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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Many of my Packaged For Success readers may not be aware of my passion to help teens in foster care so I’ve taken this week to bring you up to date. (Check out my previous blogs – May is National Foster Care Month and we are nearing the end of our 3rd Annual Pack A
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Packaged For Success is a training and development company that specializes in personal empowerment, career development, program management, and youth investment. Packaged For Success is not my first business. For many years my company was called The Teen Toolbox. The Teen Toolbox is now a division of Packaged For Success. This is my youth
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We are nearing the end of our National Foster Care Month 3rd Annual Pack A Backpack Drive where we collect and distribute toiletries and backpacks (duffel bags and luggage) to teen males at risk of aging out of foster care system. Our donation deadline was May 22, 2014 but we are extending that deadline until
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It’s April – National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the kick off our our 3rd Annual Pack A Backpack Drive. We have a heart and a passion for all teens and a special call to raise awareness about the needs and potential of teens at risk of aging out of the foster care system without
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The Teen Toolbox eliminates negative stereotypes of teens in foster care with our SPOTLIGHT Teen of the Month recognition. Our SPOTLIGHT Teen of the Month award recognizes a youth (14-21) in the foster care system that is leading a life of promise and making a positive impact in his or her community. SPOTLIGHT Teen
Welcome to the end of 2013! Today I want to share three awesome resources available to support teens in foster care during the holiday season. FosterClub, the national network for young people in foster care, recognizes the struggle faced by young people in and from foster care during the holidays. FosterClub provides the following
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Amber S. exited the Florida foster care system two years ago. Her interests include art, music, crime scene investigation shows. She is a fan of hip hop, rap, R&B and gospel music. Other people describe Amber as being shy and always staying to herself. She describes herself as being a good listener, and good
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Saturday, November 23, 2013 is National Adoption Day. National Adoption Day is a collective effort to raise awareness of the more than 100,000 children and teens in the United States foster care system awaiting permanent families. Ever year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, communities of parents, judges, and child advocates join together to
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