Category: Family Radio Forum

Producer/host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Topic: Opportunity Maine:  helping Maine graduates, their families and the economy

Guests:   Rob Brown, Executive Director, Opportunity Maine;  Nicole Brown, Senior, Public Administration; University of Maine Augusta;  Philip Trostel,  Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Maine; Jamie McKown, Professor, College of the Atlantic,  Jasmine Smith, student, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine

FMI: www.opportunitymaine.org

Producer/host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Topic: Volunteer Opportunities at Big Brothers, Big Sisters

What are the origins and current programs of Big Brothers, Big Sisters?  How does one become a volunteer?  How do youth benefit from adult mentors in their lives?

Guests: Stacy Coventry, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Downeast Health;  Nathan Anaya, Big Brother volunteer

Call in show

Producer/host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Topic:  Teen Voices – Teen Issues:  Internet Safety, Teen Intimacy and the affects of Alcohol

Guests: Students from Jonesport Elementary School, Washington County Voices Program and Next Step Domestic Violence
Don Ficker, Cheryl Brissenden, Voices Program,  Kim Berry, Next Step Domestic Violence Program

Call in show

Producer/host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Topic: Giving Peace a Chance–Waldo County Peace Jam

How to work on peace on a local level;  What resources might be available to help you get started, including Peace Jam; What young people think about their ability to make a difference in their community.

Guests in studio:

Alex Pierel, Kevin Marsanskis and Christina Monk, (students), and Cathy Roberts, (advisor), Waldo County Peace Jam

By phone:

Barry Felson, Director of Peace Jam Northeast FMI: www.nextgenleaders.org or 203-687-4340
Jen Olin, Unity Barnraisers FMI: jolin@unity.edu or 207-948-9005

Meg Gilmartin, Healthy Schools Initiative FMI: www.healthyschoolsinitiative.org or 207-692-2571

Call in show

Producer/host: Ron Beard, UMaine Cooperative Extension

Topic: Simply Mindful: Ways to Improve Communication for Couples

Guests: Nancy Hathaway, Center for Studying Mindfulness, Blue Hill, Maine; Jim Piccorillo and Jill Day, a couple experienced in using these skills

Call in show

Producer/host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Topic: Balancing Act– Blending Family and Work Lives

Guests: Leslie Forstadt, Extension Child and Family Development; Cliff Forstadt, lawyer, raised one as single dad; Jane Forstadt, elementary school teacher, raised 3 as a single mom; Steve Adam, father of 2, instructor at University of Maine

Call in show

Producer/host: Ron Beard

Topic: Creating Community Skateparks with Maine Youth

Producer/host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Guests: Anais Tomezsko, Executive Director,  Cloe Dowley and Jose O’Campo, Board Members, Mano en Mano, Milbridge, Maine; Blanca Santiago, Centro Latino, Maine

Topic: Making a New Home-Latinos in Downeast Maine

Call in show