Vicki Sokolik refuses to be an Ostrich. Her son brought to her attention the crisis of unhoused youth — youth unhoused, not living with a parent/guardian, and not in foster care — in America, and she has been fighting to support this vulnerable population every since. Most active in Tampa Bay, Florida, Vicki is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Starting Right, Now, which removes barriers for unaccompanied homeless youth to cultivate long-term well-being and self-sufficiency. She is also the author of the new book, “If You See Them: Young, Unhoused, and Alone in America.” Vicki Sokolik joined host Jay Ruderman to discuss the many ways unhoused youth fall through the cracks in our society, how her organization helps them, and also how to build trust with people who could use your help. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:10) Vicki’s origin story (02:40) What is “unhoused youth?” (06:40) What should a person do if they worry they see an unhoused youth? (08:19) How have conversations around unhoused youth changed in Vicki’s 20 years working with them? (11:02) How do people get the word out and help unhoused youth? (14:55) Vicki’s new book (16:48) How Vicki builds trust (20:10) What do students receive at Starting Right, Now? (22:58) How does Vicki balance advocacy and direct support? (27:53) Starting Right, Now alumni (29:10) Goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
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S3 E2 - A Conversation with LightningBoltForever - Part 2.
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Welcome back to The Twice-Lost Geek Podcast! This episode is Part 2 of a conversation with the person behind the LightningBoltForever YouTube channel. We'll talk about travel, roadside attractions, amusement parks, Disney World, some of our favorite computer games, and what life is like during a pandemic. Links: LightningBoltForever on YouTube The …
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S3 E1 - A Conversation with LightningBoltForever - Part 1.
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Welcome back to The Twice-Lost Geek Podcast! This episode is Part 1 of a recent conversation with the person behind the LightningBoltForever YouTube channel. We'll talk about the Star Wars movies, classic LucasArts Star Wars computer games, and start diving into road trips and roadside attractions! Links: LightningBoltForever on YouTube The Twice-L…
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Welcome back to the Twice-Lost Geek Podcast!This is a short preview for Season 3 and was mostly a way for me to gage if my recording and editing skills were still up to par. Fortunately, they are!You can find The Twice-Lost Geek on YouTube and Facebook and as @twicelostgeek on Instagram and Twitter.Support The Twice-Lost Geek on Ko-fi!…
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In this episode of The Twice-Lost Geek, Ross sits down with his good friend Brian to discuss Star Wars Episode 9 - The Rise of Skywalker. The conversation itself lasted nearly two hours and touched on the lore of Star Wars (including the old Expanded Universe canon), books, and other things. This is part one of that epic conversation! You can find …
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In this episode of The Twice-Lost Geek, Ross gets sits down and talks with his two kiddos about coronavirus, Minecraft, ocean liners, airplanes, and vinyl records! You can find The Twice-Lost Geek on Facebook and as @twicelostgeek on Instagram and Twitter.
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In this episode of The Twice-Lost Geek, Ross gets personal and shares what all has happened within the last month, including getting tested for Covid-19. Ross then performs four songs that he's written - including his latest! You can find The Twice-Lost Geek on Facebook and as @twicelostgeek on Instagram and Twitter.…
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Welcome back to The Twice-Lost Geek! In this episode, Ross talks about his latest roadtrip to Cincinnati, Ohio. Stops include The SkyStar Wheel, Jungle Jim's International Market, and the Lucky Cat Museum! Ross sat down with the owner of the Lucky Cat Museum, Micha Robertson, for a conversation about maneki neko, the ESSEX Studios building, and an …
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In Which The Twice-Lost Geek Resumes Operations. That's right! Ross is bringing back all things Twice-Lost Geek after an extended, and much needed time away. In this episode, Ross talks about what happened, opens up about some personal stuff, and goes into detail about some pretty exciting things that are in the pipeline. Want to come along when Ro…
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After a mental health break, the Twice-Lost Geek is back! There are some exciting things in the pipeline, so stay tuned!
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S1 E4 - The Twice-Lost Geek and The Last Jedi
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In this episode of the Twice-Lost Geek Podcast, Ross sits down with his friend Brian to talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi. They also discuss their theories about The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars Legends canon, local history, and the state of modern politics. To have your question answered on a future episode of the pod, you can email twicelostgee…
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In this episode of the Twice-Lost Geek Podcast, we travel even further back in time to 2009/2010 and listen to a podcast I produced for a recording techniques class at Hocking College. There's also a new segment debuting on this episode - a listener question segment. To have your question answered on a future episode of the pod, you can email twice…
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In this episode of the rebooted Twice-Lost Geek podcast, we again travel back to 2017. This time we hear a conversation with Redditor /u/itsadndmonsternow who talks about making everyday Reddit finds into things for Dungeons and Dragons. You can find The Twice-Lost Geek on Facebook, on Twitter and Instagram as @twicelostgeek, and on the interwebs a…
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This is the preview episode of the rebooted Twice-Lost Geek podcast. You can find The Twice-Lost Geek on Facebook, @twicelostgeek on Instagram and Twitter, and on the interwebs at twicelostgeek.com
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