Meadow Travis joins Diana for this week’s episode of the Official American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) Podcast to talk about ‘His Heart’, the non-profit she started which provides dental health care to homeless youth.
Episode Highlights:
- Meadow’s academic and professional history
- Her path in ADHA
- The story of ‘His Heart’ and Meadow’s hopes for its future
- The role of The Wrigley Grant
Quotes:
“I just had this little aching feeling inside that I needed to be of greater service to my community.”
“My desire to serve became greater than my fear of the unknown at that point.”
“You jumped through a lot of hoops and you never gave up.”
“It was just so important to me that they knew they’re seen – they’re not invisible in their homeless circumstance.”
“The feedback is remarkable…they do feel loved, they feel cared for.”
“If you continue to push forward and make steps, just little steps, it’s going to mean something, it’s going to make a difference.”
Links:
More ADHA Podcast Episodes: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/yourofficialadhapodcast/
American Dental Hygienists’ Association homepage: https://www.adha.org/
ADHA Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/youradha/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
