. >>> up next, join alison cam ar atta and john berman, champions for change next. ♪ >>> in trying timesit's easy to get discouraged. >> but even now, especially now, the human spirit thrives. >> change makers are out there. >> i realize i need to try to make things different. >> redefining what is possible. >> we don't have to live this way. >> and lifting up humanity. >> these are their stories. these are the champions for change. >> good evening. and welcome to champions for change. i'm alison cam aratta. >> and i'm john better man. >> these people have taken on some of the tough problems facing humanity. let's begin in the mountains of kentucky, an area struggling with unemployment and opiod addiction. the region has rich traditions of craftsmanship and music. a local artisan has a way to turn that heritage into a culture of recovery. >> there's a lot of beauty in southeastern kentucky. every holler is a home to someone's weary soul. troublesome creek got its name for the most obvious reasons. it tears out bridges and roads. it's a pretty good metaphor for the downturn of the coal in

. >>> up next, join alison cam ar atta and john berman, champions for change next. ♪ >>> in trying timesen now, especially now, the human spirit thrives. >> change makers are out there. >> i realize i need to try to make things different. >> redefining what is possible. >> we don't have to live this way. >> and lifting up humanity. >> these are their stories. these are the champions for change.