The iHeart SoCal Show

It’s the 4th of July Holiday week! The big night on Tuesday of course, but as we know often those fireworks will be firing off ALL WEEK! A VERY SCARY time for animals and our pets. A time where LA Animal Services and shelters ALL over Southern California see a dramatic INCREASE in the # of animals that will suddenly be FILLING the shelters up! On today's iHeart SoCal Show, we'll be talking about all the ways to AVOID your pet RUNNING SCARED. Let's help keep our furry besties feeling SAFE at home. My guest is Anette Ramirez, with LA Animal Services for 23+ years! She's the Interim General Manager and you can find out more at www.laanimalservices.comThe City of Los Angeles Animal Services Department was established 153 years ago. LA Animal Services is one of the largest municipal shelter systems in the U.S., serving approximately 60,000 animals annually and responding to 20,000 emergency calls each year involving animals or people in danger. Their field staff include animal control officers, license canvassers, and a world class Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue Team (SMART) – one of only two in the country. Our Animal Control Officers are recognized experts in handling animal cruelty cases, they also handle permits and all code enforcement including licensing, spay/neuter, leash laws and more whether they are helping dogs, cats, hawks, alligators, horses, turtles, etc. or the people who love them or fear them. They have 6 shelters locally and can always be reached at (888) 452-7381See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired June 18, 2023: Lisa Foxx chats with 'Kindness Is Free' Founder Lori Milgard and Josue Arias of the Boys & Girls Club of West San Gabriel Valley and Eastside about how their Kindness program is having a HUGE IMPACT on young people everywhere. Go to kindnessisfree.org for more about how to get involved OR call 1-866-7-BE-KIND and SPREAD THAT LOVE!There’s a new movement sweeping the Southland and its called KINDNESS! Thanks to philanthropist Lori Milgard...and Boys & Girls Club of West San Gabriel Valley and Eastside CEO Jr. Dzubak, they launched an official Kindness Program! It comes complete with a kindness curriculum for youth, teaching young people the importance of being kind and doing acts of service in the community, followed by the kindness pledge. Right hand up – "I pledge to show respect to others, I pledge to treat everyone equally and I pledge to be considerate." Pretty simple, or so it seems. That's the official pledge of the Kindness is Free campaign. And with lofty goals to pledge students, community members and businesses across Los Angeles to the Kindness is Free campaign, they are "on tour" with pop-ups and a dedicated traveling kindness van. The hope is to pledge 23,000 LAUSD students, 23,000 Angelinos, and 23 corporations or businesses throughout Southern California by December 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired June 11, 2023: Lisa Foxx interviewed Amanda Stevens with The axeALS Foundation. Amanda shared her story and how she and her husband and supporters are doing EVERYTHING they can to extend his life and the life of others living with the deadly ALS disease. EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS. Please give what you can and support these wonderful people, doing the best they can to beat the clock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired May 14, 2023: Lisa Foxx talks to Lisa Manheim...she is the cofounder of Tour de Pier, and Executive Director for the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer research, on behalf of her stepdad Ron Hirshberg. The Lisa's discussed how this iconic event brings THOUSANDS together to fight the dreaded C WORD! A disease that continues to rob us of our loved ones MUST BE STOPPED! They discussed how the money raised has a significant impact on the 3 benefitting charities and all those who attend this empowering event!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired May 7, 2023: Lisa Foxx talks to Chad Moses, Director of Outreach and Experience from TWLOHA. To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired April 9, 2023: LIsa Foxx talks to Meg Barron, Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Association California Southland Chapter. The Alzheimer's Association leads the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired March 5, 2023: Lisa Foxx spoke to Kevin Lyman about the "Duffing for Dollars" Golf Tournament benefitting MusiCares. You’re cordially invited to join Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour / KL Agency), John Greenberg (Shorebreak / Happy 2B Alive), Maureen Valker-Barlow (Brandmark Agency / DWP), Todd Dyer (CAPS Payroll) and Steve Van Doren (Vans) along with their celebrity and entertainment industry friends for a fun-filled day of golf, the famous In-n-Out burger truck, complimentary bloody mary bar, fantastic food, raffles, auctions and all around good vibes while raising funds for MusiCares through Unite The United Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired March 5, 2023: Lisa Foxx talks to Michele Richards, Director of Development for Alexandria House. Founded in 1996, Alexandria House is a non-profit transitional residence and house of hospitality providing safe and supportive housing for women and children in the process of moving from emergency shelter to permanent housing. Located in the densely populated and ethnically diverse Mid-Wilshire area, Alexandria House also serves its broader neighborhood community by providing educational and enrichment opportunities for residents and neighbors alike.