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Champa Bay’s Housing Equation: Building Affordability Through Regional Collaboration
Ernest Hooper fills in for Bronwyn to talk with Tampa Bay Partnership CEO Bemetra Simmons about two new reports on housing and regional competitiveness. They discuss the region’s housing affordability gap, the need for more workforce housing, a...
The 2026 ALICE Report
United Way Suncoast Chief Communications Officer Ernest Hooper guest hosts to discuss the 2026 ALICE report with Turning Points Executive Director Kathleen Cramer and United Way Suncoast’s Doug Griesenauer. They explain that ALICE (Asset Limite...
Beyond the Storm: United Way Suncoast’s 2026 Community Resiliency Plans
Bronwyn welcomes back United Way Suncoast Disaster Resiliency Officer Heather Koester to the Freedom to Rise podcast as the 2026 Hurricane season is upon us. They discuss 2025 recovery work after hurricanes Helene and Milton and United...
Affordable Housing and Community Building with Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse
Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse. joins Bronwyn on the Freedom to Rise Podcast to discuss rapid growth, housing affordability, and why mixed-income housing near jobs, schools, and transit is essential to reduce the infrastructure ...