Life Skills - Coalition seeks volunteers to help teenagers

Coalition seeks volunteers to help teenagers
Stamford Advocate - NORWALK -- A coalition looking to prevent youth violence and gang activity is seeking volunteers for its new programs aimed at teenagers in trouble. The Norwalk Coalition of Urban Youth Initiatives will hold an information session, co-hosted by Mayor

Second-Chance Schools Face Steep Challenge
Ledger - About 4 percent of Polk County students -- more than 3,200 -- are enrolled in the district's 30 alternative-education schools and programs. These students -- beset by a familiar combination of learning and health problems and bad behavior

Picture yourself as a fundraiser for Pack women
Pueblo Chieftain - Envision strong young women, little kids, dads, moms and a grandpa or two trekking around the campus of Colorado State University-Pueblo. Put yourself in that picture as a participant in the fourth annual Walk for Women's Athletics on April 22. "I've

Maui County awards money to programs
Maui News - WAILUKU Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa has announced nearly $800,000 in county grants for agriculture, the environment, economic development, culture and the arts. Grants for Maui County programs are as follows: $150,000 for coqui frog control

Center will teach kids life skills
Miami Herald - Most kids love to dream about what their lives will be like when they grow up, but they aren't always aware of how to reach their goals or how to handle the responsibilities they will face once they get there. Next year, Broward County students will

Leah Roffman | Baseline Banter
Tufts Daily - As NBA All-Star Weekend concludes, it's time for some reflection - not on highlight-reel dunks or no-look passes, but on the actual process of becoming an all-star. There are two ways for a player to receive this honor, as fans vote in the starters