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired February 26, 2023: Lisa Foxx spoke to Dawn Wilcox, vice president, corporate partnerships at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, about "Make March Matter." "Make March Matter" is an annual campaign that unites businesses and the community in support of children’s health and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired February 19, 2023 - Lisa Foxx talks to Kelly Pond, President & Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics Southern California, about the Big Dream Rafffle which makes competition free and possible for all Special Olympics athletes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired February 5, 2023: Lisa Foxx interviewed Theresa Wolters, the VP of Health & Human Services at the Recording Academy's MusiCares. Theresa gave the background on the organization and listed all the ways they help folks in the music business, through tough times. We also talked about ways listeners could help fundraise, get more involved and even seek assistance if needed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired January 29, 2023: On this show: Lisa Foxx interviewed Dr. Romilla Batra...the Chief Medical Officer for SCAN Health Plan and a volunteer expert for the American Heart Association. She is also the chair of the Association's 2023 Go Red for Women movement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired November 6, 2022: Lisa Foxx interviewed MVP co-founder Nate Boyer. They discussed his time in the military and how he and co-founder Jay Glazer came together to start this organization to help retired players and Veterans help each other heal. They also discussed their new movie about the organization MVP and how any Veteran or player/professional athlete could become a member to receive free assistance. They can easily sign up online and gym locations all over the country and virtual too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired October 30, 2022: Lisa Foxx spoke with Tim Weisberg from the California Office of Traffic Safety. Tim shared some great tips on staying safe while driving this holiday season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired October 23, 2022: Lisa Foxx interviewed Dr. Joanne Mortimer with the City of Hope. They discussed how the City of Hope's unique team approach and onsite research laboratory can help save the lives of cancer patients. Their annual Walk for Hope hopes to raise 3 million that will go toward fueling essential cancer research programs as they continue to do everything in their power to help those dealing with cancer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired October 16, 2022: Lisa Foxx spoke to Bill Bedrosian from Covenant House about how the organization is helping homeless youth. Covenant House believes that no young person deserves to be homeless; that every young person in California deserves shelter, food, clothing, education… and most importantly, to be loved.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired October 9, 2022: Lisa Foxx spoke to Fritz Coleman about No Limits. No Limits was founded in 1996 by Dr. Michelle Christie. Recognizing the lack of opportunities for children with a hearing loss to improve their speaking abilities in a fun and non-academic setting, Dr. Christie designed an after-school theater program to help develop communication skills, expand vocabulary and grammar, and understand character development.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired October 2, 2022: Lisa Foxx spoke with Kitten Rescue Executive Director Sandra Harrison. They discussed the history of the organization, what they do on a day-to-day basis and how people can help. They are always in need for folks to help foster, adopt and help raise money to continue their efforts of saving and helping over a 1,000+ animals in need a year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired September 25, 2022: Lisa Foxx spoke with Heather Birdsall, the VP of Community Relations for the LA Chargers. They discussed all the ways the organization gives back to youth, families, animals and our communities in need. She mentioned the above programs and how even just buying a ticket for the 50/50 raffle and/or video board message on game days could make a huge difference in fundraising and giving back to those in need.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired September 18, 2022: Lisa Foxx talked to Wells of Life CEO Nick Jordan, who established the charity in 2008 and has remained dedicated to providing rural Ugandans access to safe, clean water. His goal is to fund and help over 1 million people and build 1000 wells. We discussed that goal and all the ways that folks can help more and more Ugandans have that access to clean water every day. Nick shared his inspiring story and how just the act of giving clean water, is the act of saving lives! Together, we can help make a HUGE difference. They are always in need of volunteers too and any opportunities to fundraiser and spread awareness is a gift too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired September 11, 2022: Lisa Foxx interviewed Sgt Pepperoni owners Stan Frazier and Jeff Roberts. They discussed how personal this story was to them and how helping Julian's family and the kids at CHOC is something they truly look forward to EVERY YEAR. The outpouring of love and Lego's from the community gets bigger and bigger every year. They encourage folks to stop by and give whatever they can to help out!