July2011 Archives - Youth Horizons

July 6, 2011

By Earnest Alexander I’d like to tell you about my own mentor. In the black church, we frequently had banquets. For a particular celebration when I was 13 years of age, the women of the church cooked a huge meal. At the end of the evening, I noticed that the women in the kitchen were tired, and...

July2011

MCP Grant Loss

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July 6, 2011

[caption id="attachment_1198" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Teresa and Kamehra are our newest MCP match. "][/caption] Due to Federal budget cuts, the grant we received for Mentoring Children of Prisoners will no longer be funded as of Sept. 30, 2011. It was a blessing to have received the grant, and it is a disappointment to lose it. The work...

July2011, MCP program, youth mentoring

Summer on the Ranch

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July 6, 2011

Summer is on, and the boys are at work. They have one summer school class each week. We want them to stay in the learning mode so it is easier to get back into the swing of school in the fall. The boys are helping Mr. Karber with work projects on the property. One project is removing...

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