I don’t know if you’ve had an opportunity to catch up with the show Greenleaf on OWN but it’s a really amazing show that chronicles the Greenleaf family. The Greenleafs run a mega church in…
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Here’s A Quick Way to Create Meaningful Afterschool Hours
In communities across the United States, 11.3 million children are without supervision between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m. That means 1 in 5 children still do not have someone to care for them after…
Why Fake It Until You Make It Is a Terrible Idea to Share
“Oooh girl I love your new ride.” “It’s a rental. You know fake it until you make it.” “Mmmhmmm I know that’s right.” I’ve heard this and so many other scenarios of people who are…
Maximizing Out of School Time for Learning
The kids are out for the summer! For some people this brings excitement and for others it brings fear. Some parents really fear facing their own children because they simply don’t know what to do…
[Youth] How to Make Decisions
Have you ever noticed that it is really hard to make a decision sometimes? There might be two really good choices to chose from and you just have no idea what to do? You call…
Three Ways to Achieve Success IMMEDIATELY
1. Define your own success. When it comes to success I find it interesting that people are always Googling how to make it big or how to makes loads of money. The only way to…
Identity Development: Helping Youth Navigate the Identity Crisis
The question, “Who am I?” is especially pertinent during adolescence. The combination of physical, cognitive, and social changes that occur during that time, plus the serious life choices to be faced (occupation, life partner) spur…
11 Traits of A Memorable Mentor
In this day of instant information there is no doubt that you can perform an internet search and find everything you need to know about mentoring. However when I consult my heart about what the…
Letter To Your Younger Self Project
If you knew better you’d do better, right? That’s what our young people deal with everyday. They make mistakes or carry regrets because they simply didn’t know better or they didn’t understand the consequences of…
We Need A Revolution-
There’s a big problem in America-in every state and quite possibly right in your own neighborhood. We’re living in 2015 and blatant racism still exists. If you are African American and haven’t dealt with it…