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired September 4, 2022: Lisa Foxx talked with American chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, and radio/TV personality Susan Feniger. Susan shared her story about how her best friend from college Sharon Monsky, founded the Scleroderma Research Foundation after being diagnosed with the disease. Susan is on the SRF board and created the Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine benefit years over 20+ years ago. Cool Comedy succeeded on a whole new level when Bob Saget got involved. This year’s event is attracting an amazing talent line-up connected to Bob: John Mayer, Jeff Rose Jimmy Kimmel, Nikki Glaser and Howie Mandel, among many others and we hope folks will continue supporting this important cause...in Bob's honor and ALL THOSE suffering from this painful disease.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired August 28 2022: Lisa Foxx spoke to Heart of LA CEO Tony Brown about how Heart of LA helps about 3,000 kids a year throughout the MacArthur Park, South Central LA area. We discussed how kids benefit from their programs from grade school all the way into college.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx interviews Sean Inoue - Executive Director, Western Los Angeles Chapter, American Red Cross Los Angeles Region. They discussed the importance of folks helping to donate pints of life saving blood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired August 14, 2022: Lisa Foxx interviewed Caregiver Safe Place Founder Carletta Cole...Carletta shared her personal story about life as her Mom's caregiver, an EXTREMELY tough 'job' that many family members end up taking on. Carletta's organization was started to help caregivers better navigate the system, gain a support group, learn how to get compensation that is owed to them AND help caregivers get an actual 'day off' to do something for themselves, while knowing their loved one will be in great hands for the day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired August 14, 2022: Lisa Foxx talked to Nicole Sanchez President & Founder of The Bella Foundation about her inspiration for helping victims, survivors of domestic violence and how her organization can help them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EJ talks to the President/CEO of the Midnight Mission Mike Arnold about the work the Mission does to help those who are homeless. The Mission takes an approach that fuses care and compassion with meaningful accountability, providing the structure and the resources that people experiencing homelessness need to truly improve their lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx talks to the President/CEO of the Los Angeles Mission Pastor Troy Vashn about the work the Mission does to help those who are homeless. The Mission breaks the cycle of homelessness and poverty, by stabilizing people in a safe and spiritual environment, connecting them to solutions and walking with them on their journey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx talks to Rev. Andy Bales from Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles about the work the Mission does to help those who are homelesss. Union Rescue Mission offers nourishment, safety, support, love and the Word to men, women and children through our emergency care and long term Life Transformation Programs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired July 17, 2022: Lisa Foxx talks to Richard Ayoub from Project Angel Food about all the ways the organization works tirelessly year-round to feed thousands of critically ill AngelinosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired July 10, 2022: Lisa Foxx talks with Mike Dougherty, Director of Programming of Outfest, who shares how they train, educated and mentor aspiring storytellers in the LGBTQ+ community and how the festival showcases and celebrates that. Buying tickets help support their programs financially and the support from ALL is welcome and much appreciated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired July 3, 2022: Lisa Foxx talks to Derek Alpert, President of Concern Foundation, about the focus of Concern Foundation, which is to fund promising cancer research scientists in the early stage of discovery within the laboratory to understand the fundamental principles of tumor immunology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired July 3, 2022: Lisa Foxx talked to the President & CEO of Operation Gratitude James Johnson Maj Gen, USAF (ret). They discussed how Project Gratitude got started, how much of an impact these care packages have on those who receive them and how we can help. Donations and volunteers are needed to fill and send more of these life-changing care packages...we hope you can help make a difference and give back to someone who is serving.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired June 19, 2022: Lisa Foxx talked to Nichol Whiteman, Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. Nichol discussed the history of the organization and how the players and their families are dedicated to giving back and making a difference in our community. Through their hands on efforts, we are making great strides in neighborhoods and people in need. We talked about all the ways that WE can help and become part of the solution. Team up with the Dodgers and make a difference in Southern California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired June 12, 2022: Lisa Foxx chatted with Melissa Bacelar, owner of Wagmor Pets (11939 Ventura Blvd, Studio City) about the importance of getting animals spayed and neutured...how they help take animals in and get them successfully adopted. They are always in need of folks willing to foster their dogs and in need of donations to help with food. To find out more and to volunteer, donate and even buy a tickets to join Melissa and some animal loving celebrities go to wagmorpets.