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According to recent data, New Jersey has the highest rate of people with autism in the country. Easterseals NJ CEO Brian Fitzgerald talks about those statistics, and how the organization provides for over 9,000 people in the state. Easterseals.com/NJSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wine on Wheels Grand Tasting and Silent Auction on Saturday, April 27th at City Winery benefits the NYC disability advocacy group, Wheeling Forward. Co-Founder Yannick Benjamin discusses why Wheeling Forward emphasizes hospitality for the disabled community, and previews their biggest fundraiser of the year. For more, visit wineonwheels.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The book BIASED: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do, by Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt, demonstrates how our unconscious biases powerfully shape our behavior.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New York City based non-profit, Non-Traditional Employment for Women, is a workforce development program for women who want to become plumbers, electricians, carpenters and members of other trades. President Kathleen Culhane talks about how the organization provides a a pipeline of qualified workers to the industries that build, move and maintain New York. NEW Graduate Jewel Tolliver describes her choice to become a tradeswoman and her career as an apprentice laborer with Laborers' Local 79. For more, visit new-nyc.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and The Essex County Bar Association sponsored a gun buyback on March 31 to help remove deadly weapons from the streets. Essex County Bar Association President Raj Gadhok discusses the results of the effort and this first time public/private partnership.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dancing Dreams provides dance classes and performance opportunities in New York City and Long Island for children ages 3-21 with medical or physical challenges. Founder and Executive Director, Joann Ferrara, discusses how their unique leadership program helps connect teens with young dancers, and the school's performance "City Nights" on May 5th. For more, visit dancingdreams.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Walk MS New York City on April 28th raises funds for people living with multiple sclerosis and for MS research. Natale Raimo, Director of Walk MS, explains how the walks help people in our community, and former dancer Michelle Tolson, tells the story of her surprise diagnosis and finding the right treatment for an unpredictable disease. For more details on Walk MS NYC and other area walks, visit WalkMS.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the book, THE BRAVE LEARNER: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life, author Julie Bogart distills decades of experience homeschooling her five now grown children and training homeschooling families around the world, to help re-energize parent-teachers when the job they began enthusiastically has begun to feel like a grind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While anxiety and depression can exist in any kind of weather, NYC clinical psychologist Dr. Jeptha Tausig is an expert on seasonal effective disorder (SAD), a type of depression that occurs during the same season each year, and for most people, during the winter. For more, visit drjeph.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Priya Parker, author THE ART OF GATHERING: How We Meet and Why It Matters, explains how to make meetings of all kinds more effective, and what kind of rituals will open up a crowd who's inhibited or distracted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In his new book SICKER, FATTER, POORER, pediatrician and environmental health researcher at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone, Dr. Leonardo Trasande, discusses the urgent health threat of hormone disrupting chemicals, and what we can do about it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Grech joins for his views on the Amazon/Long Island City Deal, it's impact and the next horizon for the borough and the city. For more, visit queenschamber.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In their new book, AM I DYING?, two Columbia University cardiologists explain when you should take a chill pill and when your symptoms might be more serious than you think. Doctors Christopher Kelly and Marc Eisenberg join us to answer common health questions from their smart, down-to-earth reference guide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For American Heart Month, we discuss heart disease risk and prevention in women with Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, Director of Women's Cardiovascular Health, Wellness and Prevention at Mount Sinai Hospital, speaking on behalf of the American Heart Association. For more, visit heart.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DIGITAL MINIMALISM: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World, by Georgetown Science Professor Cal Newport, includes a plan to focus your online time on a small number of carefully selected activities you value, while skipping out on everything else.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For President's Day Weekend, we speak with John Miller, President and CEO of America's Vet Dogs, about the special needs of vets, how to participate in the training program, and we catch up with "Sully", the service dog provided to the late President George Bush. For more, visit vetdogs.org and it's sister organization, guidedog.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Materials for the Arts redirects millions of pounds of materials headed to landfills into the hands of local artists, theaters and students. Executive Director Harriet Taub details NYC's pioneering program of creative reuse. Materialsforthearts.