Recent census data confirms what non-profit leaders around the county are also reporting: that a growing numbers of residents here are struggling to make ends meet. Many of them are working families. To learn more about the growing ranks of Boulder County’s working poor, Civic Forum Associate Director Barbara Green interviews Terry Benjamin, executive director of the Emergency Family Assistance Association, and Suzanne Crawford, CEO of Sister Carmen Community Center.

 What percentage of Boulder County high school students are bullied at school? Have safe sex? Have someone to talk to when they feel depressed? Barbara Green talks with Leisha Conners Bauer of Boulder County’s Healthy Youth Alliance and high school students Sophie Duncan and Michael Clymer, who are members of the county’s Youth Opportunities Advisory Board, about the results of the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey. The show focuses on the biggest pressures kids are facing, and what parents and community members can do to support our youth.

Join Morgan Rogers, Civic Forum Director, Richard Turbiak, Chair of the Boulder Arts Commission, and Joy Pak, ED of the Dairy Center for the Arts, as they discuss Boulder's vibrant arts and cultural scene and the challenges of doing business here. From funding to studio rental to some surprising competitors, local arts and cultural organizations and enthusiasts are collaborating on the development of a new strategic plan. Listen in to hear how YOU can play a role.

 Community Foundation staff member Max Taffet interviews former Mayor of the City of Boulder, Susan Osborne and Janet Heimer, the Director of Boulder County’s Community Action Program. The topic is The Boulder Bubble. In what ways do the our local community indicators show we are and are not in Boulder County?