Tough Love

The lack of tough love and old school methods of raising children has caused poverty and cultural dependency.

Program Aims to Eliminate the Digital Divide

According to the organization, there are nearly 25 million seniors in the United States who are not yet online, and through the use of programming, the teaching of technology and social support, the organization is working toward the integration of all people into the online community.

Homelessness up 6 percent in 2012

Homelessness is up by 6 percent this year in the city, according to the newly released preliminary results of an annual homeless count conducted by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG).

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ProjectDC: Creating a Home for Homeless Youth

A rundown house in the city’s Marshall Heights neighborhood is soon to be transformed into a haven for homeless young people, thanks to a collaboration between a local nonprofit organization and two companies that serve the construction industry.

A Young Man with a Plan

Steve Cherenfant, 21, considers himself lucky. Although he grew up in what he called an “unstable environment,” he never had to resort to couchsurfing or sleeping in a homeless shelter. He had a loving father and a house he called home.

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Young Women Speak Up on Foster Care System

Hundreds of young adults in the foster care system are facing emotional problems, living in poverty and are without adequate means to become independent upon exiting the system.

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Trayvon or Tawana?

Although Trayvon Martin’s tragic death and the accompanying circumstances should cause Americans to question how far we have come on racial issues in the past few generations, I am cynical about the motivations of some of those who have shown up in Sanford, Fla.

Everyone Needs to Play

The gymnasium at Calvary Baptist Church was recently transformed into a space for over 100 giggling and squealing children. A March 3 Pop-Up Play event allowed them to create their own playground.

THE MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE

The school board said they were getting more tutors to help the kids. But I left the meeting still worried. I wasn’t convinced by the reassuring words.

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Meeting an Invisible Need

The National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) and Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) have set a goal of distributing 60 million disposable diapers over the next three years to help struggling families across the United States.