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"Educated kids make educated decisions." That’s why we partner with schools and our community of caring neighbors like you to help kids to succeed in school and in life.    Watch as Rene Gellerman, our President & CEO, shares with Johnny Marx the thinking behind our United for Schools initiative – to unite community resources and volunteers to help kids early on, to help them unlock brighter futures for themselves.   And, the results speak for themselves. Dive deeper here: https://lnkd.in/gXpwEqV3

Libraries aren't just buildings. Librarians do outreach and provide bookmobile service. If you live in rural or underserved areas, libraries will do their best to serve you. Let's make sure to provide them with the funding they need for the extra support! #libraries #publiclibraries #bookmobiles #libraryoutreach #governance #localgovernment #stategovernment #federalgovernment

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Looking for ways to get involved in your community? Check out this article about the Caney Community Betterment Group Foundation and our local Chambers of Commerce in Montgomery County!

At Saint Mary's, we create opportunities for our students, staff, and faculty to give back to the community and exercise wise leadership. One of our volunteer opportunities is writing encouraging letters to young patients in hospitals, through the organization Letters of Love: https://lnkd.in/eusQJ448 #wiseleadership #charactereducation #characterandvirtueeducation

What causes are you supporting tomorrow during #401gives? Here are my top 3: 1. The Latino Policy Institute 2. Community Prep School 3. Read to Succeed

We often think of #caregiving in terms of responsibilities caring for older adults, however more and more we see many older adults caring for younger generations. Check out this hybrid event to learn more about how to support #caregivers caring for younger loved ones! #grandparents #FamilyCaregivers

Okay, I admit it -- proud Mom moment here But I promise there's a message here for job seekers Or anyone with a dream And a goal Isaac loves camp and bringing those opportunites to as mamy kids and families as he can Having worked in and managed several camps, he knew what worked, what didn't And what was missing He developed a new program Planted seeds Wrote a plan Made connections Baby steps led to an extremely successful program It's the same with job search (See, I told you there would be a tie-in) Decide what you are looking for Develop your plan Build your network Work your plan And keep working it It may take time, And that can be really frustrating You can't control the outcome, But can control what you do So keep at it If something isn't working, Take a break Regroup, Re-evaluate, Build on the feedback you receive Reach out for help and support! And keep going! Okay, back to the proud Mom for a minute Take a look at this video to see the kind of experiences he creates for kids Keep an eye out for the boy in the pickle 🥒 costume He's one of my grandkids 😊 What's your passion? How are you working at bringing that idea or that goal into reality? How can I help? ----------------- I’m Linda Brubaker, the “Career Search Doctor” Ready to look for your #nextforeverjob and hire your next boss? With 20+ years of recruiting and hiring experience, and 7 years as a #jobsearchcoach I’ll help you Leverage Your Skills and Build Your Career To see more of my posts, ring my bell 🔔

The heartbreaking news about Latoya Temilton (12), who drowned while on a leadership camp under the care of #QueenstownPrimarySchool took me right back to the tragic, untimely passing of #EnochMpianzi while on camp under the care of #ParktownBoysHigh. Both, leaning towards negligence, both, despite how much we post on #socialmedia and seek accountability, have left two families devastated. I then went to do a quick search on the death of Enoch, which almost 4 years ago, the organization I was affiliated with raised their voice, advocating for accountability, calling for Malcom Williams who was the principal at the time drowning happened to be held accountable, and for resources to be allocated to support the family and friends of Enoch, to process the tragedy. At the bare minimum for investigations to be thoroughly conducted. The last post in the news was in 2021. Life went on. Here were are again, 4 years late, another child dead (and many more in the years past, while in school care) on school camps, under the care of teachers, as a result of slack safeguarding measures in schools, as a direct result of poor mental health support, bullying, drug abuse, amongst other plagues that prey on our children. So many organizations and individuals continue to #advocate for deliberate child protection, and we immediately think, because children are being abused. Yes that's a reality, in the literal sense of physical abuse, but children are falling through the gaps, devoured by negligence, snuffed out by mental health issues, preyed on by bullies. The few organizations doing good work around child protection have very few, very minimal, and very uncertain resources, they depend on a volatile donor environment and here the Government goes, still cutting much needed funds under the Department of social development towards causes like child care and child protection. I am sad for Latoya's family, who today have to wonder why the teachers did not respond when students said their child was in danger in the water. Mostly I am sad because unless we strengthen legislation on child protection, unless #schools are deliberate about making their environments safe for students, unless these teachers in this instance are held accountable, unless the students that witnessed Latoya fight for her life, and the subsequent events thereafter, are provided with adequate #psychosocial support, this will be just another child who drowned on a school trip (x)number of years ago. We need to do better, for our #children , schools need to be #safespaces again. We trust teachers with our children and yet we also fear one day it might be our own #child , or a child we know personally that is injured or whose life is cut short. Lets continue to advocate for schools to be made space, for #accountability to be strengthened not only in the face of tragedy but as a standard. #childprotection #officeofthechildprotector https://lnkd.in/djVzsPA2

⏩ A new report issued by the Urban Institute explores the implementation of NextUp programs for foster youth at California Community Colleges, finding that 80% of NextUp students had positive experiences of the program and staff.👏 ⏩ To read more about the successes and challenges of NextUp implementation, visit https://lnkd.in/gcJG9VyV.