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/…
The Out of Body Experiences podcast is co-hosted by Thomas Greco, President of Greco Publishing, Eddie Day, owner of Collision Restoration and Alicia Figurelli, Vice President of Greco Publishing. The Out of Body Experiences podcast will bring you an entertaining and informative look at the collision repair industry with entertaining being the key word. Our goal is to talk about the issues affecting collision repairers but in a less than traditional way. We want you to learn a little bit and ...
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The February 2024 episode of the Out of Body Experiences podcast, with your host Greco Publishing's Alicia Figurelli and featuring Eddie Day of Collision Restoration and Tom Greco. Join the trio as they discuss rumors of massive labor rate hikes, "I" men, body shop phases, the greatest car movies and much, much more. This episode is sponsored by Fa…
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The November 2023 episode of the Out of Body Experiences podcast, with your host Greco Publishing's Alicia Figurelli and featuring Eddie Day of Collision Restoration and Tom Greco. Join the trio as they discuss the results of the exclusive New Jersey Automotive Survey. The survey was completed by collision and mechanical shops throughout New Jersey…
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The October 2023 episode of the Out of Body Experiences podcast, with your host Greco Publishing's Alicia Figurelli and featuring Eddie Day of Collision Restoration and Tom Greco. Join the trio as they discuss: Geico Insurance's recent layoffs, "20" Groups; body shop environment; adapting to social and demographic changes in the shop; hiring "yes" …
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The September 2023 episode of the Out of Body Experiences podcast, with your host Greco Publishing's Alicia Figurelli and featuring Eddie Day of Collision Restoration and Tom Greco. Join the trio as they discuss: employees doing things they shouldn't do; shop privacy' body shop "ego"; Artificial Intelligence; work/life balance as a collision repair…
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the August 2023 episode of the Out of Body Experiences podcast, with your host Greco Publishing's Alicia Figurelli and featuring Eddie Day of Collision Restoration and Tom Greco. Join the trio as they discuss caring too much about your business, the legal cannabis problem and the current wave of shops selling to MSOs and/or retiring. All that plus …
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