClemonsProduced by: Greater Boston Newsmakers Team
Jane Doe Inc. is working to change the way society views and reacts to sexual and domestic violence in ways that make our communities safer today and for future generations. In today’s environment, this is crucial. JDI’s Debra Robbin joins Newsmakers.
The shifting media landscape, including the growth of social media, has had a profound impact on the sports industry and the way fans consume sports content. Sawyer Business School, Business of Sports in the Media Instructor, Skip Perham explains.
The Clubhouse Network's learning approach is designed to empower youth from all backgrounds to become more capable, creative, and confident learners; and increases young people’s opportunities to build fulfilling careers. Gail Breslow joins Eric Clemons.
In 2015, Mayor Martin J. Walsh created the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Services; which is focused on substance use disorder and addiction issues in Boston. ORS Policy Director, Brendan Little explains how people can access addiction recovery services.
The BSA Foundation is dedicated to sustaining Greater Boston as a vibrant, healthy, equitable, and innovative place for everyone to live, work, and play. BSA Foundation Board Member, Ted Touloukian, discusses community building through community design.
LEAP is a unique program that trains college and public high school students to counsel younger children in poverty-stricken neighborhoods. Joining host Eric Clemons is Elvert Eden, Director of Youth Development and Aquatics at LEAP in New Haven, CT.
The United Way of Tri-County, although once perceived as the middle man, now operates a hybrid model of serving people in the community with child literacy, mental health, food security and employment programs. President and CEO, Paul Mina explains.
Puerto Rican Americans are the 2nd largest ethnic group in the U.S. after Mexican Americans. The Puerto Rican Cultural Center is inclusive to all ethnicities and offers programs including ESL, the arts and history to the all of the Hispanic population.
Interview recorded on September 12, 2017. Hosted by Nathan O'Leary.
The opioid epidemic is a national public health crisis that cuts across age, race, religion and socioeconomic status. Right Turn provides expressive therapy through art and music, as well as clinical services and extended care housing.
Interview recorded on September 26, 2017.
Margot Parrot, Chair of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, talks about recent MA legislation supporting equality in the workplace. Pay equity, Family and Medical Leave and Pregnant Worker’s Fairness are topics reviewed on Comcast Newsmakers.
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