Guest: Pastor Michael Martin from Learning to Live Fellowship based in Inglewood, discussed the efforts of their team of mentors and volunteers to provide support to foster children who will become "aged out" of the system at 18 years old, many of whom may find themselves without any support and suddenly in a position to act as adults.  "Next Steps" is a program that is working to identify and offer support for the estimated 20,000 children who "age out" of the foster care system each year. For many of these young people, aging out means becoming homeless, unemployment and enduring a lifetime of struggle. Mentors, tutors & volunteers focus on four core areas: computer literacy, writing proficiency, financial planning & understanding, and social interaction & life skills. He also promoted their upcoming benefit concert on March 29^th.

Contact:Shawn
[310] 989.6979

prfrenzy@aol.com                                  or, more information is available at www.nextstepsla.org

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• Care “Empowering Women” - More info at www.care.org
• IRS “Economic Stimulus Payments” www.irs.gov
• KNOW HIV/AIDS – www.knowhiv/aids.org
• Donate Life “Organ/Tissue Donations” – www.donatelifecalifornia..org

Segment II - 11:30pm – 11:40pm        

Guest: Janeen Holmes, President & CEO of My Stuff Bags Foundation, came in to discuss their ongoing outreach efforts to supply children who have been rescued from terrible abuse situations, and displaced from their homes and thus their belongings. They provide a duffle bag with essentials to replace the belongings they’ve lost.  She also solicited our listeners for donations of children’s toys, blankets, pajamas & teddy bears as well as volunteer time to stuff the bags

(866) 3MY-STUFF                                                                           or www.mystuffbags.org

Segment III - 11:40pm – 12:00am        

Guest: Christopher Hahn, Executive Director of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, came in to discuss the disease, which is the only cancer that is caused by man mad substances. He also talked about the need to ban asbestos & efforts to pass legislation to accomplish that.

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