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx interviews Gerald Garth, Vice President Community Programs & Initiatives for CSW and on the Board of LA Pride. CSW and L.A. Pride also organize, sponsor or support other community events throughout the year, and work with our nonprofit, philanthropic, community and corporate partners to further diversity, equity and inclusion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx talks to Alcott's CEO Nick Maiorino about all the ways they are helping folks facing mental heath challenges via all of their incredible programsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx chats with Lisa Manheim...Executive Director of the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, Co-Founder of the Tour de Pier & Race Director of the L.A. Cancer Challenge about how we can all come together at this event to cycle, donate and or just cheer folks on in the fight against cancer. Also what strides are being made in the fight against pancreatic cancer and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired May 8, 2022: Lisa Foxx interviewed Family House CEO Alexandra Morgan to talk all about the wonderful ways these folks help families in the scariest of times AND how the band Train has truly fueled so much LOVE into their efforts. Every time you support this band and buy their wines, you are helping families and their kids who are very sick. For more information, FamilyHouseInc.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aired April 24, 2022: Lisa Foxx talks to the Founder and CEO of the Social Butterflies Foundation, Chastity Corbett about her compelling story, once diagnosed with Lupus. She has spent the past 12 years fighting to raise awareness about lupus and sharing her experiences to help other lupus patients. Lupus is so misunderstood and often misdiagnosed because it disguises itself as so many other things which can lead to deaths that could have been prevented. Lupus affects approximately 1.5 million Americans. This chronic, debilitating autoimmune disease attacks the skin, joints, and organs. It is not terminal or contagious but can be life threatening. Currently, there is no cure. Lupus patients face a daily struggle with chronic fatigue, joint pain, and numerous complications. Unfortunately, because most lupus patients do not look sick, they often feel alone and isolated. BUT WE CAN HELP!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx talks to Brandy Gray, managing member of UScension by CharaCare, about all the ways they are working directly with a group of veterans camped out at the VA in Los Angeles (Westwood area) and TRULY helping them lead BETTER LIVES. Not just by helping with vital needs but also taking them on team building retreats and creating a supportive community...finding them work, housing and so much more! TOGETHER we are STRONGER making a difference you can SEE!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx talks to Special Olympics Southern California CEO Calvin Lyons about how Special Olympics enriches the lives of 35,000+ athletes here in Southern California through sports, education, and athlete health.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The iHeart SoCal Show...Lisa Foxx talks to Meg Barron, the Regional Leader & Executive Director of the Alzheimer's Association, Southland Chapter. We're talking all things Alzheimer's and Dementia...how to recognize the 10 early signs and symptoms, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx talks to Ellen Cervantes about the work being done with the Child Care Resource Center. They support families who are struggling to find quality child care, development, and education services for their families.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx talks to Dr. Nazanin Azadi from the American Heart Association on the threat of heart disease/stroke in women & importance of health and mental well-being. (Aired January 30, 2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx talks to Ellie Laks from The Gentle Barn, a six-acre paradise for animals in Santa Clarita. The property is complete with large horse and cow pastures, a red and white barnyard for the smaller animals, an organic vegetable garden, lots of shade trees, and a panoramic view of gorgeous mountains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx chatted with Dan Cruz with the LA Marathon. They discussed how folks can still participate in this iconic, annual event and/or help support runners running for 70+ charities including The McCourt Foundation. Folks are urged to run, support and come out to cheer runners on, all along the 26.2 mile route Sunday, November 7th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx talked to Ryan Hampton, he is a nationally recognized author and activist. He is the concert organizer for Recovery Out Loud and founder of the national non-profit The Voices Project. He is also a person in recovery from addiction and the author of UNSETTLED and American Fix.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Lisa Foxx chats with long time CEO Dr. Michael Olenick, discussing the history of this organization/agency, what they do, who they help and how they are IN NEED and looking to hire folks who want to make a difference in the lives of so many Southern California children and their families.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Foxx talks to Troy Vaughn, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Mission, about the work they are doing to help the homeless.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.