
Friends In Deed Podcast
Friends In Deed (FID) is an interfaith organization that provides supportive services to our homeless and at risk neighbors to help them rebuild their lives. Each week, FID Executive Director, Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater, talks about our programs, interviews clients, has conversations with staff, community leaders and commentators around issues of poverty, homelessness, religious values, morals and much more! Learn more at www.friendsindeedpas.org, follow us on Instagram @friendsindeedpas, or visit us at facebook.com/friendsindeedpas.
Podcasting since 2021 • 62 episodes
Friends In Deed Podcast
Latest Episodes
2025 - 3 Katie Hill, New Face in Town: Conversation with new Union Station CEO
Rabbi Joshua welcomes the new CEO of Union Station, Katie Hill, to the podcast to discuss her background, career and initial thoughts on the state of homelessness in Pasadena. They also discuss the recent turmoil taking place with LAHSA and the...
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Season 2025
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Episode 3
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48:26

2025 - 2 Live Conversation with Rep. Judy Chu: Potential Cuts to SNAP and Medicaid
On this special episode, Rabbi Joshua welcomes Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) to the Food Pantry, after her office reached out about coming to talk about potential federal funding cuts to SNAP and Medicaid. SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition As...
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Season 2025
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Episode 2
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18:12

2025 - 1 2025 Begins with Eaton Fire Destruction: 1st Podcast of the Year
Welcome to 2025! Sadly, it didn't start well for folks in Southern California, including Altadena/Pasadena, where Friends In Deed is located. In this first episode of the year, Rabbi Joshua returns with an update on programs and operations post...
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Season 2025
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Episode 1
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16:53

2024 - 16 Families with Babies Living in Cars, Homeless Seniors Needing Dialysis: Short Update from Street Outreach and Housing
Today, Rabbi Joshua spends a few minutes talking with some members of the Street Outreach and Housing team to find out the latest goings on. We hear about increasing numbers of families without homes, people starting to suffer from the cold, an...
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Season 2024
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Episode 16
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12:37

2024 - 15 Intersection between Homelessness and Domestic Violence
Today, Rabbi Joshua sits down with Tunisia Offray, Co-Director of Shepherd's Door, a domestic violence resource center in Pasadena. In a wide-ranging conversation, they discuss not only how domestic violence affects homelessness, but Tunisia sh...
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Season 2024
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Episode 15
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25:45
