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Falling Into Place - Schenectady Community Ministries

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    Our Falling into Place series spotlights the important work of -and fosters collaboration between- not-for-profit organizations in our communities; allowing us all to fall into place.

Falling Into Place is supported by The Seymour Fox Memorial Foundation, Providing a helping hand to turn inspiration into accomplishment. See more possibilities … see more promise… see more progress.

This week, we learn about Schenectady Community Ministries (Schenectady Inner City Ministry [SiCM]), founded in 1967, SiCM runs food pantries, offers free lunch programs, and provides other services to support the community.

We are joined by outgoing Executive Director Rev. Phil Grigsby and Director of the Summer Meals program and Acting Executive Director Jo-Anne Rafalik. 

In a radio career that has spanned nearly 35 years, Ray Graf has done it all. At one time or another he worked as an overnight board operator, a commercial copywriter, a reporter and a voiceover announcer. For several years - a lifetime ago - he was a morning drive disc jockey. Graf has been a member of the WAMC News team for 16 years. These days, he finds himself as The Roundtable's news anchor, panelist- and occasional guest host for Joe Donahue. "Radio news is not always easy," said Graf of his most recent radio vocation, "but it's not nearly as difficult as spinning a Michael Bolton record at 5:45 in the morning and pretending you're happy about it."