182: Three Wishes for Ruby's Residents - Ruby Kate Chitsey

182: Three Wishes for Ruby's Residents - Ruby Kate Chitsey

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, the amazing Ruby Kate Chitsey, founder of Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents, is back! We had Ruby on the podcast three years ago (listen to episode #67) and we are so excited to have her back on The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to fill us in on what’s been happening with Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents and to talk about their incredible work, and her new book - Kindness Is My Hobby: How to Change the World Right Where You Are.

Ruby started Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents when she was 10-years-old, when she decided to start asking seniors living in the nursing home that her mom was working at - what three things they would wish for, if they had three wishes. What started as her own little passion project, has grown to serve tens of thousands of seniors across the country - and around the world.

Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that strives to bring joy to the lives of the 1.5 million elders living in America’s nursing homes, most notably the 975,000 residents subsisting on a government stipend as low as $40 per month.

Ruby comes back on The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her own life story and to talk about the incredible work of Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • Ruby’s inspiring life story;

  • The story of what made her decide to start granting wishes to local seniors and what led her to start Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents;

  • About the incredible work that Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents is doing to change the world;

  • Stories about the seniors and wishes that Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents has granted;

  • About Ruby’s new book;

  • And so much more!

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

For more information about Ruby, Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents, to donate, and/or to get involved in their work, please visit: https://1girlrevolution.com/rubykatechitsey

Listen to Ruby’s past episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast - episode #67 here: https://1girlrevolution.com/ruby/

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200: Women for Women Intl + Daughters of Earth - Zainab Salbi

200: Women for Women Intl + Daughters of Earth - Zainab Salbi

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International and co-founder of Daughters for Earth.  Zainab is a celebrated humanitarian, author, and journalist. Oprah Winfrey identified her as one of the 25 women changing the world to People Magazine and Foreign Policy Magazine called Zainab one of “100 Top Global Thinkers”. Zainab is the co-founder for Daughters for Earth, Chief Awareness Officer at FindCenter.com, and host of Redefined podcast. Zainab is also the author of a few books, including the national bestseller Between Two Worlds and her latest Freedom Is an Inside Job. She is also the creator and host of several shows, including #MeToo, Now What? on PBS, and Through Her Eyes with Zainab Salbi at Yahoo News. Zainab started her career when she was 23 years old as the founder and former CEO of Women for Women International, an organization to help women survivors of conflicts. She built the group from helping 30 women to reaching nearly half a million women and raising 146 million dollars in aid and microloans to help them and their families rebuild their lives. Zainab joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her incredible story and to talk about all of her amazing efforts to support women around the world through Women for Women International and Daughters for Earth. In this episode, you’ll hear:  Zainab’s inspiring life story; How Zainab decided to start Women for Women International and all about their incredible work around the world to empower women; About Zainab’s decision to step back from Women for Women International and co-found Daughters for Earth; About the incredible impact that Women for Women International and Daughters for Earth has had - and continues to have through their work everyday; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.    For more information on Zainab, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/ZainabSalbi For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

16 Nov 202358min

199: Maggie's Flowers - Maggie Hartman

199: Maggie's Flowers - Maggie Hartman

This week on The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast we welcome Maggie Hartman, founder of Maggie’s Flowers – a flower business that raises money for Christmas gifts for children in need.  When Maggie was 5 years old, in the spring of 2012, she wanted to go hang gliding while on a family vacation in North Carolina. Her parents, not wanting to say no but also not having the money to give her to go, encouraged Maggie to be creative and find a way to raise the $100 to go hang gliding. That’s when Maggie’s Flowers was born. Maggie sold flowers that Spring/Summer to raise the money to go hang gliding and she loved it so much - she decided to do it again the following summer. But instead of spending the money on another adventure for herself - she decided to start using the funds to buy Christmas gifts in need. Maggie’s Flowers has continued ever since – every Summer Maggie sells flowers and buys Christmas gifts for children/families in need during the holidays.  Maggie has given away tens of thousands of toys and she’s still going strong. Maggie is in college now, but continues to run Maggie’s Flowers - selling flowers in the Spring/Summer, curating flowers for weddings and events, and more. She also has opportunities to give flowers away to those who may need a little extra love. For instance, she has a place on her website where people can purchase a bouquet from Maggie’s Flowers and have it delivered to an area nursing home.  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Maggie’s inspiring life story; The story of how Maggie started Maggie’s Flowers when she was 5 years old; How Maggie’s Flowers became the incredible social enterprise that it is today, buying Christmas presents for children/families in need; Stories of children and families who have been blessed by the work of Maggie’s Flowers; How Maggie continues this great initiative from her college dorm room; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Maggie and Maggie's Flowers, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/MaggiesFlowers    For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

