Laughing With Letta

The deadline is March 31st for you to apply for the good folks from Rebuild Together Minnesota to come and repair your home or make modifications. What's the Safe at Home program? Listen to Sheletta's latest podcast to find out Emails will come later

 

The Washington County Opioid Settlement Council is looking for new council members. Sheletta chats with Sean Young-Stephens and Jamie Resch to talk about how this opportunity allows you to become part of an innovative public program that is supportive and takes a health oriented approach. 

It’s that time of year, high school seniors around the Twin Cities are announcing on social media their choices for college next year.   For some, a Big Ten school is a fit. But bigger is not better for everyone. That’s the unsaid motto at Dougherty Family College (DFC), which strives to offer incredible connections and student support.

Sheletta chats with the folks at the Minneapolis Parks Foundation about the North Commons Park expansion project and a grant that allows residents to create cool activities for their neighbors.

As Sheletta plans to put on her ropers and rope her a cowboy at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, she wants to make sure both she and her future Boo are safe before they get too serious. She asked her friends form Harris County to join her to talk about their HIV prevention programs and how residents can take advantage of the services they offer.

When Sheletta's son was chatting with a bot, she looked for a real person for him to text and found the Minnesota Warm Line. What's that? A live talk, chat or text line staffed with trained peer professionals who offer a listening ear when life gets lonely. 

All month long, Sheletta is highlighting resources to help small business owners in Minnesota. This week, she's telling entrepreneurs where they can find grant money for e-Bikes for commercial use. 

 All month long, Sheletta is chatting with organizations who have grant funding to help struggling small businesses impacted by the ICE surge in Minnesota. This week, she tells entrepreneurs who qualify how they can apply for the CORE grant.

Sheletta is asking the question: Are you honoring the pledge you made to yourself at the beginning of the year to be more involved in the community? If you're haven't and you're not sure where to start, Sheletta chats with her friends at Big Brothers Big Sisters who have several ways you can volunteer your time to help make an immediate impact on a young person in need.

Sheletta chats with the folks at Environmental Initiative about their clean air assistance project that provides funding for small business owners to replace equipment and reduce emissions. 

Sheletta said she and her fellow Minnesotans are exhausted fighting injustice and excited that after two deaths in Minneapolis at the hands of federal agents, the tide is finally turning against Donald Trump.   

Instead of going through a midlife crisis, Sheletta is considering signing up for Midlife Academy at University of Minnesota that supports middle aged students and helps them find community on the college campus.

After logging on to the GoFundMe site to help pay for funeral expenses for someone who was a victim of violent crime, Sheletta was astonished to learn that Minnesota has a crime victim restitution fund that will cover funeral costs and much more. She talks with officials from the state agency so people will know how to get access to these dollars if they need financial assistance.

Sheletta wants everyone to start their 2026 off living healthy, well and strong, so she invited her friends from NorthPoint Health & Wellness in Minneapolis to talk about ways to manage your chronic disease. 

There is a huge gap in menopause care. Studies show Black women suffer more extreme symptoms earlier and they last longer. The impact to long term health is devastating including the risk of cardiovascular disease. This is a public health crisis so Sheletta chats with her friends from Harmoni-Wellness to dispel the misinformation and discuss barriers to menopause treatment.

Sheletta talks with two members of the Washington County Opioid Council about how their personal tragedies prepared them for the work they do today.

Sheletta chats with her friend Sharon Noel Richardson, owner of West Indies Soul Restaurant about how the promise act helped her company and why entrepreneurs in Minnesota who qualify should apply.

Sheletta chats with John Larson, the company's Chief Operating Officer about how the company plans to offer opportunities and support the community.

Sheletta chats with her friends from NorthPoint Health & Wellness about their new mental health walk-in clinics.