Ned Breslin spent decades leading at Water for People, but his passion for helping people on the margins and a personal connection to the child welfare system brought him back to Denver and the Tennyson Center for Children. This week, Joe and Brian talk to Ned and learn how a child's life can change when they are seen, heard, and valued. Ned is living proof of his belief that true change and transformation are possible.    Read the full show notes: <a href= "https://coloradouplift.org/2020/05/11/leading-on-purpose-ep-16-ned-breslin-show-notes/"> https://coloradouplift.org/2020/05/11/leading-on-purpose-ep-16-ned-breslin-show-notes/</a> To find out more about the Tennyson Center for Children, click here: <a href= "https://www.tennysoncenter.org/about/">https://www.tennysoncenter.org/about/</a> To learn more about Colorado UpLift and make a tax-deductible donation visit us here: <a href="https://coloradouplift.org/" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://coloradouplift.org/&source=gmail&ust=1586873050088000&usg=AFQjCNEwEWBaqpOxnpeH5qrNCrZtrj-YvQ">ColoradoUpLift.org</a>

Giving Students Real-World Leadership Experience with Michael Burnside and Ross Curington

Since 1982, Colorado UpLift has been developing youth with a vision of building up new generations of urban leaders. But UpLift’s passion for leadership and community transformation doesn’t end with its students. Join Joe Sanders (UpLift’s CEO) and Brian Stamer (COO) as they interview leaders from across the Denver area to learn how they overcome challenges, what makes them passionate, and how they have become positive change-makers. Each episode will enlighten, energize, and equip listeners to make a difference in their own communities.