Only 27% of men of color enrolled at McLennan Community College come back to college the following year. To combat that alarming statistic, the MCC Foundation brought the Men of Color Success Initiative to campus. Program Coordinator Dr. Frank Graves and MCC Foundation Executive Director Kim Patterson join Randy in the studio to talk about the program. About the nonprofit:  The MCC Foundation Men of Color Success Initiative is designed to increase retention and completion rates among men of color and increase the campus’ awareness of issues with diversity and equality. Find them online at: mclennan.edu/men-of-color About the Charity Champions Podcast

Randy interviews Susan Cowley, Executive Director of the Talitha Koum Institute. The Talitha Koum Institute is a mental health and therapeutic nursery for extreme-risk infants and toddlers. Susan tells us how toxic stress at an early age can affect a child’s brain. About the nonprofit: CrossTies Ecumenical Church founded Talitha Koum Institute (TKI). They wanted to help the children of the Kate Ross public housing neighborhood of South Waco. Find them online at: talithakoum.com About the Charity Champions Podcast The Charity Champions Podcast is co-hosted by Dale Smith, Director of Community Outreach for TFNB Your Bank For Life, and Randy Lane,

All spring and summer we’ve been working with our Charity Champion, UnBound, to put together a three-part podcast series on human trafficking in Central Texas. We’re proud to announce that series is complete! Please use the web players below to listen to each episode, or subscribe to use on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher to get all episodes. Thanks to UnBound for helping us put this important series together. About the Charity Champions Podcast The Charity Champions Podcast is co-hosted by Dale Smith, Director of Community Outreach for TFNB Your Bank For Life, and Randy Lane, CTO and VP of

Julia Walsh spent four years as a sex trafficking victim. With the help of Charity Champion UnBound, she was able to escape. Now she helps other women recognize the warning signs. This is part three of our three-part series on human trafficking in Central Texas. Please go back and listen to episodes 9 and 10 to learn more. About the Charity Champions Podcast The Charity Champions Podcast is co-hosted by Dale Smith, Director of Community Outreach for TFNB Your Bank For Life, and Randy Lane, CTO and VP of Marketing for 360 Solutions. Together they invite Charity Champions and the people they help into

Dale Smith and Randy Lane sit down with McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara to talk about how the Sheriff’s Department teams up with Charity Champions Winner UnBound to fight human trafficking in Central Texas. This is part two of our three part series on human trafficking in Central Texas. Episode 9 featured UnBound’s Director Susan Peters talking about her organizations role in caring for human trafficking victims. In Episode 11 we’ll hear from a survivor of sex trafficking that’s now an advocated for UnBound. About the Charity Champions Podcast The Charity Champions Podcast is co-hosted by Dale Smith, Director of Community Outreach