Welcome to Keep Your Torch Lit, where Roger and Sophia recap and discuss the episodes of Survivor Michigan! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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Interviews and discussions with Human Services professionals and other stakeholders. Recorded on location and meetings and events around the world. All the music contained in the podcast is used by permission and is written and performed by Joe Mamlin.
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Celebrating 50 Years: The Impact of the National Child Support Engagement Association (Part 2)
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On Location returns to celebrate 50 years of the National Child Support Engagement Association and comes to you from across North America: New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, California, and British Columbia, Canada. On today’s show, Pat O’Donnell and Veronica Riley continue their conversation with Margot Bean, Scott Cad…
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Celebrating 50 Years: The Impact of the National Child Support Engagement Association (Part 1)
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On Location continues to celebrate the 50 years of the National Child Support Engagement Association and comes to you from across North America: New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, California, and British Columbia, Canada. On today’s show, Pat O’Donnell and Veronica Riley lead a conversation with Margot Bean, Scott Cade, Erin Fris…
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The History of the National Child Support Engagement Association (Part 2)
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Today’s episode returns to you from Anchorage, Alaska and Brooklyn, New York along with voices from around the country. On today’s show, Nick Palos and Tim Lightner lead the rest of a conversation with a group of NCSEA past Presidents, Executive Directors, and other NCSEA leaders including Vernon Drew, Colleen Eubanks, Ann Marie Ruskin, Chris Wood,…
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The History of the National Child Support Engagement Association (Part 1)
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Today’s episode comes to you from Anchorage, Alaska and Brooklyn, New York along with voices from around the country. On today’s show, Tim Lightner and Nick Palos lead a conversation with a group of NCSEA past Presidents , Executive Directors, and other NCSEA leadersincluding Vernon Drew, Colleen Eubanks, Ann Marie Ruskin, Chris Wood, Lori Bengston…
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Implementing Former Assistance Arrears Pass-Through in California
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Today’s program comes to you from Virginia and California. Join Emily Jernigan (Regional Administrator for the California Department of Child Support Services) and Mariellen Keely (Grants and Initiatives Consultant Senior, Virginia Child Support) as they host today’s episode. They welcome David Kilgore (Director), Justin Freitas (Deputy Director), …
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Domestic Violence and Child Support Systems Functionality for Survivor Safety
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Tim Lightner (co-chair of this year’s NCSEA Communication’s Committee, and coming to you from Anchorage, Alaska) and Mariellen Keely (Virginia Child Support, and from Crozet, Virginia) welcome a conversation about domestic violence, and what functionality a child support system should include as many states are going through system modernization. T…
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A Call to Action: Understanding the National Medical Support Notice with Child Support Agencies and Employers
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Today’s podcast is hosted by Pat O’Donnell (of YoungWilliams and coming to you from Illinois). She isjoined by Matt Brega (Assistant Director and Supervising Attorney, Contra Costa County Department of Child Support Services), Lori Cruz (Director, Contra CostaCounty Department of Child Support Services), Corri Flores (Director –Government Affairs W…
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Catching Up: A Personal and Professional Conversation with Barbara Lacina
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Today’s program comes to you from Crozet, Virginia andKansas City, Missouri, where Mariellen Keely (VA Child Support) welcomes back to the podcast, a familiar and esteemed guest, Barbara Lacina (Regional Administrator for Region 7 of the Administration for Children and Families). Mariellen hosts an engaging conversation, as Barbara catches us up on…
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San Diego: Rising Tides ~Episode 3~ Exit Interview
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Sarah and JP interview the 4th person voted out of this last episode of Survivor San Diego season 2. Grab an iced tea (or a red bull) and sit back, because this guest is a Georgia peach! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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San Diego: Rising Tides ~Episode 2~ Exit Interview
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Sarah and JP continue KYTL Survivor San Diego Coverage with a brief recap followed by interviews of the 3rd eliminated competitor from the second episode of Survivor San Diego: Rising Tides. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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A Conversation About Michigan’s Navigator Program to Guide Parents
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This week’s episode of On Location comes to you fromMichigan and Virginia. Join Mariellen Keely (Grants & Initiatives Consultant Senior, Division of Child Support, Virginia Department of Social Services) as she hosts today's program. Mariellen welcomes April Williams (Navigation Program Manager of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Service…
