Many youth in foster care move several times. They often have to leave their personal belongings behind or their important things can get lost as they move through different placements. Black garbage bags have become the unofficial luggage of youth in the foster care system. This is unacceptable! You can help us ensure that […]
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Huskie Food Pantry looks for sustainability By Kristen Lookingland DeKALB | Huskie Food Pantry officials are discussing plans to raise financial stability and implement new community service ideas with the Student Involvement and Leadership Development department, the pantry’s advisory committee and NIU. Finding sustainable financial supporters has become a priority for the pantry, as
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Can you believe it’s been an entire decade?! Join Us in Supporting Teens Girls in Foster Care 2016 Our 10th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive begins November 1, 2016 and ends December 5, 2016. We are collecting purses (totes and other handbags) filled with personal hygiene items for teen girls in foster homes, group
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Make the Impossible Possible: One Man’s Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary book is a great read for interns and internship managers. It is a blueprint for what is possible when we believe, focus, commit, collaborate, and persevere. The social worker in could barely contain my enthusiasm as I
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I am a Macro Social Worker with years of experience as a group facilitator and workshop leader. I am also an Adjunct Professor at a liberal arts university. I teach a course called “Introduction to Human Relations” for emerging human services professionals. As an example for our sessions on social class and preparation
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Seven year-old Kelli wanted to buy a diary and pretty writing paper. Her mother said, “Well, then, if you want to buy things, you should know how all of this works. Let’s figure out a way for you to earn some money.” Having “failed” to learn how to get her way by whining, Kelli jumped
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An internship is a temporary position with an emphasis on on-the-job training rather than merely employment, and it can be paid or unpaid. Ageism is the prejudice, discrimination, and hostility towards older people. Avoid ageism in your company. Don’t limit the growth of your company by only offering internships to young people who
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Many managers have legitimate questions or are hesitant to offer internships because of recent federal government guidelines. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, internship programs must meet the following 6 criteria under The Fair Labor Standards Act: The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities
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You’ve developed your internship handbook and planned your intern’s orientation, now it’s time to take the next steps and assign projects and tasks to your intern. Always keep in mind that interns want to learn and contribute. The training that an intern receives should be similar to what would be given in an
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Sawhorse Revolution teaching construction, building community at same time By Josh Kerns, KIRO Radio Reporter A student works with her mentor in the non-profit Sawhorse Revolution, which teaches high school students construction skills while building structures for the community. We hear all the time about how underprivileged young people badly need job skills,
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