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Footsteps is a non-profit organization that helps Jewish adults as they attempt to transition out of the Ultra-Orthodox community. Interim Executive Director Tsivia Finman discusses the challenges and custody issues parents face as they try to become part of the secular world. For more, visit footstepsorg.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EXTREME MEASURES: FINDING A BETTER PATH TO THE END OF LIFE, by Dr. Jessica Zitter explains how medical teams make crucial decisions about the most critical patients, and how the medical profession is evolving it's approach to final stage care.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage presents the exhibition "Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not Far away.," from May 8, 2019-January 3, 2020. Museum Chairman Bruce Ratner discusses this groundbreaking exhibit and why it's so important now. For more on the museum, located in Battery Park City, visit Auschwitz.nyc.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ATOMIC HABITS: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results, offers a proven framework for improving every day. Author JAMES CLEAR, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies to master the tiny behaviors that lead to extraordinary results.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Whitney Museum's dedicated Education Center provides free drop-in programming and hands-on learning for families and kids of all ages, year round. Our guest is Heather Maxson, Director of School, Youth, and Family Programs, for a tour of all that the Whitney has to offer. For more, visit Whitney.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL: An Attorney on the Front Lines of the Immigration War, is a journalistic memoir of being on the front lines of deportation. In the book, immigration reform attorney J.J. Mulligan Sepulveda offers his perspective as a professional working on the ground and dealing with the intricacies of our immigration system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amida Care, a not-for-profit health plan providing comprehensive coverage to New Yorkers with chronic conditions, including HIV and behavioral health disorders, is calling on New York State to expand access to Medicaid Special Needs Plans. Amida Care President and CEO Doug Worth discusses how such efforts could help achieve the goal of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the state by 2020. For more, visit amidacareNY.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In SOULFUL SIMPLICITY: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More, Courtney Carver shows us how to pare down not only our closets but our mental and emotional spaces. Courtney Carver is the creator of the Project 333 Challenge and BeMorewithLess.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CARES recruits, trains and deploys African American mentors to help fill the pipeline for existing mentoring programs. We talk about how they provide the tools for mentors and mentees to thrive, and grow their own programs, with Chief Programs and Partnerships Officer Stephen Powell. For more, visit caresmentoring.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Career Confusion: 21st Century Career Management in a Disrupted World by Tracey Wilen helps clarify career paths for the future, and how to prepare for jobs that don't yet exist. For more, visit traceywilen.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GET IT TOGETHER: Ditch the Chaos, Do the Work and Design Your Success by Lauren Berger promises to you get on top of your workload and transform your career. Lauren Berger is the founder of CareerQueen.com and InternQueen.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Institute for Community Living, serving thousands of New Yorkers with transitional and rehabilitation services, has recently opened The East New York Health Hub, an integrated facility designed for areas of Brooklyn with some of the worst health outcomes in the city and the least access to care. ICL's President and CEO David Woodlock talks about the community response, and the connection between physical and mental health. For more, visit ICLinc.net.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MY ACCIDENTAL JIHAD: A LOVE STORY by Writer Krista Bremer tells the story of her unexpected life: Married to an older Muslim man from an impoverished Libyan village, as they raise two children with Arabic names in the American South. The story of her bi-cultural marriage gives insight into blended families of all kinds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Leo Trasande, a renowned pediatrician and environmental health researcher at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone, discusses the chemical risks facing children today. On December 20th, 106.7 Lite-FM is raising critical funds for lifesaving care at Hassenfeld, during our Hope For the Holidays Radiothon. Find out more, at litefm.iheart.com/hope/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE ANNE BYRN SAVES THE DAY COOKBOOK: 125 TRIED AND TRUE, EASY RECIPES TO RESCUE MEALTIME features uncomplicated ideas for a last minute dinner, your kid’s bake sale, or a holiday pot luck using ingredients you probably already have. For more, cakemixdoctor.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Based in the South Bronx, Neighborhood Shopp helps combat the social isolation experienced by many of New York City's elderly residents. Vladimir Rodriquez talks about how their friendly visiting program changes lives for both volunteers and seniors. To find out how to be matched with a senior on the Neighborhood Shopp waiting list, visit nshopp.