9 Nov 202335min

198: Crossroads for Women - Lisa Simpson

198: Crossroads for Women - Lisa Simpson

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Lisa Simpson, founder of Crossroads for Women - a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive, integrated services to empower women emerging from incarceration to achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives in the community, for themselves and their children. Crossroads for Women was founded in 1997, after Lisa began to recognize that women emerging from incarceration (jail or prison) needed a place to live and comprehensive, integrated services in order to stop recidivism (women ending up back in jail and prison) and for them to find safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives again.  Crossroads for Women provides housing and trauma-informed therapeutic services with a gender-responsive approach for women across seven domains: legal, independent living, medical, substance abuse, mental health, vocational, and family. Their specialized model is based on acknowledging the primary importance of relationships in the lives of women, and addressing the challenges of their pasts, presents, and futures. In this episode, you’ll hear:  Lisa’s inspiring life story; How she decided to become an attorney and how she got involved in the case that would change her life; The story of how Lisa recognized the need for Crossroads for Women and how the organization started; About the incredible work that Crossroads for Women is doing to support and empower women and their children; The inspiring stories of women who have been served through the work of Crossroads for Women; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.    For more information on Lisa and Crossroads for Women, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/CrossroadsforWomen  For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

2 Nov 202351min

197: Keep A Breast Foundation - Shaney Jo Darden

197: Keep A Breast Foundation - Shaney Jo Darden

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Shaney Jo Darden, founder of Keep A Breast Foundation - a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing breast cancer risk and its impact globally through art, education, prevention, and action.  In 1999, Shaney Jo Darden discovered a close friend had been diagnosed with breast cancer and she wanted to do something to help and she realized that she could make a difference in a way that honored her friend's passion: art. As a result, Keep A Breast was born as a unique art concept that was developed to showcase the physical and emotional challenges of breast cancer. The result was a series of customized breast casts. In 2000, the first breast casts were officially showcased in an exhibition called “Keep A Breast.” It featured casts of pro-female snowboarders, painted by artists like Shepard Fairey and Ed Templeton. This signaled a shift toward an arts-oriented breast cancer awareness organization with a new mantra: Art. Education. Prevention. Action. Since then, Keep A Breast has grown and evolved and now has many programs within the organization. Their programs include Check Yourself (Digestible breast health education through printed materials, blogs and our KAB app.); the Keep A Breast App (A free, breast self-check app helps guide you through your monthly check and can connect you with health professionals.); Fit 4 Prevention (A national movement to educate about breast cancer prevention through fitness and wellness.); Keep A Breast Give Back Grant (Directly supporting BIPOC women who are breast cancer survivors or who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.); Treasured Chest Program (Where artistry meets therapy. TCP is designed to create a safe space that allows our castees to confront both physical and emotional changes that a breast cancer diagnosis brings.); Non Toxic Revolution (Informing, educating and inspiring young people to avoid toxic chemicals in their environment and food supply—especially those linked to the initiation of breast cancer.); and their most recent program, which Shaney Jo talked about for the first time (EXCLUSIVE!!!) Keep A Breast Valley (Boutique Wellness Center is being designed as a desert community that will provide the space and tools for visitors to explore and nurture individual and collective wellness.) Shaney Jo’s story is so inspiring and the work that Keep A Breast does to empower women and support our sisters through their cancer journey is incredible. You don’t want to miss this episode. In this episode, you’ll hear:  Shaney Jo’s inspiring life story; How she got into art, fashion, and design; The story of how Keep A Breast came to be and her personal connection to breast cancer (through a friend’s cancer journey); How Keep A Breast has grown and evolved and stories of women they have helped through the years; AN EXCLUSIVE: Shaney shares about a new facet of their work - a wellness center for those going through cancer and cancer survivors;  And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Shaney Jo and Keep A Breast Foundation, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/keepabreast For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

20 Okt 202339min

196: The Formation Project - Kat Wehunt

196: The Formation Project - Kat Wehunt

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Kat Wehunt, co-founder of The Formation Project – a survivor-led nonprofit organization that provides specialized services to those who have experienced human trafficking and/or sexual exploitation. The Formation Project has built a community of support led by survivors for survivors. The Formation Project believes that a positive and permanent impact in the lives of survivors is possible by ensuring access to sustainable services. Their services include outreach, intervention, case management, an emergency shelter, and a vibrant, consistent survivor community. Kat is a survivor of familial human trafficking and she co-founded The Formation Project to help other survivors. Kat is one of the leading voices in the movement to bring an end to human trafficking in our world.  You do not want to miss this inspiring and powerful episode!  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Kat’s inspiring life story; Kat’s story of surviving familial human trafficking and how she’s found healing; How Kat’s own experiences led her to starting The Formation Project; About the work of The Formation Project and stories of some of the survivors they have supported; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Kat and The Formation Project, please visit: www.1girlrevolution.com/theformationproject  For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

