by Shelter Admin | Aug 6, 2024 | 2024, Community Education
It’s that time of year when even if the weather is warm, there is a shift in the energy as families prepare for the transition from summer to back-to-school. For some, this may be a time of excitement and intrigue. For others, it may be a time that brings a bit more...
by Pat Cinquini | Jan 17, 2023 | 2024, Community Education
How Much Do YOU Know? National Human Trafficking Awareness Month is recognized annually in the United States in January to bring attention and opposition to human trafficking and modern-day slavery. According to the White House, the people most vulnerable to human...
by Pat Cinquini | Dec 12, 2022 | 2024, Community Education
If the holidays don’t make you feel warm and fuzzy and fill you with cheer, you aren’t alone! Most of us, a whopping 88% of people, feel stressed by the holidays, and 64% of people with mental health challenges feel worse. There are more reasons for the holiday blues...
by Shelter Admin | Oct 13, 2022 | 2024, Community Education
OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH Ninety percent of youth in the child welfare system report having been exposed to at least one traumatic event in their life. Many have experienced more. Each traumatic event can cause invisible wounds that can change how a...
by Pat Cinquini | Aug 22, 2022 | 2024, Community Education
More than two years since the pandemic began, students are again heading back to the classroom, and we all want to breathe a sigh of relief that things are back to normal. But today’s “normal” isn’t the same as it was pre-COVID. Increasing...
by Pat Cinquini | Jul 15, 2022 | 2024, Community Education
Help is only 3 numbers away. As of Saturday, July 16, the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline will go into effect, routing calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255.) Trained counselors will take anonymous calls and texts to the hotline 24/7....