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Videos
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Do1Thing: The story of Griffin and Melissa
The photography, interviews and production for this project for Do1Thing.org are by Katja Heinemann, who is represented by Aurora Select. Principal reporting done in New York, NY, February 14, 2009. Griffin Kinard, 22, has been a poet and writer for the past five years. Born in Brooklyn, he spent his childhood and teenage years in a series of state institutions - larger residence programs for at-risk youths such as Children's Village in Dobbs Ferry, NY, and Green Chimneys in Brewster, NY. During the last four years before aging out of the system he found himself back in NYC, finishing high school while living in a Salvation Army group home for boys, The East Village Residency. A 7-months stint in jail was followed by his 21st birthday, and a new commitment to writing. He is a senior writer at Represent Magazine, a bi-monthly publication for and by youth in foster care by the non-profit www.youthcomm.org. Griffin stays at his older sister's home in Harlem most nights, with occasional stints in drop-in shelters when the siblings argue. For the past 5 months, Melissa, age 20, and Griffin have been a couple. She is recovering from a history of institutionalization in group homes and psychiatric programs. Melissa says that for the first time in her life feels like she can love and trust somebody, and she also appreciates the help and guidance Griffin's sister Salena can provide for her. The young couple fantasizes about getting married and getting a place of their own, providing a home for themselves, along with Salena and her boyfriend Anthony, if they can scrunch together enough money between the four of them. www.katjaheinemann.com www.auroraselect.com Do1Thing.org www.youthcomm.org"
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Black Eyed Peas “Youth Voices”
Learn more about Adobe Youth Voices by visiting http://www.plantandinspire.org. Adobe and Black Eyed Peas’ non-profit, Adobe Youth Voices (AYV), is aimed at empowering youth in underserved communities around the globe with real-world experiences and 21st century tools to communicate their ideas, exhibit their potential, and take action in their communities.
Articles
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Ten Things You Should Know About Public Schools
Ten startling factoids about our public school system, including what you can do to help.
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Investment Will be Used to Improve the Lives of Young People Nationwide.
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Immigrants See Charter Schools as a Haven
Charter schools have become havens where immigrant children are shielded from the American youth culture that pervades large district schools.
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Skateboard School Brings Hope and Relief to the Lives of Kabul Youth
Creative Visions Partners with Skateistan to Brings Cultural and Educational Opportunities to Afghan Children.
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To Make Room in City Schools, N.Y.U. Offers Space to Pre-Kindergartners
New York University, whose expansion efforts have put it at odds with some Greenwich Village residents over recent years, is extending an olive branch.
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Save the Children Appeals for Public Support for Hurricane Ike Relief Efforts in Texas
Save the Children has dispatched an emergency response team to Texas to assist hundreds of thousands of children and families who are evacuating their homes ... -
Protect Equal Rights and Freedom
The election is finally upon us, and as vital as it is that we vote for the right person, we also need to make sure we vote for the right laws and propositions.
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Type 2 Diabetes Doubles Among U.S. Children
Around the world, our children are dying from malnutrition and diarrhea. In this country, our children are dying from diseases caused by obesity.
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Two 14 Year-Olds Attack A Lesbian Student At Wayland Union High School
Police in Wayland, Mich., are investigating an attack by two 14-year-old girls on a third girl in Wayland Union High School. The victim was identified as a...
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Obama Pledge Stirs Hope in Early Education
It was the morning after the presidential election, and Matthew Melmed, executive director of Zero to Three, a national organization devoted to early...
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Empty Shelves, Filled With Imagination
New York public school libraries are allotted $6.25 per student for the purchase of new books, an amount that librarians say is not always sufficient.
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Carla Sanger, M.Ed., President and Chief Executive Officer of LA's BEST.
Events
- IT TAKES A VILLAGE Jam Session Location: SPACE 15TWENTY 1520 N. CAHUENGA BLVD Los Angeles, CA 90028
- 2009 Annual Meeting Seizing the Moment, Building the Movement Location: The 2009 AGM will be held in Boston, MA, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, from March 27-29, 2009.
- 16th Annual Mighty Rubber Ducky Derby Location: 8770 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Volunteer Opportunity Location: JDRF Los Angeles Chapter, 800 West Sixth Street, Suite 450, Los Angeles, CA 90017
- Best Buddies Volunteer Opportunity Location: Los Angeles (State Headquarters) 5711 West Slauson Avenue, Suite 170 Culver City, CA 90230
- LA Family Housing Volunteer Opportunity Location: Comunidad Cesar Chavez, 207 North Breed Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- LA Family Housing Volunteer Opportunity Location: 7843 Lankershim Boulevard North Hollywood, CA 91605
- LA Family Housing Volunteer Opportunity Location: 7817 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91605
People
- emilymf
- tingaling
- dusteallen Sullivan, IL
- seanconnors Parker, CO
- Shannon Flaherty Los Angeles, CA
- jasonrothberg Los Angeles, CA
Blog posts
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First National Public Opinion Survey: Americans’ Knowledge and Understanding of Autism, 2008 School of Psychology Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida My email to the Dr. Who ...
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Thousands join Hands On Manila Servathon 2008
More than 1000 volunteers from 30 organizations got their hands dirty in participation to Hands On Manila’s Servathon 2008. From public schools to indigent communities around the metro, the part...
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NextStep’s computer placement in Guatemala
Maria Antonieta Ixcoteyac Velásquez, the co-founder INEPAS, an aid program in Guatemala, visits NextStep Recycling in Eugene. Thanks to Eugene’s NextStep electronics recycling program, nearly 3,50...
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NextStep’s computer placement in Guatemala
Maria Antonieta Ixcoteyac Velásquez, the co-founder INEPAS, an aid program in Guatemala, visits NextStep Recycling in Eugene. Thanks to Eugene’s NextStep electronics recycling program, nearly 3,500...
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Watch Jenny McCarthy talk about her son's autism.
In light of the recent Hannah Poling decision, in which the federal court conceded that vaccines could have contributed to her autism, we think the tide is finally turning in the direction of par...
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What A day on the Autism Spectrum! Bondage, Torture, and Public Humiliation
Well what can I say, What a day. The first title of this piece was What a day on the spectrum. Riding the roller coaster of life. Poop stories, tied to a chair, Autism Twitter day, and being on the...
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1. Only 33% of teens who were in an abusive relationship ever told anyone about it. 2. Teen victims of dating violence are more likely to abuse drugs, have eating disorders, and attempt suic...
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Change-Maker in Women's History: Dolores Huerta
From DoSomething.org When you hear about the movement for the rights of farm workers, the first mention is Cesar Chavez, but a woman, Dolores Huerta, was just as essential to the struggle as was...
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It was during Precious Oliver’s sixth grade year, punctuated by periods of skipped school, classroom disruptions and altercations with teachers, that she came into contact with Communities In Schoo...
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Everyone has a cause that aggravates them. Whether it's Aaron "Bruce Wayne" Cohen's single-handed slave rescue or providing musical instruments to public schools, everyone's lives have been affecte...
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A City I Can Barely Be Proud Of
Chicago has seen its fair share of corruption for years and years. Growing up here, I've seen it myself firsthand. When former Governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached earlier this year (http://dig...
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If your child stopped speaking, wouldn't look you in the eye and completely ignored the world around them, what would you do? In her new book, Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autis...
