ListenUp - The StandUp For Kids Podcast

#23 Building a Lasting Impact: Integrating Charitable Giving Through Estate Planning

This episode features Shadi Shaffer, an asset protection and estate planning attorney, to discuss how estate planning ties into charitable giving and share a few inspiring youth stories she has seen over her years of working with StandUp or Kids.

#22 Breaking Barriers: The Mental Health Impact of Homelessness with Dr. Natasha Namdari

This episode of ListenUp talks about the effect homelessness has on an individual's mental health and how access to more resources can prove beneficial for underserved populations. Our guest is psychiatry specialist and StandUp for Kids Advisory Board member Dr. Natasha Namdari.

#21 Family Ties

This episode of ListenUp talks about the issue of family homelessness. Our guest is Andrew Castillo, Manager of Family Programs at Illumination Foundation and he talks with Mike about the landscape of family homelessness and how to support families in a collaborative and sustainable way.

#20 You Gotta Have Faith

This episode of ListenUp talks about faith’s role in a youth’s life. Our guest is a current youth in our program, Dylan. He shares about his goal to become a pastor and the road that led to making that decision.

#19 From Hell to Surviving and THRIVING Pt.2

This episode of ListenUp talks about a youth’s experience surviving even the worst conditions and that it is possible to recover. Our guest is graduated youth and StandUp for Kids Outreach Coordinator, Johanna Demers, and she openly shares with Mike about the harsh reality of what it’s like to be a homeless youth wanting to make it on your own with no one else's help. If you didn't listen to Pt. 1 please go back and listen to episode #18 and then come back to this one for the continuation.