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Leading with Heart and Soul: A 2024 NCSEA Leadership Symposium Preview
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This week’s episode of On Location is coming to you from across the country: Louisiana, Michigan, California, and Alaska. Join co-hosts Tim Lightner (co-chair of this year’s NCSEA Communications Committee, and coming to you from Anchorage, Alaska) and Emily Jernigan (RegionalAdministrator, Southern Region for the California Department of Child Supp…
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A Meaningful Conversation with NCSEA’s Emerging Issues and Leading Practices Subcommittee
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Today’s program comes to you from Michigan, Iowa,California, and Alaska. Tim Lightner (co-chair of this year’s NCSEA Communications Committee -- and coming to you from Anchorage, Alaska) and DeAnna Rice (Administrative Assistant to Director David Kilgore of the California Department of Child Support Services) team upto co-host today’s podcast. They…
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“Membership has its privileges” is an advertising sloganmade famous by American Express. The implication, of course, was that rewards and other things were available only through membership. So, if you wanted to get in on the rewards, you had to be a “member.” Today’s episode is co-hosted by DeAnna Rice (Administrative Assistant II, Office of the D…
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Leading Where You Are: Helping Child Support Professionals Continue Their Professional and Personal Development
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Today’s podcast comes to you from California and Ohio. Join Emily Jernigan (Regional Administrator, Southern Region for the California Department of Child Support Services) and Brandi Gallebo (Manager with the Franklin County, Ohio Child Support Enforcement Agency) as they co-host today. They welcome Laura Van Buskirk (Director,Placer County, Calif…
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San Diego: Rising Tides ~Episode 1~ Exit Interviews
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Sarah and JP kick off KYTL Survivor San Diego coverage with a brief recap followed by interviews of the first two eliminated contestants from the premiere of Survivor San Diego: Rising Tides. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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Talking About Mental Health with Tara Rolstad
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On today's episode Vernoica Riley (Veronica Riley Training& Consulting; California) talks to Tara Rolstad (Lake Oswego, Oregon) about mental health and self-care in the workplace. Tara is a mental health expert, professional speaker, author, and trained advocate with nearly 15 yearsof experience who helps organizations break open powerful conversat…
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KYTL Season 6 Finale: Finalist Exit Interview
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This episode might be our longest of the season, but one you do not wanna miss! Thanks for sticking with us and listening along :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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Eliminating Barriers and Making Work More Human: Connecting with Renee Smith
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This week’s edition of On Location comes to you fromWashington and California. Today, Veronica Riley (Veronica Riley Training & Consulting; California) has aconversation with Renee Smith (Founder and CEO of A Human Workplace; Washington). Get to know Renee and learn about her unwavering advocacy for love in the workplace. Listen as they discuss wha…
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Mastering Our Dialogue: Constructively Navigating Sometimes Difficult Conversations
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How can you constructively navigate sometimes difficultconversations? Coming to you from Illinois and California, join Emily Jernigan of California Department of ChildSupport Services and Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams as they discuss the importance of Crucial Conversations with Jasper Jacobs, Training Facilitator from the California Department of …
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A Lesson in Mindfulness and Leadership with Lee Papa
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In today's landscape, there's plenty of obstacles and stress that leaders and staff are facing, and it may be more important than ever to explore the benefits of mindfulness and well-being. In today’s episode, Mariellen Keely (State of Virginia Child Support; Charlottesville, VA) and Veronica Riley (Veronica Riley Training & Consulting; Lodi, Calif…
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Improving Collaboration on International Child Support Cases
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Today’s program comes to you from Chicago, Illinois; Heidelberg, Germany; Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; and Rancho Cordova, CA. Join Pat O’Donnell (YoungWilliams) as she hosts Thomas Meysen (SOCLES International Centre for Socio-Legal Studies), Hannah Roots (Hannah Roots Law) and Kristen Erickson Donadee (Chief Deputy Director, CA Child Depar…
