Host : Robert L. Woodson, Sr. Insights and solutions to some of Americas most troubling societal problems. The Bob Woodson ShowWhat Works and Why? draws on community activist Robert L. Woodson, Sr. s decades of promoting solutions to some of the most challenging problems facing our nation today. Youth violence, substance abuse, homelessness, and deteriorating neighborhoods are problems devastating our low-income communities and affluent suburbs alike. But there are solutionsremedies that can often be found in unconventional places. Woodson and his guests provide new insights into unusual dimensions of these problems. They challenge conventional wisdom and discuss contributing factors that are seldom discussed. They explore the root causes and they identify the barriers to their solution.

Upcoming Episodes   March 16, 2010 Rediscovering Our Principles and Reclaiming Our Future How are the principles of self-governance being exercised every day in low-income communities? What is the role of individuals? Bob discusses these issues with Matthew Spalding, author of the book We Still Hold These Truths and William Schambra, director of the Hudson Institute's Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal.

Recent Episodes   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. Visit the complete archive...

Above all, The Bob Woodson Show focuses on solutions. Each week the show showcases examples of what works, tells why it works and who can make it work. Guests provide first-hand testimonies as to how their lives or neighborhoods have been changedfor the better. And finally, host Bob Woodson shares his knowledge of how members of the listening audience can be part of the solution.



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