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Clare Sanford Wed May 7, 2008

A Child Lost

Mental illness in children is real, and it is devastating.
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You may not have noticed the story in Monday's Globe.More bad news, like background noise - just another person you've never met, who had problems that you couldn't do anything about. Big deal - turn page to see photo du jour of Tom Brady and Gisele.

Except this was different.  read full post »

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Bridget Jevens Mon May 5, 2008

Unnatural Causes

Why Place Matters
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Last Thursday I went to a video premiere of “Place Matters”, which is the fifth episode in the video documentary series Unnatural Causes…is inequality making us sick? (see Meghan's previous Blog for a preview) I have to say as I walked into English High School in Jamaica Plain I was surprised to see how many high school students were present. There were parents, non-profit educators and executive directors there as well, but the sheer fact that about 45 high school students gave up their Thursday afternoon and night to come watch a community video in their auditorium was inspiring.

The video raised the question: why is your street address such a good predictor of your health?  read full post »

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Lanita Tolentino Thu May 1, 2008

MA first state to have a statewide youth council.

Encourage youth you know to apply
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On April 24, 2008 I had the pleasure of attending Governor Patrick's statewide youth council executive ordersigning. About a year ago the Governor visited Dorchester after a youth shooting. He was asked by a youth during this site " Why can't we have a voice in shaping the policy that affects us". That was the spark that lit the fire to start the statewide youth council. Governor Patrick is the first Governor making MA the first state to take a youth council to the state level. The council will meet at least four times per year and the Governor himself plans to attend some of the meetings. He is looking to get 2 youth ages 14-20 from each of the 14 counties of the state.  read full post »
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Meghan Keaney Tue Apr 29, 2008

"Poverty strikes the unlikely."

A North Shore family tells their story.
Recently CBS ran a national feature story on a Gloucester family who never expected to face poverty after a family business failed. The story shows how an unexpected emergency, particularly in strained economic times, can change everything. Read the full post to view the video.  read full post »
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Donna Stiglmeier Thu Apr 24, 2008

Teachable Moments

Financial Moments
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April is Financial Education Month…so in this spirit…

On Monday, a Financial Education Summit took place in Chicago (see video-on-demand of the hour long summit ) focusing on “Millennials” or Generation Y, and more specifically, young adults in college…graduating with an average debt of $23,000! Including a college student, the business owner who inspired the movie “Pursuit of Happyness”, and heads of government, higher education, financial services, and national not-for profit entities, the panel conveyed many messages (not shared by all panelists): Some are...  read full post »
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