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I am so excited to introduce you to one of my favorite teenpreneurs who is on a mission to empower one million youth! Meet Danette Makaila: In 2011, her mom founded the Youth Success Academy and this year Danette is bringing it back – better than ever before! Danette Makaila is not only the […]
I am a strong proponent of strong personal and professional connections. There are some pretty awesome people who answer my phone calls and Kimberly K. Parker is one of them. She has an awesome story and vision for her life that she is sharing with the world. We have amazing brainstorming sessions and have developed […]
SAVE THE DATE: 4th Annual Pack A Backpack™ Drive 2015 • Donations Accepted: April 1, 2015 – May 9, 2015 • Backpack Packing Party – Saturday, May 16, 2015 SPECIAL APPEAL to fraternities, men’s groups, men’s ministries, barber shops, coaches, and sports teams. Our 4th Annual Pack A Backpack Drive begins April 1, 2015 […]
When I tell people that I have a Master’s degree in Social Work they usually think I work in child welfare or provide clinical services. I think it’s safe to say that every social worker I’ve seen on television or in movies has been a child welfare worker removing children from an unsafe home. I […]
According to the National Association of Social Workers, “Social workers help people increase their capacities for problem solving and coping, and they help them obtain needed resources, facilitate interactions between individuals and between people and their environments, make organizations responsible to people, and influence social policies.” I couldn’t agree more. In a matter of […]
I love social work. March is National Social Work Month and I get to celebrate all month long. Let me begin with a basic breakdown of the profession and my career path. The social work field can be divided into three areas: micro, mezzo, and macro. Micro (social work) is the most well-known area and includes […]
I am a strong proponent of education. I believe that education begins at home and that the world is our classroom. When asked if a college education is “worth it” I say yes it is. I believe that college is still a valuable investment that that requires systemic improvement. Should parents or professors teach […]
Nationwide, more than 400,000 children live in foster care. Each year, an estimated 20,000 young people “age out” of the U.S. foster care system at 18 or 21 years old. Many of these young people carry the trauma of their past, have experienced gaps in their education, have limited work history and job skills, […]
Last fall I wrote a blog titled 23 Ways To Earn Money In College. Many colleges are now offering entrepreneurship degrees in addition to business management and business administration. Social entrepreneurship is a fast growing industry. On Friday, ABC aired a Shark Tank episode where all the businesses were created by college students. It was […]