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Speaker 1: Hi is Lisa Fox and this is the iHeart So

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Speaker 1: Cal Show, our show that puts the spotlight on charitable organizations,

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Speaker 1: nonprofits and people giving back, And boyd does Echoes of

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Speaker 1: Hope give back to foster youth who need it? Founded

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Speaker 1: back in a two thousand and seven by Stasia and

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Speaker 1: Luke Roebatie, their organization has helped thousands of at risk

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Speaker 1: foster youth by providing the resources, love, and support they

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Speaker 1: so richly deserve to better help them succeed in life.

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Speaker 1: There are so many ways that they're helping these young

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Speaker 1: people thrive right here in southern California, and so many.

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Speaker 2: Ways that we can be a part of it.

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Speaker 1: Echoes of Hope dot org is their website for all

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Speaker 1: the information Echoes of Hope dot org.

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Speaker 2: So let's dive into it with the robotize.

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Speaker 1: Hi Stasia and Luke hiy Hey, Hi guys. Okay, I've

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Speaker 1: known you personally for a long time and I know

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Speaker 1: you have such a busy life family for tons of

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Speaker 1: rescue dogs.

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Speaker 2: You've got a lot going on.

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Speaker 1: Stasia, you are the co founder, chairwoman of the Board,

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Speaker 1: Youth Guidance Director and visionary leader and strategic Partnerships director

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Speaker 1: of of Hope.

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Speaker 2: And so much more.

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Speaker 1: Luke, co founder and CFO of Echoes of Hope and

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Speaker 1: oh yeah, just the president of the La Kings Go

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Speaker 1: Kings Go. But you guys have a lot went on

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Speaker 1: your own life, but you've made it such a priority

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Speaker 1: of helping kids for over twenty years. Why is this

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Speaker 1: so important to you to help these kids? And stacea

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Speaker 1: will start with you. Why is it so important to

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Speaker 1: you guys to help others?

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Speaker 3: Yeah? For me personally, I would say because I've learned

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Speaker 3: that one person believing in you can change everything. If

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Speaker 3: we can be that person or that community for a

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Speaker 3: young person, the impact truly lasts a lifetime. You know.

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Speaker 3: I always say this work isn't about fixing kids, it's

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Speaker 3: about reminding them who they already are.

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Speaker 2: I love that, Luke.

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Speaker 1: How does it make you feel helping these kids? You

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Speaker 1: guys have been doing this for so long. It's like

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Speaker 1: your family is so huge because you help so many.

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Speaker 2: How does it feel?

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Speaker 4: Yeah? She sounded so smart when she said so. I'd

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Speaker 4: like to say that I'm saying the same as her.

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Speaker 4: But I know, I think we're very fortunate in our lives,

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Speaker 4: Like you know, like we're doing a lot of stuff

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Speaker 4: that sometimes okay, like I got to live my dream

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Speaker 4: player hockey and we have a really good life. So

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Speaker 4: having the opportunity to give back, it's something that we've

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Speaker 4: always done. But I clearly remember Stasia talking about starting

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Speaker 4: an impact. And it's amazing what has happened over the

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Speaker 4: last twenty years. And she deserves the credit because it

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Speaker 4: was her idea at the time.

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Speaker 2: Ah, but hey, I mean, what a team you to make.

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Speaker 1: I will say this at all the events I've done

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Speaker 1: these kids are very grateful of this love and support.

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Speaker 1: How do you find them and how does a child

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Speaker 1: become party the Echoes of Hope family and support system.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, well, it's all pretty much on referrals through our partners.

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Speaker 3: We work with over one hundred nonprofits, schools, and agencies.

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Speaker 3: But we're also a foundation built on inclusion. So anyone

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Speaker 3: who wants to be part of our programs and who

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Speaker 1: It as easy as just going to the website Echoes

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Speaker 1: of Hope dot org and they can start there. Absolutely, absolutely,

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Speaker 1: So let's dive into these programs.

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Speaker 2: Then what types of programs.

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Speaker 1: I know, helping with school and getting kids to college

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Speaker 1: is one of your big parties, but let's talk about

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Speaker 1: some of the Echoes of Hope programs that these kids

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Speaker 1: are created to enrich their lives.