13 Okt 202346min

195: Days for Girls - Celeste Mergens

195: Days for Girls - Celeste Mergens

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Celeste Mergens, founder of Days for Girls – a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to increasing access to menstrual care and education that shatter stigma and limitations for women and girls around the world. Days for Girls increases access to menstrual care and education by developing global partnerships, cultivating Social Enterprises, mobilizing volunteers and innovating sustainable solutions that shatter stigma and limitations for women and girls worldwide. Days for Girls is dedicated to increasing access to menstrual supplies around the world, shattering stigma through education, elevating menstrual health and hygiene, and advocating for global policy change to empower women and girls. Days for Girls is turning periods into pathways. Celeste founded Days for Girls in 2008 after a life-changing experience while she was working with a foundation in Kenya. Since it’s founding, Days for Girls has impacted the lives of more than 300 million women and girls in 145 countries - and counting.  Celeste is an innovator, a speaker, the founder of several successful organizations, and she’s also now an author! Celeste’s new book The Power of Days: A Story of Resilience, Dignity, and the Fight for Women’s Equity is available now.  You do not want to miss this inspiring episode!  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Celeste’s inspiring life story; How Celeste ended up doing work in Kenya and how she learned about the menstrual poverty that many women and girls face daily; The story of how Celeste decided to start Days for Girls and about the incredible world-changing work they do; Stories about the impact that Days for Girls is making; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Celeste and Days for Girls, please visit: https://1girlrevolution.com/daysforgirls

5 Okt 202342min

194: The Body Positive - Connie Sobczak

194: The Body Positive - Connie Sobczak

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Connie Sobczak, co-founder of The Body Positive – a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a lively, healing community that offers freedom from suffocating societal messages that keep people in a perpetual struggle with their bodies. The Body Positive teaches people to listen to their bodies, learn and thrive, with the  ultimate goal to end the harmful consequences of negative body image: eating disorders, depression, anxiety, cutting, suicide, substance abuse, and relationship violence. The Body Positive is especially concerned about poor body image in teens and young adults, which is why they have been training educators and student leaders for more than twenty years to create Body Positive programs in schools and throughout communities. For more than 25 years The Body Positive has helped over a million people in 28 countries worldwide reclaim their health, reduce anxiety and depression, and increase self-compassion and confidence to live full, happy lives.  Connie’s own experience with an eating disorder in her teen years and the death of her sister Stephanie has inspired her life’s work to help people live with more appreciation and love for their precious bodies. She co-founded The Body Positive in honor of her sister, and to ensure that her daughter Carmen and other children would grow up in a new world—one where people are free to focus on the things in life that really matter. Connie is the author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body and she has been training Be Body Positive Facilitators for more than twenty years, and uses her creative skills to produce The Body Positive’s curricula, videos, digital courses, and training. Connie’s passion is watching the light that emerges when people recognize and embrace their magnificent, authentic selves. You do not want to miss this incredible episode!  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Connie’s inspiring journey through life;  About Connie’s own experience with an eating disorder and the story of how she lost her sister due to an eating disorder; How The Body Positive came to be and about the incredible work that they do to empower women and girls - and change the culture and the world; Stories from The Body Positive community; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Connie and The Body Positive, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/TheBodyPositive

27 Sep 20231h 5min

193: Helping Women Period - Lysne Tait

193: Helping Women Period - Lysne Tait

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Lysne Tait, co-founder of Helping Women Period - a nonprofit organization that provides no-cost menstrual products to those experiencing homelessness or low-income disparity.   Lysne and her friend Amy Stephenson learned about period poverty and how many women and girls lacked access to critical monthly period products - and they decided to do something about it. What started out as a period product drive has now grown and evolved to be a thriving nonprofit organization that has collected and distributed over 4 MILLION products to women and girls in need. Helping Women Period works to end period poverty through partnerships, advocacy, donations and education.  Lysne has become a nationally recognized leader in the fight to end period poverty and has been featured in Oprah’s O Magazine, TeenVogue, Today.com, Forbes, and more. You do not want to miss this informative and inspiring episode! You will love Lysne, her story, and you will love the incredible work of Helping Women Period! In this episode you’ll hear: Lysne’s inspiring life story;  The story of how Lysne and Amy learned about period poverty and what they decided to do to be a part of the solution; How Helping Women Period started and all about their incredible mission; Statistics and stories about period poverty in our country; How Helping Women Period is making an impact and stories of women and girls who have been helped through their work; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Lysne and Helping Women Period, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/HelpingWomenPeriod  1 Girl Revolution is a nonprofit multimedia organization that is dedicated to highlighting the stories of everyday women and girls who are changing the world through their lives. For more information, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

21 Sep 202348min

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