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The Carolina African American Heritage Foundation (CAAHF) is a multi-faceted group focusing on the needs of Myrtle Beach and surrounding areas and that promotes cultural, arts and educational programs relative to the history and culture of African Americans living in the Carolinas, according to CAAHF’s mission statement. Current efforts toward accomplishing that mission include “Brown Bag Luncheons” to teach entrepreneurial and business development skills to underserved populations, assistance in securing government contracts for minority construction contractors, crime prevention among youth, and a full slate of activities and events to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. CAAHF board member Doris Gleason and CAAHF Coordinator Leonard Love speak with Bhakti Larry Hough about the organization and its mission during the current edition of Insight (#46), airing on January 9th and 14th at 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM, and midnight, on 90.9 FM, Radio Baha'i.

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Zenobia Washington and the Georgetown Outreach Ministries, Inc. (GOMINC) believe that they are their brother’s keeper, especially their younger brothers who have had run-ins with the law. Washington is the director of GOMINC’s My Brother’s Keeper program. Currently, the major focus of the program is to help mostly young men, but some young women, remove financial impediments to moving forward positively with their lives. Persons the program serves are those that owe money – restitution, court fees, and fines for driving violations – that they don’t have or can’t get to the criminal justice system. Washington and My Brother’s Keeper help them come up creative ways to raise the money so that they can clear their names, or in some cases, get their driver’s licenses back, so that they can move forward with their lives. Bhakti Larry Hough interviews Washington about the My Brother’s Keeper program on the current edition of Insight (#45).

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Food is the subject of the next edition of Insight: providing for those who are struggling to keep enough food on the table, and how to prepare delicious meals that are healthy and nutritious. While many people take for granted having sufficient nutritious food for themselves and their families, others aren’t quite as fortunate. That’s where the Harvest Hope Food Bank comes in. The food bank endeavors to provide food for those without enough of it “with dignity, compassion and education,” according to Nicole Echols, community development coordinator for Harvest Hope of the Pee Dee in Florence. She said the demand for food among the needy increases this time of year and her organization is struggling to keep up with the demand.

The incidence of diabetes is rampant in the Pee Dee and along the Grand Strand. In addition to talking with Nicole Echols, Bhakti Larry Hough spoke with Florene Linnen, of the Georgetown County Core Group. She gives suggestions on how to prepare tasty meals that are also nutritious and good for your health, especially people with diabetes and related diseases, such as high blood pressure.

Insight airs Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM, and Midnight, on Radio Baha’i, 90.9 FM.

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The primary purpose of adoption service is to help children who would not otherwise have a nurturing family of their own to become members of a family that can give them the care, protection, and opportunities essential for their healthy personal growth and development. There are 1,700 children in foster care in South Carolina for whom the SC Department of Social Services (DSS) is trying to find permanent families. The current edition of Insight features interviews with Sandra Kinley Belin of the DSS adoption office and the Rogers family, who recently adopted a four-year-old boy.

Monday, December 17th, at 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM, and midnight, on 90.9 FM, Radio Baha'i.

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EarthSky, the producer of one the mini-programs that airs on Radio Baha'i, put together a listing of places that you can make donations to help victims of Hurricane Sandy. The full article is here. Below are some highlights from the EarthSky post.

Red Cross website, call 1-800-RED-CROSS, or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. You can click here to go to the Red Cross diaster relief page.

Go online to make a donation to the AmeriCares Disaster Relief Fund.

Charity evaluators like Guidestar and Charity Navigator are good ways to check that the organization you’re donating to is established, and that your funds will go where you intend.

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