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Speaker 3: Sure well, at the yeah, Luke, go ahead, honey. At

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Speaker 3: the heart of Echoes of Hope is our Leaders of

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Speaker 3: like they're in our life always. I mean to the

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Speaker 3: And mooves and it's even more than financial support. Our

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Speaker 1: I saw the bunk beds, I know, I saw the

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Speaker 2: I know, I've seen it.

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Speaker 3: And from there, you know, we support kids at every

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Speaker 3: We have our EOHUTH and where we support all foster

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Speaker 3: so great. We also have our Chapters for Success Book Fun,

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Speaker 3: which is so important. It makes sure that you know,

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Speaker 3: afford my textbooks. So that's a real, you know, important

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Speaker 3: and echo Hope into their own communities. So across all

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Speaker 1: Luke, I want to ask about the bond, the bonds

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Speaker 1: you have with some of these kids. I mean, I

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Speaker 1: don't know, I think I've known Javon. How long have

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Speaker 1: I known Javon for? I mean Javon has been a

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Speaker 2: Does he have does he married and has kids?

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Speaker 2: I know he's married, right, Yeah, three.

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Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, and Luke talk about I mean again,

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Speaker 1: you have all these other special, amazing opportunities to share love.

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Speaker 1: And Jevon, I know, he's like a family member and

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Speaker 1: Talk about your relationship with Javon and how that kind

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Speaker 2: What a great guy. Just adore him.

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Speaker 4: It's beautiful to have those relationship with those kids, Like

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Speaker 4: I see Javonne like he you know, he talks to

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Speaker 4: so he's doing really well. So he'll be he'll be

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Speaker 4: So we have different relationships like that, that's been with kids.

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Speaker 4: Or we have this other kid, Brandon that became an

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Speaker 1: To someone reliable. And like you said, this big big

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Speaker 1: over the past twenty plus years is that supports some

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Speaker 1: Like Statia said at the beginning, that love and support

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Speaker 1: for doing all that you do and I love that

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Speaker 1: Your boys are so great and have embraced this whole process.

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Speaker 1: And you know Jezirae and Stephen they're always attend events

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Speaker 3: Right, Oh my goodness, their lives are so rich because

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Speaker 1: Probably so many based on what we've been talking about,

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Speaker 1: They could be coming from some pretty bad situations and

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Speaker 4: an incredible story that and he's on our board, like

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Speaker 4: I said a little bit earlier when I mentioned his name.

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Speaker 4: So it's amazing like when you see and and he's

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Speaker 4: helping a bunch of other kids now with.

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Speaker 1: Us painted forward. Yeah, and don't think that we missed

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Speaker 1: a part Luke where he said, you know, we put

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Speaker 1: him through U c l A. A top school is

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Speaker 1: not cheap. So obviously you know with your resources, right,

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Speaker 3: Right, Well, yes, Luke said, we put him through ucale.

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Speaker 2: Look at that. Yeah, got to make you guys feel

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Speaker 1: And just what a wonderful job again with you, You

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Speaker 1: driving force behind all of that, all of what you're doing.

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Speaker 1: And then I know you have fundraisers throughout the year.

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Speaker 1: We have a Biggie coming up on the thirty first,

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Speaker 2: And we're bringing.

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Speaker 1: Backpacks this year, so you always do a toy drive

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Speaker 3: The poorer tournament where we are honoring the one and

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Speaker 2: You guys are silly like honoring I mean, I don't like, You're.

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Speaker 3: But Lisa, you have the biggest heart we know, and

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Speaker 3: You can volunteer. We always need help, especially around our

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Speaker 1: Fantastic, see so many ways to help out and get involved.

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Speaker 2: Okay, Yeah, come on join us.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, so many ways to get involved and help, much

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Speaker 1: like a Stasia said, so all the information.

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Speaker 2: Echoes of Hope dot org. It's Echoes of Hope dot org.

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Speaker 1: I'll see you guys in thirty first and then of

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Speaker 1: course just continued support throughout the year. If anyone listening

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Speaker 2: All right, Luke and.

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Speaker 1: Stasha Robatai of Echoes of Hope love you guys in

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Speaker 3: Your new that we all love it.