by Pat Cinquini | Jun 15, 2022 | 2024, Community Education
Colorful parades, joyous picnics, and inspiring festivals are becoming entrenched in June around the world to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month. The tradition began as a commemoration of when members of the queer community, in 1969, fought back against the violence of...
by Pat Cinquini | May 25, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
Yesterday, 19 elementary school children and two teachers were shot dead at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, by a lone 18-year-old with an assault rifle. For many of the students in the school for 2nd-4th grade that morning, the end of the school year and the...
by Pat Cinquini | May 12, 2022 | Foster Care Program
May is National Foster Care Month, and this year’s theme is Relative and Kin Connections: Keeping Families Strong. Did you know Shelter’s Foster Care Program works to reunite families whenever it’s in the youth’s best interest and that our foster families may be...
by Pat Cinquini | Apr 14, 2022 | Programs and Services
April 15 marks the third anniversary of six-year-old AJ Freund’s death from child abuse. Though most of us remember his name, there have been so many others since including six-year-olds Damari Perry and infants Ameer and Johntavis Newell. Have we learned anything...
by Pat Cinquini | Mar 14, 2022 | Community Education
Since 1987, Women’s History Month has been celebrated in March to recognize the contribution of women in history, culture, and society. Ironically, this year’s theme is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” Right now, no women are making...
