by Pat Cinquini | Feb 3, 2021 | Features
Judge Jane Bolin In 1915, historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland found the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History to research and promote Black Americans’ achievements. In February 1926, the association sponsored the first Negro...
by Pat Cinquini | Jan 21, 2021 | Community Education
Social media has many uses these days but being a reliable resource for facts isn’t one. It’s like the kids’ game telephone; one person whispers into someone’s ear an anecdote about a turtle crossing a stream to meet a butterfly. The story is whispered from person to...
by Pat Cinquini | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Every child deserves a happy childhood, one they would not be sad to remember later on.” – unknown ‘Tis the holiday season when gift-giving plays a prominent role. Much time is spent finding the perfect toy, the right-size clothes, or...
by Pat Cinquini | Oct 15, 2020 | Programs and Services
Feedback from our clients, stakeholders, and our community has always been a Shelter priority, and when they talk, we listen. Anna’s story was typical of what we kept hearing: My husband and I have a 10-year-old biological daughter, and we’re foster parents to two...
by Pat Cinquini | Oct 13, 2020 | Advocacy, Community Education, News
For the majority of voters, the judicial races, aka all those unfamiliar names at the bottom of the ballot, get either a default vote of “yes,” “no,” or they skip over them, saying, “I don’t know anything about them.” Local judges have as much impact on your life, if...
by Pat Cinquini | Aug 17, 2020 | Emergency Group Homes, Features, Foster Care Program, Healthy Families, News
Our collective mental health is taking a hit every day as the world seems to head further into despair. We are bombarded with bad news and negativity from every direction, and our new normal has become a defensive position in a climate of crisis we believe is beyond...
by Pat Cinquini | Jul 20, 2020 | Community Education
During social isolation, many kids and their families have attributed social media for keeping them sane, and connectivity is an undeniable benefit of today’s technology. With 95% of teens having access to a smartphone, they can communicate with friends and...
by Pat Cinquini | Jul 13, 2020 | Advocacy, Community Education, News
Though part of our country’s history has been men and women fighting and sometimes dying, for our voting rights, voting hasn’t always been an easy process. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln couldn’t cast his own ballot to be re-elected because his home state of...