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York City's famed Doug Varone and Dancers presents the World Premiere of everything is fine from December 12-16, at The New Ohio Theatre, 154 Christopher Street. Doug Varone discusses the show's creation, making modern dance accessible, and performing as an older artist. For more, visit dougvaroneanddancers.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Jersey Sharing Network is the non-profit responsible for the recovery and placement of donated organs and tissue for those in need in NJ, and for the National Recovery System. We discuss what the contribution means to both donor and recipient families with NJ Sharing Network President & CEO Joe Roth and board member Ezequiel Garcia--who is also a donor family member. For more, visit njsharingnetwork.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PLAYING BIG: FIND YOUR VOICE, YOUR MISSION, YOUR MESSAGE from women’s leadership expert Tara Mohr offers practical advice for women on how to create what they want most, whether in their career, their community or their home. For more, visit taramohr.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AWARE: The Science and Practice of Presence by Dr. Daniel M. Siegel, one of the preeminent experts on the human mind, offers an in-depth look at the science that underlies the effectiveness of meditation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ballet Hispanico, the nation's premiere Latino Dance Organization, presents their fall season at the Apollo Theater December 7-8th. CEO and Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro takes us backstage and talks about representing Latino culture in unpredictable ways. For more, visit Ballethispanico.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

COOKING WITH SCRAPS: Turning Your Peels, Cores, Rinds and Stems into Delicious Meals. Chef and Urban Planner Lindsay Jean Hard's new cookbook helps home cooks take advantage of ingredients like cheese rinds, carrot tops and stale bread to save money and save food.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, Backpacks for the Street will be out in force, delivering compassion to struggling New Yorkers. Co-founder Jayson Conner discusses his very personal reasons for his dedication to helping those in crisis, and talks about his vision for this new non-profit. For more, visit backpacksforthestreet.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE EXPLOSIVE CHILD: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, 'Chronically Inflexible' Children by Dr. Ross Greene offers help for parents of children with social, emotional and behavioral challenges. For more, visit livesinthebalance.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE WILLPOWER INSTINCT: HOW SELF CONTROL WORKS, WHY IT MATTERS & WHAT YOU CAN DO TO GET MORE OF IT. Author Dr. Kelly McGonigal, instructor of the Stanford University course, “The Science of Willpower”, gives us a crash choice in controlling our choices and shows us how to follow through with our promises. For more, visit kellymcgonigal.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The proposed Model's Bill of Rights is designed to protect the women and men posing for the camera, and set a professional standard for the modeling industry. Professional Model Simone Aptekman gives us an insight into the industry and it's challenges, including late payments--or no payment at all--threats of deportation and unsafe working environments. For more, visit modelsbillofrights.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lockey Maisonneuve's book A GIRL RAISED BY WOLVES tells the story of her harrowing childhood, battle through breast cancer, her mother's violent death. She hopes to inspire others with her journey to recovery and healing. For a schedule of her readings and yoga seminars in the NYC area, visit her Facebook page, A Girl Raised By Wolves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Priya Jadeja of Summit Medical Group MD Anderson Cancer Center Breast Surgery team, guides us on a breast cancer journey from after diagnosis to recovery. For more, visit smgcancer.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE CODDLING OF THE AMERICAN MIND: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation For Failure, by First Amendment specialist Greg Lukianoff,explores the current cultural shift against free speech in higher education.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alzheimer’s New Jersey provides free programs and services assisting those living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers right in their own state. President and CEO Ken Zaentz returns for a details on ALZNJ's fall fundraising walks and their resources open to all. For more, visit alznj.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deborah Reber's book is DIFFERENTLY WIRED: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World. From the creator of TILT Parenting, it's a game-changing guide for embracing the more than 20 percent of children who are neurodiverse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Resource Exchange is a nonprofit consulting firm working with New Sanctuary Coalition, an interfaith network assisting those facing detention and deportation. We talk about the work of both with CRE's Katie Leonberger and NSC's Ravi Ragbir. For more, visit CRENYC.org and newsanctuarynyc.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Raptor Trust is a not for profit wildlife rehabilitation and environmental education center in Morris County, NJ, celebrating their 35th anniversary with a fundraising event on September 27th. Executive Director Chris Soucy gives us a preview and talks about caring for injured birds and sharing the world with raptors. Theraptortrust.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.