Growing Up in America
By CHILDREN AT RISK
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Podcast Description
Join noted child advocates Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK, a non-profit in Houston, Texas, for Growing Up in America every Monday! Growing Up in America features news, commentary, political and policy analysis, and special guests from across Texas and the United States from public officials to business and non-profits leaders. Important children's issues will be covered every episode, tune in and learn what it's like to be a kid Growing Up in America!
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Growing Up in America 3/12/12 | Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the March 12th episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! This segment features Susan Shenker, Principal at Walnut Bend Elementary, Jaime Hanks, Managing Director for CHILDREN AT RISK North Texas, and Dr. Hans Kersten, published author in the Journal or Applied Research on Children. | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Growing Up in America 3/5/12 | Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the March 5th episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! The show features our good friend Bill Bentley, President & CEO of Voices for America's Children, Jeremy Everett, Texas Hunger Initiative, and Mark Bowen, Executive Director of Urban Harvest. | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Growing Up in America 2/27/12 | Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the February 27th episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! This show features Rachel Kimbro, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rice University, and Judge Jim Herrera, Associate Judge at the Juvenile Mental Health Docket in Dallas, TX! | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Growing Up in America 2/20/12 | Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the February 20th episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! The show features Steven Goff, Assistant Director of CHILDREN AT RISK's Center to End the Trafficking and Exploitation of Children, as well as, Jessica Kemp, Food Policy Expert! | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Growing Up in America 2/13/12 | Join Laura Nelson and Brian Greene (from the Houston Food Bank) from CHILDREN AT RISK for the February 13th episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! The show features Dr. Ann Barnes, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and Medical Director of Weight Management Services and Disease Prevention for the Harris County Hospital District; and Zubin Segal, Project Coordinator for CHILDREN AT RISK's Center for Parenting and Family Well-Being. | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Growing Up in America 11/7/11 | Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the November 7th, 2011 episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! The show features our Bill Bentley from Voices for America's Children, Lauren Cooke Director of Communications for the Equity Center in Austin, as well as Nancy Correa, CHILDREN AT RISK's Director for the Center for Parenting and Family Well-Being. | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Growing Up in America 10/31/11 | Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the October 31st, 2011 episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! The show features our good friend Jason Sabo, Senior Vice President of United Ways of Texas, Carol Shattuck, Executive Director of Collaborative for Children, along with our very own Caroline Holcombe, Director of Social Measurement and Evaluation for CHILDREN AT RISK. | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Growing Up in America 10/24/11 | Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the October 24th, 2011 episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! The show features Matt Barnes, Executive Director of Families Empowered, as well as, Administrator Audrey Rowe from the USDA! | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Growing Up in American 10/10/11 | Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the October 10th, 2011 episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! The show features Ann Stiles, Executive Director, for Project GRAD Houston, Dr. Gina Reinhardt, Assistant Professor at Texas A&M's Bush School of Government and Public Service, as well as, Miriam Manon, Project Manager at The Food Trust. | 10/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Growing Up in America 9/12/11 | Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the September 12th, 2011 episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! The show features Dr. Susan Tortolero, from the Schoolof Public Health at UT Houston, to discuss teen pregnancy trends. Other guests include Kendra Penry from Houston Rescue and Restore, our good friend Bill Bentley from Voices for America's Children, as well as, Sonia Corrales from the Houston Area Women's Center! | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
A true gem
This radio show is an essential show and is vital for anyone who has ANY thing to do with our youth in Houston/America.
Great Info
Great info for those in Houston and around Texas. Wonderful discussions. Here to hoping that they update it more frequently...

