Life Skills - A crucial Head Start

A crucial Head Start
Bergen Record - Hala Abdah registered her 3 -year-old daughter in Bergen County's Head Start program in Fairview last week because she wanted the child to get an early start on language and social skills. The Fairview family speaks mostly Arabic at home, and Dania

Ranch to recovery
Independent Tribune - CONCORD - Rachelle is struggling to recover from her chemical dependencies, but today she s doing it in a new environment with a lot of help. She is the first resident of Redeemer s Recovery Ranch. The Christian organization provides both

Faith: Ray of light for state inmates
AZCentral.com - FLORENCE - Geoffrey Burbank knelt in the corner of a prison chow hall, a small silver hammer medallion on his right shoulder. Burbank, 32, has been in and out of prison in three states, but this time, he says he has found something that just may

Young men are heavy lifters at food pantry
South Coast Today - ACUSHNET The young men who arrive every week at the Shepherd's Pantry at Long Plain United Methodist Church are an invaluable help to the food pantry's mostly elderly volunteers as they unload hundreds of pounds of rice, canned vegetables and

460 helping hands converging on Butte
Montana Standard - It s a dream come true for the Butte-Silver Bow Arts Foundation: 460 hands, ready and willing to help transform the old YMCA building into a new community cultural center. The hands belong to the state s 230 AmeriCorps members who will gather in

Girls on the Run builds bodies, self esteem
Wisconsin State Journal - It's all about moving forward, mentally and physically. Young girls learn how to stop a gossip chain and how to combat negative body images. They also train for a 5K race and develop team-building skills, as well as their own assertiveness. This is