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   One of the biggest sources of stress for teens is school. Tests, grades, and pressure to succeed can feel overwhelming, especially when it seems like your future depends on every assignment. On top of that, many teens deal with expectations from parents or even from themselves to be perfect. That pressure can make it hard to relax or feel satisfied with what you’ve done.

     A window allows me to look outward at people, circumstances, systems, and situations. A mirror invites me to look inward at my tone, my posture, my motives, my habits, and my heart. Both are necessary. But wisdom, I am discovering, begins with knowing which one I am standing in front of.

What was expected to be a routine political gathering Monday night quickly transformed into a passionate and emotionally charged public reckoning over the future of Florida’s Congressional District 20 a historically Black congressional seat now standing at the center of a statewide political storm.

Recently Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Ranking Member Robert Garcia, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and members of the House Oversight Committee, alongside local leaders and immigration advocates, hosted a press conference in Orlando to announce the launch of new investigations and introduced the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions (NICE) Act, aimed at ending U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement’s (ICE) practice of holding detained immigrants indefinitely without charges. 

       The Children’s Services Council of Broward County (CSC) announces the release of the Capacity Building Grant for Nonprofit Organizations 2026 Request for Applications (RFA). The RFA seeks applications from small, niche, and emerging nonprofit organizations that serve children in Broward County and have a need to strengthen and grow their business. These capacity-building efforts will enable local organizations to deliver stronger and more enduring programs. Approximately twenty-four (24) organizations will receive project funding, allowing applicants to apply for up to three (3) projects.