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May is National Mental Health Awareness Month \u2013 a good time to get a \u201cCheck Up from the Neck Up.\u201d\xa0 I speak to Malik Gray, Program Analysis Supervisor at Department of Behavioral Health about a free online survey to check on your mental wellbeing and resources for those seeking help. https://healthymindsphilly.org/mental-health-awareness-month-988/ \xa0 \xa0

Philadephia has the highest poverty rate of the nation\u2019s big cities. The GreenLight Fund Philadelphia \xa0is addressing this issue by finding community-based organizations making a difference and supplying them support to tackle economic and racial inequities, remove barriers and life individuals and families out of poverty. I speak to The GreenLight Fund Philadelphia\u2019s Executive Director Felicia Rinier about their approach and the organizations they\u2019re currently supporting. greenlightfund.org
\xa0Hopeworks - Launched in 2022, focus area: digital equity
The Fountain Fund- Launched in2023, Focus Area: economic support for returning citizens
Single Stop - Launched in 2013, Focus Area: Degree Completion/Access to Benefits
Year Up - Launched in 2013, Focus Area: Youth Career Readiness
Center for Employment Opportunities - 2015, Focus Area: Early Literacy
ParentChild+ - Launched in 2016, Focus Area:
Compass Working Capital - Launched in 2018, Focus Area: Assets Building \xa0 \xa0

Angela Giampolo of Giampolo Law Group and Philly Gay Lawyer joins me for our monthly feature Speak OUT about issues related to the LGBTQIA+ community and how they related to us all. This month we discuss the increased numbers of anti-LGBTIA+ legislation.\xa0 We also discuss Angela\u2019s Caravan of Hope which provides free legal help in communities where LGBTIA+ legal help is lacking.\xa0 It\u2019ll be back on the road next year \u2013 but this year will be offering help virtually.
https://www.phillygaylawyer.com/
https://giampololaw.com/
https://www.caravanofhope.lgbt/