Hope In Action with Sheri Jones

Congratulations, Lurie 🥳🙌

IMPORTANT UPDATE!

❌Sorry, we're closed!❌
Our office will be closed today Thursday, October 1st. Join us Tuesday, October 6th 2026 from 1:00PM until 4:00PM as hours resume.

Can’t believe we missed this! It looks like it was an amazing gathering 🤩

Thank you to the community organizations who joined AF Group's Nonprofit Fair at our Lansing, Michigan, headquarters last week! Our teammates made connections, learned more about how these groups are making an impact in the community and found out how to get involved.

Catholic Charities of Ingham, Eaton & Clinton Counties
Child and Family Charities
Ele's Place - Capital Region
Greater Lansing Food Bank
Habitat for Humanity Capital Region
Highfields, Inc. - Michigan
Junior Achievement of Mid Michigan
No Senior Without Christmas
Paws With A Cause ®
Refugee Development Center Newcomer Center
Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan

This is hope IN ACTION‼️

Thank you for doing everything you can to help our community.

This was a great event! You couldn't say enough good things about the
Footprints of Michigan team 💯

On this month's companion podcast, host Sheri Jones sits down with Antonio Botello III of Child and Family Charities to talk more about his barbershop talks program that he started. They discuss how important the program is to the young men they serve and how Antonio's personal loss inspired it.

The barbershop talks program pairs a free, professional haircut with in-depth, life-changing conversations about mental health and other struggles young men face. It's a safe space for these men to be vulnerable and share their feelings in a familiar, comfortable setting. It allows for conversations that they may not be able to have anywhere else.

It's a conversation about mental health and the importance of connection.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/I9JZxrBCxTE

This month on Hope in Action, host Sheri Jones celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with three men making a huge impact in the Hispanic community and beyond.

First, she sits down with Antonio Botello III, who has transformed a section of the Child and Family Charities drop-in center into a barbershop, where he sits down with young men around the community and gives them a safe place to have hard conversations around mental health and anything else they may be dealing with, all over a free haircut. The conversations are impactful, the emotions are raw, and the experience is truly life changing.

Next, she talks with Geronimo Lerma from Footprints of Michigan, who has been changing lives since 2014, one pair at a time. They discuss the origin of the idea and how something as simple as a new pair of shoes can boost confidence and self-worth.

Lastly, Tamera and Alicea from LAFCU sit down with Hezekiah Trevino from Ourspace Foundation. They discuss the great events Ourspace Foundation puts on throughout the year celebrating different cultures, ending with a look ahead to the upcoming 517 Hispanic Heritage Weekend.

This month's community calendar also highlights some wonderful events coming up in September.

And be sure to check out this month's companion podcast for a deeper conversation with Antonio Botello III of Child & Family Charities about his barbershop talks program, available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

A special thank you to our visionary sponsor, LAFCU, for their continued partnership.