Heather Hackett, Founder, Local Relief

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When disaster strikes, the chaos that follows can leave communities and individuals
feeling overwhelmed and struggling to connect with vital resources. Please welcome
Heather Hackett, founder of Local Relief, a nonprofit mobile app designed to connect
communities with essential help, services, and information once disaster strikes,
serving as a central hub for disaster preparedness, survival, and recovery.
Heather is from my home in Sarasota, Florida, which is no stranger to floods and
hurricanes, and 2024 proved to be one emergency followed by another, leaving
communities and individuals looking for information on how to recover and where to
find relief. The Local Relief app connects residents with local authorities and
organizations to access life saving resources during crises such as hurricanes,
wildfires, and floods. Residents can find food services, shelter locations, and recovery
assistance, all while communicating directly with neighbors and professional services
offering help. That’s the heart of Local Relief-turning chaos into connection and
resilience.

We will talk with Heather about her vision for Local Relief not just in Florida, but in
other communities as well, including here in SoCal, clearly no stranger to natural
disasters from fires to floods and earthquakes. Local Relief is a boots-on-the-ground
nonprofit, and local volunteers are strongly encouraged to get involved, because who
knows their community better than its residents?

Heather was named Humanitarian of the Year 2024 by the Lakewood Ranch
Community Foundation. Let’s just say this isn’t her first rodeo in the space of giving
back to her community, and we will discuss that as well. We’re stronger when we work
together, whether in Los Angeles, Sarasota, or anywhere else we call home.
Please join me in welcoming Heather to #DeborahKobyltLIVE &

#TheSarasotaPodcast on all video and audio podcast platforms, and invite your
friends, too. I’m your host, #DeborahZaraKobylt, and it’s my pleasure to welcome you
here.

Also, if you have a story idea, particularly in #Sarasota where we’re looking to grow
our podcast, please let us know💚

John Kobylt, Award-Winning Talk Show and Podcast Host on KFIam640 and iHeart Radio

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Please welcome my resident political analyst, John Kobylt of the award-winning
#JohnKobyltShow on #KFIam640 and #iHeartRadio, updating us on issues that
matter, from the massive gas price hikes expected in California, to Rick Caruso
and his incredibly effective Steadfast LA, which aims to help victims of the deadly
January 7th wildfires rebuild more efficiently without government red tape.
We’ll also talk about the #StayInLA movement to keep filming here in Los Angeles,
a city filled with creative minds and innovators, but in recent years companies
have been leaving due to the high cost of doing business in California.
We will also talk about the aviation disaster at some of our airports, namely
Newark, NJ, where air traffic controllers have walked off the job due to stress over
recent equipment failures. It is said that in some airports, floppy disks are still
being used, and equipment is severely outdated.

The there’s of course the tariffs. One day it’s up, next day it’s down. Where do we
stand, particularly with Asia? We’ll talk about that. Join us LIVE on all video and
audio podcast platforms of #DeborahKobyltLIVE, and please invite your friends,
too. I’m your host, #DeborahZaraKobylt, and it’s my pleasure to welcome you here.