Patti Luttrell was starting a great career as a pediatric nurse when she overheard a family in the hospital who had just lost their young daughter to cancer. In the midst of their heart-wrenching grief, they were also burdened by not having the gas money to make the two-hour drive back to their home.

She started thinking about all the ways families whose children were dealing with cancer struggled with financial needs. Then in 2005, using proceeds from a garage sale and her daughter Jenny’s vision to host a fashion show, the Children’s Cancer Network started in earnest. 

Today, CCN is a $1.4 million philanthropic organization benefiting Arizona cancer families on a daily basis. The nonprofit provides everything from gas and grocery cards to wigs, health and wellness activities, adopt-a-family programs, college scholarships, networking opportunities, support programs, and more.

Click here to learn more about the Children’s Cancer Network: www.childrenscancernetwork.org

Original air date: October 17, 2024.

Patti Luttrell was starting a great career as a pediatric nurse when she overheard a family in the hospital who had just lost their young daughter to cancer. In the midst of their heart-wrenching grief, they were also burdened by not having the gas money to make the two-hour drive back to their home.
She started thinking about all the ways families whose children were dealing with cancer struggled with financial needs. Then in 2005, using proceeds from a garage sale and her daughter Jenny’s vision to host a fashion show, the Children’s Cancer Network started in earnest. 
Today, CCN is a $1.4 million philanthropic organization benefiting Arizona cancer families on a daily basis. The nonprofit provides everything from gas and grocery cards to wigs, health and wellness activities, adopt-a-family programs, college scholarships, networking opportunities, support programs, and more.
Click here to learn more about the Children’s Cancer Network: <a href="http://www.childrenscancernetwork.org">www.childrenscancernetwork.org</a>
Original air date: October 17, 2024.

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.

Rescuers

Hope for Cancer Warriors  - Patti Luttrell

The impact of traumatic events in a person’s life are far-reaching. The approach to helping them has historically been “what’s wrong with you?” Trauma-Informed Care changes that question to “what’s happened to you?”

Dr. Robert Rhoton has focused his career in the mental health field in developing and teaching others how to help hurting people. He founded the Arizona Trauma Institute to train other professionals in the principles of Trauma-Informed Care.

His goal is to increase human compassion in the world, by helping people manage themselves in a way that increases their ability to live intentional and deliberate lives.

Click here to learn more about the Arizona Trauma Institute and Therapy PLLC: https://aztrauma.org/

Original air date: October 10, 2024.

The impact of traumatic events in a person’s life are far-reaching. The approach to helping them has historically been “what’s wrong with you?” Trauma-Informed Care changes that question to “what’s happened to you?”
Dr. Robert Rhoton has focused his career in the mental health field in developing and teaching others how to help hurting people. He founded the Arizona Trauma Institute to train other professionals in the principles of Trauma-Informed Care.
His goal is to increase human compassion in the world, by helping people manage themselves in a way that increases their ability to live intentional and deliberate lives.
Click here to learn more about the Arizona Trauma Institute and Therapy PLLC: <a href="https://aztrauma.org/">https://aztrauma.org/</a> 
Original air date: October 10, 2024.

The science of trauma & recovery – Dr. Robert Rhoton

Arizona has the 12th highest poverty rate in the country – more than 19 percent of the state’s children live in poverty. Kelly McGowan leads an organization designed to not only help those who need it most, but works to prevent poverty in families throughout the state.

Originally known as the Arizona Community Action Association when the organization started in 1967, Kelly led the effort six years ago to rebrand ACAA as Wildfire: Igniting Community Action to End Poverty in Arizona.

That means a wealth of projects. Wildfire partners with nearly 300 other community agencies to address the causes and consequences of poverty. This includes:
Heat relief initiative – helping low-income families replace their HVAC equipment to reduce heat -related deaths.
Home Energy Assistance Fund – assisting with utility bills, weatherization services, and utility appliance repair and replacement.
SNAP Outreach and Education – helping residents understand and apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Last fiscal year they helped 38,742 households.

More than this, however, Wildfire works to prevent poverty by advocating for fair practices, quality jobs, and collaborating on policy issues to stop poverty before it starts.

Click here to learn more about Wildfire: https://wildfireaz.org/

Original air date: October 3, 2024.

Arizona has the 12th highest poverty rate in the country – more than 19 percent of the state’s children live in poverty. Kelly McGowan leads an organization designed to not only help those who need it most, but works to prevent poverty in families throughout the state.
Originally known as the Arizona Community Action Association when the organization started in 1967, Kelly led the effort six years ago to rebrand ACAA as Wildfire: Igniting Community Action to End Poverty in Arizona.
That means a wealth of projects. Wildfire partners with nearly 300 other community agencies to address the causes and consequences of poverty. This includes:
<ul>
<li>Heat relief initiative – helping low-income families replace their HVAC equipment to reduce heat -related deaths.</li>
<li>Home Energy Assistance Fund – assisting with utility bills, weatherization services, and utility appliance repair and replacement.</li>
<li>SNAP Outreach and Education – helping residents understand and apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Last fiscal year they helped 38,742 households.</li>
</ul>
More than this, however, Wildfire works to prevent poverty by advocating for fair practices, quality jobs, and collaborating on policy issues to stop poverty before it starts.
Click here to learn more about Wildfire: <a href="https://wildfireaz.org/">https://wildfireaz.org/</a> 
Original air date: October 3, 2024.

Igniting community action – Kelly McGowan

Stacey Womack has a heart for the survivors of domestic violence. And she also wants to help those who commit that violence who are seeking to change.

After years of homeschooling her six kids, in she felt a calling and in 1997 Stacey  formed Abuse Recovery Ministry Services (ARMS), leading it to become a nationally and internationally recognized force in the battle against domestic violence.

The organization’s mission is to provide a safe and empowering environment for survivors to heal, while also offering intervention programs for individuals who have caused harm. ARMS is driven by faith, compassion, empathy, and the belief that everyone deserves to live free from violence.

Stacey has more than 500 hours of training and more than 21,000 hours invested in victim/survivor and perpetrator group sessions. She has earned a reputation as a leader in the field, developing recovery and intervention programs and leading the organization in offering more than $1 million in services for victims of abuse at a fraction of the cost.

Click here to learn more about ARMS: https://abuserecovery.org/

Original air date: September 26, 2024.

Stacey Womack has a heart for the survivors of domestic violence. And she also wants to help those who commit that violence who are seeking to change.
After years of homeschooling her six kids, in she felt a calling and in 1997 Stacey  formed Abuse Recovery Ministry Services (ARMS), leading it to become a nationally and internationally recognized force in the battle against domestic violence.
The organization’s mission is to provide a safe and empowering environment for survivors to heal, while also offering intervention programs for individuals who have caused harm. ARMS is driven by faith, compassion, empathy, and the belief that everyone deserves to live free from violence.
Stacey has more than 500 hours of training and more than 21,000 hours invested in victim/survivor and perpetrator group sessions. She has earned a reputation as a leader in the field, developing recovery and intervention programs and leading the organization in offering more than $1 million in services for victims of abuse at a fraction of the cost.
Click here to learn more about ARMS: <a href="https://abuserecovery.org/">https://abuserecovery.org/</a> 
Original air date: September 26, 2024.

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