Working for the Holidays: How Does a Christmas Decorator Do His Job?
This week, Working is taking a break from its season about Homelessness Services to get into the holiday spirit. Jordan talks to James Bonavita, the owner of B&R Christmas Decorators -- one of the com...
15 Des 201919min
Working With the Homeless: What’s it Like to Help Run a Shelter?
This week, Jordan talks to Tamara Ortiz who has been working at Women in Need (WIN) for 23 years. WIN is the largest network of family supportive housing in New York City. Tamara’s job is all about ma...
8 Des 201942min
Working Classics: How Does the Director of Operations at a Soup Kitchen Do His Job?
Keeping in the theme of Homelessness Services, Working revisits a classic episode when Jordan spoke to Michael Ottley, the Director of Operations for one of New York City’s biggest emergency food prog...
1 Des 201946min
Working With the Homeless: How Does a Psychiatrist for People Who Are Homeless Do Her Job?
Jordan talks to Joanna Fried, a psychiatrist at Janian Medical Care who works with the street outreach team. It’s Joanna’s job to conduct the psychiatric evaluations that are part of the packet someon...
24 Nov 201953min
Sponsored: Finding Your Work-Life Balance With Kim Scott
“Work-life balance” has become a loaded phrase and a looming goal for many professionals. And for those who are self-employed, like entrepreneurs and real estate professionals, it can be especially di...
19 Nov 201933min
Working With the Homeless: How Does a Director of Street Medicine Do Her Job?
This week, Jordan talks to Bonnie Coover, a Family Nurse Practitioner and the Director of Street Medicine at Janian Medical Care. Bonnie and her team provide primary care medical services to people wh...
17 Nov 201945min
Working With the Homeless: How Does a Street Outreach Leader Do Her Job?
Jordan sits down with Stephanie Somar, a clinical supervisor for the Center for Urban Community Services’ street outreach team. Stephanie and her team work on the very front lines of New York City’s e...
10 Nov 201945min
Working With the Homeless: How Does a Tenants’ Rights Attorney Do His Job?
Jordan Weissmann returns to host a new season all about the people who work with the homeless population in New York City.In this first episode, Jordan speaks to Mark Hess, a Supervising Attorney in N...
3 Nov 20191h 3min
