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March 09, 2010 The Tyranny of the Helping Hand Have traditional programs have actually hurt low-income people? What are the lessons that can be learned from the strengths of low-income people? Is grassroots empowerment a framework for success? Bob’s guests are Professor John McKnight of Northwestern University and Co-Director, Asset-Based Community Development Institute: Tom Dewar, also a long-time member of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute; and William Schambra, director of Hudson Institute’s Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal.

March 02, 2010 Who Has the Power to Transform High-Risk Youth? Bob’s guests are Todd and Lance Feurtado, brothers who have transformed their lives and spend all their time motivating youth away from the life they used to lead, Pastor Buster Soaries, Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Somerset, New Jersey.

February 23, 2010 Small Business Development: Key to Overcoming Poverty Host Bob Woodson interviews experts who have developed innovative initiatives to bring economic development into low-income communities and to empower individuals to become entrepreneurs and control their own futures. His guests are retired business development expert Cliff Henry, public policy and finance consultant Paul Pryde.

February 09, 2010 Youth Violence: How Well Intended Policies Put Children in Peril School closings and other changes are often made without community input, but the children have to suffer the consequences of traveling into rival neighborhoods. Woodson’s guests are Omar Jahwar of Vision Regeneration in Dallas, Texas, and Pastor Torrey Barrett, founder and executive director of K.L.E.O. Community Family Life Center in Chicago. They talk about solutions.

February 02, 2010 Black History: The Lesser Known Achievements The black community has a rich history of entrepreneurship. And part of that history are the many parents who lacked education and who sacrificed so that their children would be educated. Bob Woodson talks with Dr. Vernard Gant, Director of Urban School Services at the Association of Christian Schools International, about the policies and societal pressures that produced change and what should be done for the future.

January 26, 2010 Another Youth Killing—What Does It Take to Prevent Violence and Transform Violent Youth? Bob and his guests discuss what it takes to prevent violence and to transform violent youth. Joining him are Ronnie Ortiz, AKA “Pastor Arson” of the Richmond Outreach Center in Richmond, VA, and Omar Jahwar, founder of Vision Regeneration in Dallas, TX.

January 19, 2010 The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King: The Issues That Don’t Get Discussed. Bob’s guests are Reverend DeForest “Buster” Soaries, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey and former New Jersey Secretary of State; and Dr. John Sibley Butler. Professor of Management and Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin.

January 12, 2010 The Overlooked Resource in Domestic and National Security Last week , we talked about the reductions in homicides nationwide and the role of an engaged citizenry in reducing crime and violence. Extending this principle to national security, how can an engaged citizenry further work to protect this country and produce civil order in other countries? Our Guests are Dr. William Schambra, director of the Hudson Institute's Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal; Dr. Stuart Butler, The Heritage Foundation's Vice President of Domestic and Economic Policy Studies; and Dr. Bernard Gant, founder of the Association of Christian Schools International.

January 05, 2010 The Role of the Community in Reducing Crime and Violence The FBI reported last week that homicides dropped during the first half of last year. What’s behind this promising news? Bob’s guests are Chief Rodney Monroe, Police Chief in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Arthur “Rico” Rush and Tyrone Parker, founders of the Alliance of Concerned Men.

December 29, 2009 Financial Literacy: Repairing Credit and Getting Back on Track Financially HSBC Vice President Loretta Abrams, CNE Financial Literacy Program Director Charles Perry, and Buffalo Weed and Seed Program Director Antwan Diggs discuss a program that brings financial literacy training to low and middle income adults and its impact on individuals, families, and the community.

December 22, 2009 What Young People Say about Their Lives Drugs, gangs, violence—high school students from Atlanta, Milwaukee, and Richmond, talk about the challenges they have faced and what changed their lives. Woodson and CNE National Violence-Free Zone Director Kwame Johnson comment.

December 15, 2009 Part II: The Path to Redemption: How to Reduce Violence and Redeem Lives The theme of this week’s show is “Penetrating the Youth Culture with Positive Messages” with C. Brian Williams founder of Step Afrika and Omar Jahwar, founder of Vision Regeneration in Dallas. These unique individuals have used their own talents to create programs that are penetrating the youth culture and transforming some of the most hard core youth.

December 08, 2009 Part I: The Path To Redemption—How to Reduce Violence and Redeem Lives What makes a young person join a gang? Is it possible to rescue an older teenager or an adult who has joined a gang, committed crimes, or become a drug addict or homeless? What does it take and who can do it? Bishop Shirley Holloway Johnson, founder and executive director of the House of Help, City of Hope in Washington, DC, is a former telecommunications executive who has applied her heart and her skills to the business of saving lives. Virginia “Geanie” Kase, Technical Assistance Manager at the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, uses her personal biography to inspire others.

December 01, 2009 Building on Strengths in the Black Community Crime, violence, incarceration rates, teen pregnancies, and low marriage formation are challenges faced by black communities. But while media and scholars alike focus on pathologies, too few look at the strengths and how they can be built upon. Bob Woodson hosts two scholars, experts in the field, who provide some interesting insights about the statistics, and who see promising signs for the future.

November 24, 2009 Can Today’s Violent Youth Be Changed? Woodson and Pastor DeForest “Buster” Soaries, renowned for his ability to motivate and counsel young people, discuss the reasons so many youth have become disaffected and are turning to gangs and violence to substitute for a family structure and sense of belonging. They identify some effective ways that even older youth are being reached and transformed.

November 17, 2009 The Law Enforcement Perspective on Youth Violence The Bob Woodson Show—What Works and Why continues to focus on the problem of youth violence, always looking for solutions. Bob’s guests are the Milwaukee District Attorney, the Chairman of the Richmond, VA Police Foundation, and the Assistant Chief of Police of Richmond, VA. All three have been leaders in their communities in finding a solution. They talk about the program that is radically reducing youth violence in schools in their cities, and what the impact of it is on the larger community.

November 10, 2009 YOUTH VIOLENCE: Measuring Results At the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, we are focused on results. And today, we talk to the people who look at results, and find out what is really working. Our guests are Dr. Byron Johnson and William Wubbenhorst, of Baylor University who studied the effectiveness of the Violence-Free Zone in Milwaukee. We’ll also hear from Kwame Johnson, National Director of the Violence-Free Zone program.

November 03, 2009 Youth Violence: South Division We look at how one formerly violent high school was turned into one of the safest and best performing schools in Milwaukee. What is it that the principal did to help turn this school around? Can this happen in any school? Our guests today are Mark Kuxhause the former principal of South Division High School, and representatives from the Latino Community Center, a community-based organization that runs the violence-reduction program in South Division High School.

October 27, 2009 Youth Violence: What is the Solution? Today we launch the first in a five-part series on Youth Violence. Were going to look at this problem from all sides. How big a problem is youth violence? How effective are the approaches being created by schools, communities, and the government? And if more police and more metal detectors are the not the answer, what are the real solutions, and who can provide them? Well search for the answers with William G. Andrekopoulos, Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools, and Pastor Torrey Barrett, and founder of the K L E O Community Family Life Center in Chicago.