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I’ve you’ve read my or followed me on social media for a significant amount of time then you will know that I LOVE New Edition. New Edition music always makes me feel better and with so much going on in the world right now – US presidential campaign, poverty, child abuse, terrorism – that […]
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We will NEVER forget 9/11/01 Would you be ready if there were an emergency in your city? Tornado? Snowstorm? Earthquake? Chemical Emergency? Bioterrorism? September is National Preparedness Month. Throughout September there will be activities across the country to promote emergency preparedness. This is the time to get prepared for any emergency that could […]
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These 3 Words by Nicki Sanders Nicki Sanders, The Packaged For Success Coach, is an experienced trainer, group facilitator, and program manager. She has packaged her Masters of Social Work degree and over 15 years of work experience into Packaged For Success, a training and professional development company. Packaged For Success provides career coaching to […]
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If you know me well then you’ve heard me say these two things about my personal diet: (1) I have the eating habits (or taste buds) of the average 5 year old (2) I eat to live, I don’t live to eat I am not a “foodie”. I am one of the pickiest […]
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Labor – (1): human activity that provides the goods or services in an economy (2): the services performed by workers for wages as distinguished from those rendered by entrepreneurs for profits Labor Day – the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and […]
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Our thoughts are powerful. Thoughts lead to actions and behaviors. What we think about we become. What we focus on grows – positive or negative. Nurture your mind with positive thoughts and experiences. Kick negativity to the curb and watch amazing things and people connect to you. MINDSET is as important as skill […]
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Question of the Day: Can we achieve social justice without economic empowerment? Although there has been a huge push for teaching financial literacy, many social service programs teach clients to manage poverty and not eliminate it. How do we help people change their socio-economic status? Of course, the answers are numerous, but I think […]
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If you’ve lived in Washington, DC (or any other urban city) you have seen: • Elementary school students selling candy or wrapping paper • Youth with buckets at the red light collecting funds for band uniforms • Teens at the metro station playing go-go music on buckets • A car wash hosted by high […]
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Exposure = the condition of being presented to view or made known Mayor Marion Barry was praised for launching the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) in Washington, DC and providing gainful summer employment to thousands of teens. My first job SYEP job was at an academic summer camp on the campus of American University. […]
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