In this episode, we talk with Jessica Bartholomew, founder and executive director of ACT United, and learn how she reaches out to over 3,000 children and parents a year to help teach them to identify warning signs of human trafficking, and how to avoid being a victim. Also, we dive into the nuts and bolts and share some important information on how you can protect yourself and your child from these crimes.

We spend some time interviewing Al Norby, the Executive Director for LoveINC of Carver County, a community nonprofit that helps residents in need. This past year, LoveINC has helped over 800 families in our county in addition to taking over 2,300 calls for assistance, while being support by 30 churches throughout the county.

We spend some time with Dr. Richard Scott, the Deputy Division Director of Health Services for Carver County. We learn about Carver County Public Health’s mission to support residents of our county, as well as challenges and opportunities for keeping our communities healthy. We learn more about what it is doing to help residents stay one of the healthiest communities in America.

The Carver County Community Development Agency (CDA) is celebrating 45 years of supporting housing affordability for homeowners and renters of Carver County this year. In this episode, we get some insight into what our communities are doing to help families afford homes in our area, as we speak with Carver County CDA Executive Director Allison Streich.

Books, learning, technology, and community! We discuss all of these topics including what services libraries offer and what they'll look like in the future, with Carver County Library Director Jodi Edstrom.

We sit down and talk about the budget, quality education, retaining great educators, and the impact of technology in education with Dr. Erin Rathke, Superintendent of Eastern Carver County Schools.

We sit down and talk about transportation, growth in the metro, and what the future holds, with SW Transit CEO Erik Hansen.

We sit down and talk about promoting business in Carver County with Steve Curtis, the Executive Director of the Southwest Metro Chamber of Commerce.