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Remembering
Today, August 29, 2021 join us in prayer and reflection as #WeRemember and honor the lives of the over 1,800 people that died and the over one million people displaced in the catastrophic aftermath of #HurricaneKatrina #Katrina16 #GulfSouth4GND #ClimateEmergency The climate crisis is here. It has been here. 16yrs later, #WeRemember Hurricane Katrina as a…
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Youth-led National Day of Action
Youth of color are working together with allies to help address gaps is service delivery and outcomes. Can you help spread the word? Attention youth 14-26? Have you been involved in the foster care system? If yes, you likely qualify for pandemic relief funds. Where is this money coming from? In response to concerns raised…
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THE FOSTER CARE TO PRISON PIPELINE MUST END!
RISING YOUTH VOICE New Deal for Youth Changemaker Yusef Presley uses his lived experience to highlight the need for increased resources and care for foster youth, particularly foster youth of color while in care and during their transition to adulthood. Presley stated ”foster youth who have aged out of the system are less likely to graduate…
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Reflections on July 4th Celebration
May we all grow in awareness and understanding as yet another day of Independence is celebrated. Peace and many blessings for the 4th of July holiday! You cannot hate others without hating yourself. Oprah Winfrey Racially Charged (2021), https://youtu.be/Bm2PxE0HMr4
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Healthy Environments for Everyone (HEEY) Eco-Village
We are pleased to announce that the HEEY Village is creating healthy opportunities to live, work, grow and sustain in a supportive community. The village is being organized as a cooperative community land trust. Inquiries and applications are now being accepted for this BIPOC-led community effort in E. Texas. In addition to the co-creation of…
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In Honor of Juneteenth
The US Federal government is to observe Juneteenth holiday on Friday the 18th. Federal employees will have the day off on after President Biden signs a bill making Juneteenth (19th), which marks the end of slavery in America, a federal holiday. On first reckoning it may appear that this is an unnecessary and…
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When No One Believes in You…
Lessons learned from COVID 19: Dr. Katalin Kariko, the pioneer behind the mRNA vaccines, which are helping us tackle the COVID 19 pandemic, offers some important clues… Giving up and losing faith in oneself are not among them. The power of alignment and Faith is…
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Connecting Current and Former Foster Youth with Pandemic Relief Funds
Attention Foster Youth and Former Foster Youth This is for YOU! Choices Interlinking Alliance is pleased to join with Think of US Foster Youth Network to help spread the word. We want all fosters and former fosters to know they may be eligible, and Think of US Network wants to help! Most states are providing between…
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Young Adults with Learning Disabilities: Opportunities for Leadership
Applications are OPEN for the next cohort of the Young Adult Leadership Council. National Council for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) empowers young leaders with learning and attention issues to be future LD advocates and leaders, armed with the knowledge and skills to break down barriers for themselves and their peers. Our Young Adult Leadership Council (YALC) harnesses the power and…
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Structural Racial Disparities in Juvenile Justice During Covid Pandemic: why?
Why are Black youth held longer in confinement than others? How many of those detained are dually involved with the child welfare system? What is being done to address systemic racial disparities for youth who have no homes? A recent study has confirmed that “Black youth in juvenile detention in Feb. 1, 2021, reached a pandemic…
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