Hometown Heroes - Jacob Witter - "Schizophrenia Awareness"

Hometown Heroes - Heather Manges - "The Nehemiah Project in Altoona, PA"

On this edition of "Hometown Heroes," we speak with Heather Manges from "The Nehemiah Project" - a multi-faceted Altoona, Pennsylvania ministry dedicated to fostering faith through community development in underprivileged and blighted neighborhoods.

Hometown Heroes - Dale Ingraham - "Speaking Truth in Love Ministries"

Helping church leaders help members who've been victimized by sexual abuse or domestic violence. That's the focus of a conference at 'Speaking Truth in Love Ministries' in Woodhull, NY, June 15-19. In this edition of Hometown Heroes, Dale Ingraham talks about the ministry and the upcoming conference. You can learn more at speakingtruthinlove.org [https://www.speakingtruthinlove.org]. You can learn more about featured conference speaker Paula Wallace from Trauma Informed Ministries International at tim222. com [tim222.com]

Hometown Heroes - Annette Davie - "New Hope Family Services"

Annette Davie is Executive Director of New Hope Family Services in Syracuse, New York.... in the news of late as part of a legal right against New York Attorney General Letitia James over abortion pill reversal...but focused for years on preserving life through adoption and pregnancy counseling.

Hometown Heroes - Jacob Witter - "Schizophrenia Awareness"

On this edition of Hometown Heroes, we speak with Jacob Witter of Wellsville, New York...one of an estimated 20 milion people worldwide living with schizophrenia.  He's also become an advocate for others dealing with the illness...And credits his faith with a significant role in helping him to manage it. Jacob also leads a group called "The Battling Mind Striders [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=61566918792191]," formed to improve mebers' mental and physical health

Hometown Heroes - Tammy Dunmire - "Card & Letterwriting Ministry"

April is National Card and Letterwriting Month, and Tammy Dunmire at Victory Highway Wesleyan Church in Painted Post, New York could write you a long letter about the impact of their card and letterwriting ministry. She tells us about it on this edition of Hometown Heroes.