The success rate of teens who age out of the foster care system is staggering. Only 30% of foster youth who graduate with a high school diploma will enroll in post-secondary education and only one in two foster care children who age out of the system will have some form of gainful employment by the age of 21.
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As rich as Black community culture is, we often miss the opportunities to shine a light on sexual crimes and exploitation that plague our communities. This Women’s History Month, we are celebrating and shining a light on community Shero and Founder of Hosanna 4 Youth, Angine Moss. Hosanna 4 Youth is a 501 c (3) non-profit organization that offers programs, community outreach and fundraising to provide support for victims of molestation, incest, rape, sex trafficking and domestic violence. According to Rainn.org, “Of the sexual abuse cases reported to law enforcement, 93% juvenile victims knew the perpetrator, specifically, 59% were acquaintances, 34% were family members and seven percent were strangers to the victim.
Kristin Jacobs was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 96 in Broward County, from 2014 until her passing on April 11, 2020. Representative Jacobs was the prime sponsor of House Bill 53 in 2018, which created the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Conservation Area.
Wednesday, March 31, at 4 p.m. Tamarac’s District 1 Commissioner Marlon Bolton will partner with the City’s Housing Division to hold a Virtual First-Time Homebuyers Purchase Assistance Workshop to educate residents about programs available to help them take a step toward home ownership.
Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumna Caryn Wilson is the New York Times (NYT) weekend audience editor.
Florida Memorial University held its annual Honors and Awards Ceremony both in person and digitally. This year’s theme was Celebrating The Pursuit of Excellence.
Smile Generation®-trusted dental practice, West Sunrise Dentistry, provided donated dentistry to a man who was wrongfully incarcerated for more than 16 years. Over the course of multiple appointments in February 2021, Owner Dentist Dr. Joshua Golden, DDS, and his team at West Sunrise Dentistry provided comprehensive oral health care to Leonard Cure who spent over a decade behind bars for a crime he did not commit. The Smile Generation, a referral service that connects patients with trusted dentists to get the oral health care they need, has partnered with After Innocence to reach underserved patients in need of comprehensive oral health care.
Dr. Brent Chrite has been named the first-ever Black president of Bentley… Bentley University, that is, in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Chrite is an experienced higher education leader who believes business can change lives for the better. He served most recently as the president of Bethune-Cookman University (2019-2021) and dean of the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver (2014-2019).
Save your shelf this spring by cleaning out home hazards from sheds, garages and under sinks! But remember that any cleaners, paints, pesticides and automotive products you may want to get rid of don’t belong in the regular trash or down storm drains where they can expose people, pets and our environment to harm.
ERRO, Spain — The remains of the oldest human were found in the Spanish province of Navarra have left researchers and speleologists bewildered. While some researchers, examining…