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Host Ali Dieng talks with J Helms and Alexander Ferguson about training for BIPOC Vermonters around death and suicide.

J Helms (they, them, theirs) is the Director of Training & Advocacy at the Peer Workforce Development Initiative/Training Institute and VT IPS Hub Coordinator. Alexander Ferguson (he/him) is a Training Specialist at the Peer Workforce Development Initiative/Training Institute for Pathways Vermont.

Host Ali Dieng talks with Susan Kaplan, Project Manager at Informed Green Solution, about programs for New Americans and safe cleaning products.

Informed Green Solutions, Inc. (IGS) was established in 2009 as a 501(c)(3) to educate the general public on the benefits of environmentally preferable purchasing and the impacts our purchasing decisions have on human health and the environment. By purchasing products that have been developed and manufactured using standards that include social, health and safety criteria, we will move our country and the world toward better health and a green economy.

IGS provides education and technical assistance on how to transition to a more sustainable footprint through your purchasing decisions.

For more information visit: https://www.informedgreensolutions.org

Host Ali Dieng talks with David Hartnett, Former New North End City Councilor and Sarah Morgan, Planner, Office of Planning City of Burlington about the PlanBTV project and its impacts on the New North End of Burlington.

Host Ali Dieng talks with Jim Holway, President of Vermont Kin as Parents VKAP! They discuss the state of Vermont Children and Kinship in our state.