K-LOVE News Podcast

By Richard Hunt One city has found a way to cut the call volume, while still helping those in need. In the 2019 fiscal year ended, the Chattanooga Fire Department responded to 1,468 calls from a limited number of callers. One person alone accounted for 144 responses from the department at a cost to the city of $18,720. In our podcast, we’ll talk more about the reasons people would call, including a particularly sad one where a woman prone to falling would wait for hours to call 911 so as not to, in her thoughts, inconvenience sleeping firefighters.

Project Night-Night fills thousands of tote bags with cushy comfort for kids in homeless shelters. Each tote comes with a cuddly stuffed animal, a brand-new warm blanket and a new children’s book for bedtime reading. K-LOVE’s Billie Branham hears from PNN founder Kendra Stitt Robins about how they help kids have sweeter dreams.

An alarming number of college students report thoughts of suicide, as cellphones, social media and pressures of school or sports distract many from enjoying basic human connection. Concerned adults are teaching them how to live face-to-face. K-LOVE's Rafael Sierra talks with Greg Jao, Sr. Asst to the President of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

K-LOVE's Ed Lenane talks with ​Congressman Jeff Duncan, who has represented South Carolina’s 3rd district since 2011. He currently serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee with various sub committee work on topics such as Environment and Climate Change.

​Congressman Barry Loudermilk represents Georgia’s 11th district with offices in Cartersville, Woodstock and Galleria/Atlanta. K-LOVE's Ed Lenane asks the congressman about his service on the Financial Services Committee, the House Administration Committee and the Joint Commission on the Library.

When Shirley Raines lost her son to an accident, she struggled to regain a sense of purpose in life. She realized the only way out of her deep depression was to serve others. K-LOVE's Kindra Ponzio talks with Shirley about sparking hope for chronically homeless women through Beauty2theStreetz.

K-LOVE's Monika Kelly talks to Amanda Ferguson, the Executive Director of Surgery on Sunday, a non-profit organization that provides free essential outpatient surgery to under insured or uninsured patients. The organization is staffed by more than 450 volunteers (doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists) and has performed 10,000 hours plus of surgery in the Lexington, Kentucky area.

Tennessee high school steps up to help their students in need, without embarrassment. Listen to K-LOVE's Rafael Sierra's report.

When soldiers trade their uniforms for civvies, they lose access to the human bonds unique to military service. Vets are forging new friendships and finding new purpose through Christian-based Celebrate Recovery 'Welcome Home' groups. K-LOVE's Frank Hammond talks with Quint Pitts, Iraq war veteran and National Dir. of CR Welcome Home.

The U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs has struggled with public trust after years of inefficient VA hospitals and slow response to the rising tide of soldier suicides. But comprehensive new laws seem to be making a difference in quality of care. K-LOVE'S Ed Lenane checks in with the VA’s cabinet-level commander.

K-LOVE’s Positive People: Church Teams Connect With Public Schools Billie Branham talks with United4Hope's president Michael Nolan about the program in Nashville

By Richard Hunt A regional grocery chain invests in customized shopping carts after a heartfelt request from a mom! Parents, who have children with special needs, can often face an uphill challenge doing everyday things, like shopping for food. Wegmans Food Markets listened to an idea, an appeal, offered by a mom in Buffalo, New York.

Barely a month after racing boss J.D. Gibbs died of a devastating neurological disease, his team made NASCAR history by finishing 1st-2nd-3rd at Daytona 500. His legendary dad, NFL Coach Joe Gibbs celebrates J.D. as one of his personal faith heroes. K-LOVE’s Ed Lenane has that story.

By Richard Hunt Instead of a black trash bag for their personal things, kids removed from their homes can get a ‘Comfort Kit’ courtesy of the encouraging people at Love Modesto. “When you think about it, you’re being taken away from everything you’ve ever known and placed in a home with strangers.” Children may be separated from a brother or sister and “you don’t know what’s happening next. You don’t know when you’re going to be able to go back home – if you ever are. And it can be very traumatic.” -- Crystal McKiernan

"Change in a city comes through loving the city, being kind." COH Event Planners aspire to create a space where low-income families feel loved and accepted adding fun services like nail salons, kid zones and free family portraits to the festivities. Volunteers are committed to treating attendees with dignity and respect, which begins with an enthusiastic welcome at the gate. K-LOVE's Richard Hunt talks with Jeff Nene, national spokesman for Convoy of Hope and Michael Redmond, Vice President of Community Events.