Marlina Velasco-Barker is the Program Manager of Washington Therapy Dogs and Nicci Noteboom is the Marketing & Communications Director for the Washington State Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

Marlina and Nicci joined The Sound of The Puget Sound to talk about how therapy dogs can help people with Alzheimer's and dementia. Sign up for the Walk to End Alzheimer's events happening all over the Puget Sound this weekend and till oct 19th!

Marlina Velasco-Barker is the Program Manager of Washington Therapy Dogs and Nicci Noteboom is the Marketing &amp; Communications Director for the Washington State Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
Marlina and Nicci joined The Sound of The Puget Sound to talk about how therapy dogs can help people with Alzheimer's and dementia. Sign up for the Walk to End Alzheimer's events happening all over the Puget Sound this weekend and till oct 19th!

The Sound of the Puget Sound is a weekly show that keeps you connected to the issues and resources in our community. Hosted by Luciana and Pedro Bartes

The Sound of the Puget Sound is a weekly show that keeps you connected to the issues and resources in our community. Hosted by Luciana and Pedro Bartes

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Friday October 4. Marlina Velasco-Barker,  Program Manager of Washington Therapy Dogs

Over 16,000 people have experienced homelessness in King County at some point during this year. And about 60 percent of them had no shelter. We have a serious problem, and unless we do something about it, things can only get worse…  “The More We Love” is one of the many organizations working hard to make a difference and end homelessness in the Puget Sound.  Their holistic approach means providing resources and support in all human areas such as physical & mental health, diet & exercise, recovery, vocational training, and spiritual growth to help people transform their lives. Kristine Moreland is the President and Co-founder of “The More We Love” and she’s here with us today.

Over 16,000 people have experienced homelessness in King County at some point during this year. And about 60 percent of them had no shelter. We have a serious problem, and unless we do something about it, things can only get worse…  “The More We Love” is one of the many organizations working hard to make a difference and end homelessness in the Puget Sound.  Their holistic approach means providing resources and support in all human areas such as physical &amp; mental health, diet &amp; exercise, recovery, vocational training, and spiritual growth to help people transform their lives. Kristine Moreland is the President and Co-founder of “The More We Love” and she’s here with us today.

 Friday, December 6. Kristine Moreland President / Co-founder of “The More We Love”

In many ways military families are just like any other families. They worry about money, benefits, retirement; sometimes both parents have to work to survive; they worry about their children’s health and education, they go through marital problems, and they want to buy a nice house where to settle down. Now, in many aspects, their lives are so different… Just think of their jobs… deployment, war, relocation, isolation, separation, physical disabilities, PTSD… too many issues. Our military work extremely hard for our communities and it is not fair that so many times they have to struggle to survive… Operation Homefront works on building strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive in the communities they have worked so diligently to protect. Today we’re joined by Kelli Fagan, Senior Director, Region 1 of Operation Homefront here in Washington.

In many ways military families are just like any other families. They worry about money, benefits, retirement; sometimes both parents have to work to survive; they worry about their children’s health and education, they go through marital problems, and they want to buy a nice house where to settle down. Now, in many aspects, their lives are so different… Just think of their jobs… deployment, war, relocation, isolation, separation, physical disabilities, PTSD… too many issues. Our military work extremely hard for our communities and it is not fair that so many times they have to struggle to survive… Operation Homefront works on building strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive in the communities they have worked so diligently to protect. Today we’re joined by Kelli Fagan, Senior Director, Region 1 of Operation Homefront here in Washington.

 Friday, November 22. Kelli Fagan, Operation Homefront Senior Director, Region 1 

Amy Tiemeyer is a self-professed volunteeraholic. As a matter of fact, she’s written a book about volunteering: “Stories of a Volunteeraholic.” This book is the fruit of the stories and experiences of her volunteer journey over forty years. Amy Tiemeyer also talked about the Travis Manion Foundation and MVP- Merging Veterans and Players.

Amy Tiemeyer is a self-professed volunteeraholic. As a matter of fact, she’s written a book about volunteering: “Stories of a Volunteeraholic.” This book is the fruit of the stories and experiences of her volunteer journey over forty years. Amy Tiemeyer also talked about the Travis Manion Foundation and MVP- Merging Veterans and Players.

Friday October 4. Marlina Velasco-Barker, Program Manager of Washington Therapy Dogs

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