SELF CARE The Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz is very busy advising people on their mental health during the pandemic. Dr. Amy Nitza tells listeners that any self-care…
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Listen: WJFF’s Bodhi Talk host Doug Bill talks on short meditation
Doug Bill, therapist with The Honesdale Wellness Center and host of WJFF’s Bodhi Talk, invites listeners to relax and let go of tension in this short meditation. May 14 https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/COVID-19+News+Stories+and+Headlines/BODHI+MOMENTS+MAY+14.mp3 …
Listen: Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek on reopening and local camps
Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek checks in with WJFF just days before some parts of New York State are slated to start opening. We talk to him about the prospect of reopening…
Listen: Emergency room nurse Karrie Jara from Roscoe Rockland Food Aid
ROSCOE ROCKLAND FOOD AID Karrie Jara works long, stressful hours as an emergency room nurse and still finds time to keep local families fed in The Town of Rockland, which includes Roscoe,…
Listen: WJFF’s Doug Sandberg interviews elementary student Ella who makes bracelets for charity
WJFF’s Doug Sandberg interviews Ella, an elementary student in Port Jervis who is making bracelets to sell to benefit her favorite charities in this time of crisis: her local animal shelter and…
Listen: Dr. Mike Weddle & Amy Kolokowski with Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster on helping the homeless
Dr. Mike Weddle, Medical Director, and Amy Kolokowski, Director of behavioral Health Services with Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster talk about helping the homeless, the hungry, immigrants, and other at-risk…
Listen: Bee Moser, Nutritionist for SNAP-Ed on overcoming the stigma of seeking assistance
Bee Moser, Nutritionist for SNAP-Ed New York Hudson Valley at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County, talks about the importance of people overcoming the stigma of seeking assistance to get the…
Listen: Brett Hogancamp from White Stag Farm on farming’s future
Brett Hogancamp is a young farmer who raises hogs at his White Stag Farm in Tyler Hill, PA. He says that farmers need to stay flexible in the pandemic and he’s optimistic…
Listen: English Teacher Matthew Haynes from Tri-Valley Central School on distance learning
Matthew Haynes, 8th and 12th grade English Teacher at Tri-Valley Central School, tells us what distance learning is really like for students, teachers, and parents. https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/COVID-19+News+Stories+and+Headlines/DISTANCE+LEARNING+-+MATTHEW+HAYNES.mp3