Pack, Pic, & Shop for Pack A Purse™ Drive 2015 A Special Networking Event Kelsey’s Kloset November 19, 2015 7:00pm-9:00pm 11200 Scaggsville Road Laurel, MD Pack – a purse for donation, bring just a purse, or personal hygiene products Pic – get a professional headshot by Anne Looney Studios on the night of […]
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Our 9th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive 2015 begins November 1, 2015 and ends December 5, 2015. We are collecting purses (totes, and other handbags) filled with personal hygiene items for teen girls in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. Purse Packing Party on December 12, 2015. Purses will be delivered before Christmas
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As my long-time blog readers and social media followers know, I am passionate about teens in foster care. No one can survive alone and certainly no one can thrive alone. We all need support and a support system. Instead of forcing instantaneous independence on young people who have experienced trauma and disruption just because
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Our National Foster Care Month Pack A Backpack™ Drive provides an opportunity raise awareness of the experiences and needs of teens in the system and also encourages the community to find other ways to get involved. During the drive we are collecting backpacks (luggage and duffel bags) filled with personal hygiene items for teen
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There is no doubt that the end of the semester is stressful. Final exams can make even the most confident student doubt their knowledge and abilities. There are things you can do to increase your final exam scores and other actions that sabotage your success. 5 Ways Students Decrease Final Exam Scores 1.
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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. TODAY (4/1/15) is the kick off date of our annual Pack A Backpack™ Drive to collect and distribute backpacks (luggage and duffel bags) for teen males in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. An overwhelming number of children and youth enter the foster care system due
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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
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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,
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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
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