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Two uploads in two days?!? Heck yeah loyal viewers B) This exit interview is a short one but a good one so be sure to give it a listen! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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Hey guys! We hope you enjoy this next exit interview!! Katie from this season is here to help us host as college schedules are crazy right now! Thanks for listening :)) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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Today’s episode comes to you from Washington DC and Alaska, where Tim Lightner (from Anchorage, Alaska) hosts Raghavan Varadachari from the Federal Office of Child Support Services (better known as OCSS). He is joining us to have a conversation about the future of child support systems – a topic of interest to many in the child support community --…
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NCSEA-YOU! – Get Yourself Ready to Apply for NCSEA-U and Level Up
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Today’s episode comes to you on location from Georgia, Ohio and Colorado. Lisa Westfall (Enforcement Supervisor with Franklin County, Ohio Child Support Enforcement Agency) welcomes Maureen Leif (Presidentof Grays Peak Strategies in Colorado), and John Hurst (Marietta, Georgia). They have a conversation about the upcoming NCSEA-U offering, how it c…
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Now That I Know Better, I Do Better: Becoming an Ally Instead of an Adversary
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Today’s program comes to you from Franklin County, Coumbus, Ohio. Join Brandi Gallebo of Franklin County Child Support Enforcement Agency, as she hosts a conversation with Susan Brown (Director of Franklin County CSEA). Learn about Susan’s history and background in the child support program spanningover the past twenty-seven years. Listen as she sh…
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Taking a More Holistic and Equitable Approach to Working with Families: A Conversation with Judge Ashleigh Parker
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Today’s On Location episode comes to you from Swansboro, North Carolina, and Raleigh, North Carolina. Get ready to join Tammy Pearson (the Director of Operations for YoungWilliams’ North Carolina offices) as she welcomes and hosts Judge Ashleigh Parker (District Court Judge for Wake County, North Carolina). Listen and get to know Judge Parker, as t…
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KYTL Season 6 Episode 8: Recap & Discussion
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Hey there! We have a special guest this week! Survivor Michigan legend, Akshay, is here with us this week to give some insider secrets about the episode this week!! Be sure to keep up with Survivor Michigan to get the full experience of the podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support…
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KYTL Season 6 Episode 7: Recap & Discussion
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Welcome back to another episode! We hope you enjoy and be sure to keep up with Survivor Michigan to get the full experience of the podcast :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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A Continued Focus on the National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration Program Grants
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This week's edition of On Location comes to you fromVirginia and Tennessee. This is the second episode discussing the National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration Program Grants(CSPED) and the now current Next Generation GrantForecast. Join Mariellen Keely (Virginia Child Support) as she hosts David Teasdale (Program Manager,…
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Behavioral Economics and Attracting Customers to the IV-D Program
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This week's episode of On Location comes to you from Virginia and North Carolina. Join Mariellen Keely (Virginia Child Support) as she hosts Taylor Ashe (Policy Program Consultant, Virginia Child Support) to discuss his January NCSEA CSQ Article: “Behavioral Economics and Attracting Customers to the IV-D Program.” Taylor explains how, with the help…
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Child Support & APHSA Collaboration -- The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Bob Dylan)
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Oftentimes child support is left out of the conversation with other social safety net programs and we miss out on opportunities to collaborate to better serve our customers. Well, as Bob Dylansang, The Times They Are A-Changin’. There is a now a robust collaboration between many child support professionals and the American Public Human Services Ass…
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KYTL Season 6 Episode 6: Exit Interview
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Join us for another exit interview from one of the latest casualties of Season 6. This season has been really great and the cast is even better! Get your popcorn ready because this one is juicy :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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KYTL Season 6 Episode 5: Recap & Discussion
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Did you miss us?? Because we missed you!! We are back for another amazing discussion on Season 6 of Survivor Michigan. For those who forgot, this is the scavenger hunt episode! Hope y'all enjoy :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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A Focus on the National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration Program Grants
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This week's episode of On Location comes from Virginia, and two famous football cities: Canton, Ohio and Green Bay, Wisconsin. Our guests discuss the National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration Program Grants (CSPED) and the upcoming Next Generation Grant Forecast. Join Mariellen Keely (Virginia Child Support) as she hosts A…
