Giving Back Podcast
262: Be Proactive Instead of Reactive with Your Resources — Joey Powell with Me Fine Foundation
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- Duración: 0:56:47
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Joey Powell is the Executive Director at Me Fine Foundation, a foundation that provides assistance and resources to families with children facing life-threatening illnesses. Seeing firsthand how much an unexpected illness can take an entire family by surprise, Joey is incredibly passionate to be serving his community and providing families with peace of mind while parents care for their children. Find out more about Joey and the work he does today! Key Takeaways: [4:45] How does the Me Fine Foundation help children? [7:50] There are a lot of ‘little’ pieces that happen when you’re dealing with a sick family member that you don’t think about until you’re in the throes of it all. [8:35] Money gets tight when a parent has to give up a job to care for their child. [11:35] Me Fine also helps parents pay for funerals. Often times, parents simply can’t afford it after they’ve spent so much treating their child. [12:50] How did the Me Fine Foundation get started? [20:35] How did Joey get started in Me Fine? [2