The story of Childhelp is so astounding, it should be made into a movie.

It’s the true tale of two young actresses - Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fed­der­son – who played the roles of the girlfriends on the tele­vi­sion show “The Ad­ven­tures of Ozzie and Har­riet.”

It began on a USO Tour in 1959 when the two young women were in Japan, and came across 11 street children in a typhoon. They dedicated themselves to finding the children find a safe place to live, not knowing that protecting kids was to become their life calling.

From that, they formed what is now the nation’s largest and oldest nonprofit organization meeting the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children. Childhelp has directly impacted the lives of more than 12 million children in the U.S.

Michael Medoro is now the impassioned chief of staff of this organization, working with issues from prevention to foster care programs, family advocacy centers, residential villages, legislation, and a national child abuse hotline.

And that movie about Childhelp and its beginnings? It has been indeed been made – “For the Love of a Child,” available on many streaming services.

To learn more about Childhelp, click here: https://www.childhelp.org/

Original air date: November 16, 2023.

The story of Childhelp is so astounding, it should be made into a movie.
It’s the true tale of two young actresses - Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fed­der­son – who played the roles of the girlfriends on the tele­vi­sion show “The Ad­ven­tures of Ozzie and Har­riet.”
It began on a USO Tour in 1959 when the two young women were in Japan, and came across 11 street children in a typhoon. They dedicated themselves to finding the children find a safe place to live, not knowing that protecting kids was to become their life calling.
From that, they formed what is now the nation’s largest and oldest nonprofit organization meeting the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children. Childhelp has directly impacted the lives of more than 12 million children in the U.S.
Michael Medoro is now the impassioned chief of staff of this organization, working with issues from prevention to foster care programs, family advocacy centers, residential villages, legislation, and a national child abuse hotline.
And that movie about Childhelp and its beginnings? It has been indeed been made – “For the Love of a Child,” available on many streaming services.
To learn more about Childhelp, click here: <a href="https://www.childhelp.org/">https://www.childhelp.org/</a>
Original air date: November 16, 2023.

The Rescuers radio show provides an opportunity to spotlight people who are working behind the scenes to make this world a better place. These people serve as inspiration and idea starters to encourage others to find creative ways to impact their community, their city, and the world.

Host Art Brooks has spent his career in broadcasting, both as on-air talent and in representing the industry as president and CEO of the Arizona Broadcasters Association for nearly 30 years. He was the driving force behind an Emmy-winning series of documentaries on drug abuse that combined a phone bank of 100 seasoned counselors and history-making "roadblock," as every TV station in Arizona and many radio stations broadcast the groundbreaking show on the same day at the same time. He also was instrumental in starting AZ AMBER Alert (one of two states in the nation where broadcasters initiated the program), helped form the Native American Broadcast Institute at Northern Arizona University and consulted with broadcasters in Bulgaria to help build commercial radio as the country was coming out of communism.

Rescuers airs 5:30-6 p.m. AZ time Thursdays on KPXQ-AM Faith Talk 1360, beginning May 7, 2020. Based in Phoenix, it is available internationally online. We invite you to submit names of heroes you think would be good subjects for the show - just message us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rescuersradioshow/

The Rescuers radio show provides an opportunity to spotlight people who are working behind the scenes to make this world a better place. These people serve as inspiration and idea starters to encourage others to find creative ways to impact their community, their city, and the world. Host Art Brooks has spent his career in broadcasting, both as on-air talent and in representing the industry as president and CEO of the Arizona Broadcasters Association for nearly 30 years. He was the driving force behind an Emmy-winning series of documentaries on drug abuse that combined a phone bank of 100 seasoned counselors and history-making "roadblock," as every TV station in Arizona and many radio stations broadcast the groundbreaking show on the same day at the same time. He also was instrumental in starting AZ AMBER Alert (one of two states in the nation where broadcasters initiated the program), helped form the Native American Broadcast Institute at Northern Arizona University and consulted with broadcasters in Bulgaria to help build commercial radio as the country was coming out of communism. Rescuers airs 5:30-6 p.m. AZ time Thursdays on KPXQ-AM Faith Talk 1360, beginning May 7, 2020. Based in Phoenix, it is available internationally online. We invite you to submit names of heroes you think would be good subjects for the show - just message us on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rescuersradioshow/">https://www.facebook.com/rescuersradioshow/</a>

Rescuers radio show

Great feel good program with insightful guests highlighting our unsung heroes helping in our communities.

Great feel good program with insightful guests highlighting our unsung heroes helping in our communities.

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