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What Are Your Teen’s Reading?

By Nicki Sanders | May 20, 2013 | Comments Off on What Are Your Teen’s Reading?

There are two books written for young adults that have been recommended to me in the last week.  The books are:   The Defining Decade: Why your twenties matter – and how to make the most of them now by Meg Jay, PhD   Twentysomething: Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck? by Robin Marantz Henig […]

Children Are Our Present And Future

By Nicki Sanders | May 17, 2013 | Comments Off on Children Are Our Present And Future

It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. -Frederick Douglass   For these are all our children. We will all profit by, or pay for, whatever they become. -James Baldwin   The essence of our effort to see that every child has a chance must be to assure each an equal opportunity, […]

National Foster Care Month in Pictures

By Nicki Sanders | May 15, 2013 | Comments Off on National Foster Care Month in Pictures

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. National Foster Care Month provides an opportunity raise awareness of the experiences and needs of the more than 400,000 children and youth in the foster care system. The campaign also encourages the community to get involved and support these young people.   Every year, approximately 30,000 young people leave […]

The 7th Flag Takeover for Girls

By Nicki Sanders | May 13, 2013 | Comments Off on The 7th Flag Takeover for Girls

What:             The 7th Flag Takeover is an ALL GIRLS event taking place at Six Flags America on June 1, 2013.  The ladies will experience:   “Girls Rule The World” Interactive workshops Buffet lunch Young Motive performance Photo Shoot G.E.A.R. back pack/t-shirt   When:            Saturday, June 1, 2013  Where:          SIX FLAGS AMERICA, 12710 Central Avenue, Mitchellville, MD […]

Let’s Celebrate Mothers

By Nicki Sanders | May 10, 2013 | Comments Off on Let’s Celebrate Mothers

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Biological Mothers, Adopted Mothers, Foster Mothers, Step Mothers, Grandmothers, God Mothers, Mothers In Law, and Mother Figures.  THANK YOU! The mother’s heart is the child’s school-room. -Henry Ward Beecher   There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one. -Jill […]

Did You Thank A Teacher?

By Nicki Sanders | May 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Did You Thank A Teacher?

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week!  Yesterday was National Teacher Day (May 7, 2013).  Did you thank a teacher?   This blog post is dedicated to all the amazing teachers preparing a new generation of change world changers! THANK YOU!!         “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” –Henry […]

THANK YOU FOSTER PARENTS

By Nicki Sanders | May 6, 2013 | Comments Off on THANK YOU FOSTER PARENTS

Although many people misunderstand them, negatively stereotype them, underestimate them, and are even a bit afraid of them, I love working with teens.  Teens are not just our future – they are our present. I believe that we all have an obligation to prepare a better world for them to inherit and also to adequately […]

Children and Teens in Foster Care Belong to All of Us

By Nicki Sanders | May 3, 2013 | Comments Off on Children and Teens in Foster Care Belong to All of Us

Every state in the United States has children and teens in the foster care system. These young people belong to all of us. May is National Foster Care Month.  Let’s show that we care.   National Foster Care Month Core Messages:    The Magnitude – on any given day there are more than 400,000 children […]

Kick Off to National Foster Care Month 2013

By Nicki Sanders | May 1, 2013 | Comments Off on Kick Off to National Foster Care Month 2013

Today is the day.  May 1st marks the beginning of National Foster Care Month.   This entire month is dedicated to showcasing that each of us can play a part in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care.   National Foster Care Month 2013 – Supporting Youth In Transition On any given day […]