A Closer Look
A Closer Look
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The Lehigh Valley is home to over 800 locally focused nonprofits, one of the highest concentrations in the United States. What do they do, who do they benefit, and how are they helping the Lehigh Valley community? Laurie Hackett invites area nonprofit leaders for insightful conversations about their programs, how residents can get involved, and their impact on the region.
Phantoms Charities' Rob Brooks, and the Community School's Rebecca Bodnar and Jill Wheeler | A Closer Look
Laurie Hackett talks with Rob Brooks of Phantoms Charities about the organization's health and fitness programs, then chats with Rebecca Bodnar and Jill Wheeler, who partner on the Community School at Central Elementary.
Aug 30, 2022
29 min
The Literacy Center's Margaret McConnell and The Children's Home's Anita Paukovits | A Closer Look
Laurie Hackett welcomes Margaret McConnell from The Literacy Center to take a closer look at the organization and its literacy programs, then chats with Anita Paukovits of The Children's Home of Easton about their goals for guiding, supporting, and encouraging children to believe in themselves.
Jul 26, 2022
34 min
Miller-Keystone's Peter Castagna and the James Lawson Freedom School's Katarah Jordan | A Closer Look
Laurie Hackett welcomes Peter Castagna from the Miller-Keystone Blood Center to talk about the importance of donating blood for those in need, then chats with Katarah Jordan from the James Lawson Freedom School about charter school education benefits and preventing summer learning loss.
Jun 28, 2022
29 min
St. Luke's Sacred Heart's Frank Ford and Women's 5K Classic's Wendy Body | A Closer Look
Laurie Hackett is back to take a closer look at area nonprofits, welcoming St. Luke's Sacred Heart Hospital's Frank Ford and Women's 5K Classic founder Wendy Body to share their stories.
May 31, 2022
29 min
ArtsQuest's Kassie Hilgert and Wildlands Conservancy's Chris Kocher | A Closer Look
Laurie Hackett is back to take a closer look at Lehigh Valley-area nonprofits, and the subjects of the arts and the outdoors, with ArtsQuest CEO Kassie Hilgert and Chris Kocher, President of the Wildlands Conservancy.
Apr 26, 2022
32 min
A Channel of Peace's Dan Roebuck and The Bach Choir's Leela Breithaupt | A Closer Look
Laurie Hackett welcomes two great nonprofit leaders to share their organizations’ stories: Bethlehem's own Dan Roebuck from A Channel of Peace and Executive Director Leela Breithaupt from the historic Bach Choir of Bethlehem.
Mar 29, 2022
32 min
The Century Promise's Yusuf Dahl and BASD's Dr. Joseph Roy | A Closer Look
On this episode of A Closer Look, Laurie Hackett takes another dive into area nonprofits with Yusuf Dahl from The Century Promise and Dr. Joseph Roy from the Bethlehem Area School District.
Mar 1, 2022
32 min
Community Services for Children's Dr. Teri Haddad and Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital's Anne Baum | A Closer Look
For the first episode of A Closer Look, Laurie welcomes Dr. Teri Haddad, Vice President of Community Initiatives and Advancement at Community Services for Children and Anne Baum, recently-named President of Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital to talk about their great nonprofits, and dive into who, and how, each organization helps the Lehigh Valley.
Feb 1, 2022
29 min