EP141: A Most Valued Gift… FROM a Homeless Man, Indians, a Jew, and a Hotel Partnership, Her Career is a Tribute to Her Great Uncle, A D-Day Hero and Working with Dad Taught Big Lessons to a Little Boy

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The “Baby Box Lady”: Monica Kelsey and the Mission Saving Newborn Lives

On this episode of Our American Stories, founder and CEO Monica Kelsey tells the remarkable true story behind Safe Haven Baby Boxes—secure drop boxes installed at fire stations that allow mothers to surrender newborns safely and anonymously. Conceived in rape and abandoned at bir ...  Show more

How Dogs Gave One Man Purpose

On this episode of Our American Stories, Ryan Stewart never imagined that walking dogs would become his calling. But after years of drifting, dogs became the constant that helped him grow up, slow down, and finally like who he was. In this deeply personal story, Ryan shares how w ...  Show more

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