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Today is the day — Election Day 2012. Are you ready to exercise your civic duty today? Maybe you took advantage of early voting in your state like I did. Regardless of your party affiliation or selected presidential candidate I urge you today to let your voice be heard. The ability to vote is a […]
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November is National Adoption Month. National Adoption Month has been celebrated for 17 years. Every November, a Presidential Proclamation launches activities and celebrations to help build awareness of adoption throughout the nation. Thousands of community organizations arrange and host programs, events, and activities to share positive adoption stories, challenge the myths, and draw attention to […]
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A woman’s purse symbolizes her pride, personality, and purpose. A purse can also be a status symbol. A study of 2000 women in the United Kingdom by Special K Mini Breaks found that the average woman has 7 handbags. According to the UK poll, women are emotionally tied to their handbags. Sixteen percent of the […]
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With our SPOTLIGHT Teen of the Month relaunch we will feature youth, ages 14-21, who are currently in foster care. In June 2008, we featured Donte Young as our SPOTLIGHT Teen of the Month. He was a high school sophomore, Chaplain of his high school’s the Student Government Association and member of the Praise Team. Donte […]
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Are you following the lives of Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Pipa Middleton, Drake (congrats to him for earning his GED this month), Usher, or Justin Timerlake? New pregnancies, hot couples, divorces, altercations, arrests, CD releases — sometimes the title of pop culture critic fits me very well. Other times I wish I could make the celebrity […]
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The Teen Toolbox is on a mission to raise awareness about the needs and potential of youth in transition from foster care and work to counteract negative statistics and stories by showcasing the talent and determination in young people. We invite you to nominate a teen for our “SPOTLIGHT Teen of the Month” feature which […]
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This weekend I had to pleasure of attending a book signing for “Who Would Have Thunk It: The First Adventures of the Fraser Foster Kids” with George Fraser and his sister Emma Fraser-Pendleton. The eleven Fraser children were placed in foster care after their mother’s mental illness surfaced and their father could no longer care for […]
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I don’t usually use Wikepedia (for obvious reasons). It is likely that I will never quote this website again, but I found their definition of youth empowerment to be pretty good. According to Wikepedia, youth empowerment is an attitudinal, structural, and cultural process whereby young people gain the ability, authority, and agency to make decisions and […]
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Are you guilty of asking the teens in your life “What do you want to be when you grow up”? Of course you are. Think about how many times you heard the standard response of “I don’t know”? I’m guilty as well. But I’ve wised up. I have now resigned myself to asking “who are […]
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