Tag: families

New Article From the Vernon Social Transforming Center

This piece is a work in progress. In this article, I want to address some of the issues that may arise for people who are not in direct contact with the community. In my previous article from the Vernon Social Transforming Center on housing, I described some of the housing issues that need to be…

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Portland Youth Corps Launches Youth Mentoring Program

Portland, Ore. The City of Portland, Oregon and Portland Youth Corps have joined forces to create a full-service program for young people ages 12 and 13 from the Portland area. The Portland Youth Corps, the largest youth mentoring program in the country, is partnering with Portland Mayor Charlie Hales to create a youth mentoring program…

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The Coshocton Collaborative and the COSHOP Network

In this talk, we describe and evaluate the Coshocton Collaborative (CC) and the COSHOP Network. In particular, we discuss the architecture and operation of the CC, how it accomplishes the primary purpose of supporting open collaboration, and the motivations for the COSHOP network. Computer networks and their networks of computers are increasingly viewed as valuable…

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Construction of 35 New Support Homes for Senior Citizens and Indigenous Elders in Prince George

In 2011, Prince George, B. hosted a conference called “Changing of the Guard” with the Prince George Indian Band of Indians and Indian Chiefs. The agenda for the conference was to introduce ideas to help improve living conditions in Indian communities. This session featured discussions about housing and ways to address housing needs. Among the…

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Volunteer Observers for the 21st NY Loon Annual Census

This is the 21st year of the statewide, volunteer-based census of North Carolina’s birds. It’s a national effort aimed at counting 50,000 birds annually. More than 15,000 volunteers have worked through the past three years to gather these birds’ data, and they’re looking forward to a 2020 census that will be bigger in scope than…

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Community Centers in Johnson City

Johnson City is a suburb in Kansas. The town is roughly the size of two counties. Some parts of Johnson City can be confusing because it is so similar to other small towns in Kansas. You’ll often see Johnson City residents referring to the city’s schools like they are in the suburbs of Kansas City,…

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Northwood Intensive Day Treatment Program

Northwood Intensive Day Treatment Program telling us the details. abuse from her foster mother. helicopter is her savior. back of the helicopter after it left the gate. hours before their parents. were returned. get themselves back in to their homes. very cold and windy and that she and T. He said that he and T.…

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