Rev. Richard Joyner has been named a 2015 Top 10 CNN Hero. After watching many of his parishioners die from preventable diseases, Rev. Joyner created a community garden and enlisted local children to help him care for it. Today, his nonprofit, the Conetoe Family Life Center, manages more than 20 plots of land, including one 25-acre […]
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Hunger and poverty are on my mind again today. Instead of writing along blog post, I will offer research from Feeding America. The Feeding America network helps families across the nation get the support they need to find nutritious food to eat. According to Feeding America, the productivity of our country would greatly improve
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Boundaries are clearly established (legal and ethical) limits that allow for safe interactions between professionals and their clients. They are standards that foster quality service delivery. Boundaries exist to protect both the worker and the client. Appropriate boundaries allow professionals to offer effective interventions that are in the best interest of the client and
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I am a strong proponent of professional development and continuous learning. If you are interested in work with children and youth I recommend that you take the Child and Family Services Agency Mandated Reporter training (even if you do not live or work in Washington, DC) to learn more about child abuse and neglect and
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2015 is the Time for Global Action – September 25-27, 2015 – New York City 2015 presents a historic and unprecedented opportunity to bring the countries and citizens of the world together to decide and embark on new paths to improve the lives of people everywhere. These decisions will determine the global course of
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This DC native LOVES farms – cows, horses, barns, and green grass. More specifically, I LOVE the Pennsylvania countryside and visiting Amish country. I LOVE driving through the Shenandoah Valley. I love the slow pace, the views, and the ability to truly be self-sufficient. I loved “The Simple Life” long before Paris Hilton and
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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
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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