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Treating the Condition of Poverty with Dr. Marcella Wilson
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On this episode of On Location, host Veronica Riley (Veronica Riley Training & Consulting) talks with Dr. Marcella Wilson. Dr. Wilson is an expert on poverty and the possibilities that exist to eradicate it. She is the founder of the organization Transition to Success, which designed and implemented an evidenced based system of care for understandi…
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NCSEA On Location’s Top 10 Episodes for 2023
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Today we come to you from too many locations to count (well, actually 15 different locations across the U.S.)! On our program today, we are celebrating NCSEA’s premier podcast -- On Location. Listen and hear the top ten listened to On Location episodes for 2023. See how many you have heard, and which ones you might want to catch up with. And for th…
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Exit interviews are SO BACK!! Listen to the story of the most recent contestant who was voted off during episode 4. We hope you enjoy and keep your torch LIT :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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KYTL Season 6 Episode 4: Recap & Discussion
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On this episode of KYTL, we host our first special guest Ava from Survivor Michigan State! Listen as we talk about the excitement that went down on episode 4 of Survivor Michigan Season 6! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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2023 NCSEA Board of Directors' Favorite Holiday Memories
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Welcome to a special edition of NCSEA On Location--coming to you from across the U.S. Today, many of our NCSEA Board visit to share their favorite holiday memories, as well as their hope for the child support program. Settle in, and listen all the way through to hear them all.
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KYTL Season 6 Episode 3: Recap & Discusison
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Welcome back to KYTL! Roger and Sophia will be discussing all of the action that went down in the 3rd episode of Survivor Michigan Season 6!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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Power Rankings Guys: Season 6 Episode 3
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Listen to Paul and Joe ranking the current contestants from Survivor Michigan Season 6! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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Power Rankings Guys: Season 6 Episodes 1 & 2
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Paul and Joe are here to rank your Survivor Michigan Season 6 contestants after their performance in the first TWO episodes of the season! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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Join host Mariellen Keely (VA Division of Child Support) as she has a conversation with NCSEA Policy Forum co-chairs, Laura Galindo (Senior Consultant, CSG Government Solutions in New Mexico) and Trish Skophammer (IV-D Director of the Ramsey County Child Support program, St. Paul, Minnesota). Both shared their hopes and insights about the upcoming …
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KYTL Season 6 Episode 2: Recap & Discussion
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Welcome back to a new episode of KYTL! Listen as Roger and Sophia discuss, breakdown, and recap the 2nd episode of Season 6 of Survivor Michigan! This is a great episode so don't miss out. Be sure to keep up with all of Season 6 so that you can join us every week :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/…
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Gig Workers and Daily Pay: An Employer Focused Conversation (Pt. 4)
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This episode comes to you from New Jersey, Illinois, California, and Alaska. Today, On Location presents episode four in our series designed to help employers navigate within the child support program and provide required information that is so vital in providing child support funds to families. We also aim to assist child support professionals wit…
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KYTL Season 6 Episode 1: Recap & Discussion
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Welcome to the NEW GENERATION of Keep Your Torch Lit!! This is the first episode with the new hosts Roger and Sophia. Listen as they discuss, breakdown, and recap the first episode of Season 6 of Survivor Michigan! We are so excited to connect with you all!! Be sure to keep up with all of Season 6 so that you can join us every week :) --- Support t…
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Power Rankings Guys: All Stars Finale & Season 6 Preview
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Paul and Joe return to reflect on the All Stars Finale & preview Season 6 ahead of the Premiere! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepyourtorchlit/support
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Lump Sum Wage Withholding and Reporting: An Employer Focused Conversation (Pt. 3)
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Today we are coming to you from South Carolina/Washington DC, Illinois, California, and Alaska. On Location is pleased to present episode three in our series designed to help employers engage with the child support program and provide required information that is so vital in providing child support funds to families. Our focus in this discussion is…
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