Saturday, October 22, 2005


In our Schools: Author who went to Bay to visit school
Columbian.com - refrigerator, oven and clothes dryer to the school's life skills program. The program has 11 students from first through


Book creates an 'Incident' at Chaparral High
The Arizona Republic - Sep 24 3:23 AM
When teachers at Chaparral High School were selecting a book for sophomores to read over the summer, they chose The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. The book has been on the New York Times bestseller list for paperback fiction for the past 58 weeks. It also has the f-word in it more than two dozen times.Save to My Web


Legislators learn of Freedom Ministries
Iola Register - Oct 19 1:46 PM
During the past decade Tom Bevard has turned a dream about prison ministry to a compelling presence in Kansas. On Friday he shared the success of Freedom Ministries with members of a legislative interim committee on corrections in Topeka.Save to My Web


In our Schools: Author who went to Bay to visit school
Columbian.com - refrigerator, oven and clothes dryer to the school's life skills program. The program has 11 students from first through


Local Boys & Girls Club Receives Two State Awards
Greene County Online - and Leadership Development programs and its Health and Life Skills programs. The local club was the only club in


Plenty of learning still filling halls at old school
Palm Beach Post, FL - Sep 27, 2005 Students spend three hours in computer lab, where they work on various subjects, then an hour in "off line, life skills" programs everything from learning


Creating day-to-day routine can be quite a challenge
Lynchburg News and Advance, VA - Sep 25, 2005 post-release. While locked up, inmates are offered Life Skills programs, mock job interviews and a list of local resources. Upon

Friday, October 21, 2005


Fighting Poverty in Ethiopia
Ascribe - Addis Ababa University will now receive job and life-skills education through a new training center designed to better


Yolo Literacy Council holds anniversary party today
Woodland Daily Democrat - to provide the only private, one-on-one adult reading, writing and life skills program to adults in Yolo County


50,000 Youths to Benefit From Reproductive Health Training
AllAfrica.com, Africa - Sep 20, 2005 informed choices about their health and their lives through weekly adolescent sexual and reproductive health classes, life skills education and interactive


Literacy service, council celebrate 20th anniversary
The Woodland Daily Democrat Online - Oct 19 10:24 AM
The Yolo Literacy Council and the Woodland Public Library Literacy Service celebrated their 20th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 15 in the Leake Room of the Woodland Public Library.Save to My Web


Literacy service, council celebrate 20th anniversary
The Woodland Daily Democrat Online - Oct 19 10:24 AM
The Yolo Literacy Council and the Woodland Public Library Literacy Service celebrated their 20th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 15 in the Leake Room of the Woodland Public Library.Save to My Web


Yolo Literacy Council holds anniversary party today
Woodland Daily Democrat - to provide the only private, one-on-one adult reading, writing and life skills program to adults in Yolo County

Thursday, October 20, 2005


TXI kicks off United Way campaign
Wise County Messenger - Oct 17 6:35 AM
Employees at TXI Bridgeport Stone Plant were told Wednesday they are part of a company that has the highest participation in the United Way of Wise County.Save to My Web


Expanded services for developmentally disabled residents
phillyburbs.com - Oct 19 3:05 PM
TRENTON, N.J. - People with developmental disabilities who live at home will get more services under a $13 million program the state announced Wednesday.Save to My Web


State's homebound to get $13 million
Asbury Park Press - Oct 20 2:06 AM
TRENTON: People with developmental disabilities who are homebound will get more services under a $13 million program the state announced Wednesday.Save to My Web


Italian Ambassador Inaugurates $72,000 School At Buduburam
AllAfrica.com, Africa - Sep 22, 2005 including educational surveys, supports to effective instructional delivery, infrastructural development and introduction of life skills education at the


Admn to launch adolescence education programme in schools
Chandigarh Newsline, India - Oct 10, 2005 UT Administration has decided to launch an adolescence education programme in all schools from December 2005 onwards, under which life skills education will be

Wednesday, October 19, 2005


Kibbutz project helps Ethiopians get off the streets, into society
Haaretz Daily - Oct 06 7:01 PM
When Eli Malesa and Degu Gudo met Thursdat at Kibbutz Gan Shmuel, they embraced for a long time.Save to My Web


Refs C&D: Budget Breakdown In financial handcuffs
Rocky Mountain News - Oct 18 11:52 PM
Criminals don't obey TABOR. The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights says Colorado state government can increase its annual spending only by inflation and population growth. Any revenue beyond that must go back to taxpayers.Save to My Web


Fighting Poverty in Ethiopia
Ascribe - Addis Ababa University will now receive job and life-skills education through a new training center designed to better


YMCA granted permit for youth center
Galesburg Register-Mail - Sep 28 9:10 AM
Complete local and regional news, local business directory including restaurants, local classifieds and Central Illinois information.Save to My Web


Plenty of learning still filling halls at old school
Palm Beach Post, FL - Sep 27, 2005 Students spend three hours in computer lab, where they work on various subjects, then an hour in "off line, life skills" programs everything from learning


UW SPORTS: Athletic Department has big fan in Wiley
Wisconsin State Journal - Sep 28 9:39 PM
The same year John Wiley became the University of Wisconsin chancellor, he presided over one of the lowest points in UW Athletic Department history.Save to My Web

Tuesday, October 18, 2005


Ministry Slammed for Missing NGO Discussion
AllAfrica.com - Oct 18 9:32 AM
The Ministry of Finance failed to send representatives to the NGO Week panel discussion yesterday because junior civil servants probably sat on the invitation.Save to My Web


Horse-powered help
Arizona Daily Star - Sep 25 12:13 AM
At Desert Dove Farm, the best teachers weigh in at about 1,200 pounds, the classroom is an arena, and the lessons are about life. The students are troubled youths who may have been victims ofSave to My Web


Woodland council OKs charity's expansion
Columbian.com - the city agreed on a contract that will allow the community center to add life-skills education to its list of services


SCHOOL ROUNDUP | LEIGH PRESSLEY
Charlotte Observer, NC - Sep 21, 2005 award. Teresa Poteat is the Race 4 Literacy Campaign chair for Gaston College. Becky McLain is Life Skills Program director. This


SIMON House offers peek inside special program
Standard-Journal - Oct 11 8:28 AM
LEWISBURG The young men and women who attend the programs at the Lewisburg Area School Districts SIMON (Students Independently Making Opportunities Now) House, 140 N. Second St., are preparing for life.Save to My Web


TXI kicks off United Way campaign
Wise County Messenger - Oct 17 6:35 AM
Employees at TXI Bridgeport Stone Plant were told Wednesday they are part of a company that has the highest participation in the United Way of Wise County.Save to My Web

Monday, October 17, 2005


Local Boys & Girls Club Receives Two State Awards
Greene County Online - and Leadership Development programs and its Health and Life Skills programs. The local club was the only club in


Zimbabwe's HIV infection rate falls, but much still to be done
UNICEF - UNICEF has also consistently supported HIV/AIDS and life skills education in and out of school, including peer education


Ministry provides food for the body and soul
The Herald-Sun - Oct 14 4:16 PM
Carla Grey is a medical technician and recovering drug addict. She has been hooked on alcohol, marijuana, and crack cocaine for 12 years. "When you are on drugs, you do not know how bad it is until you hit rock bottom," Carla explains.Save to My Web


Helping Hands by Helen Bendure
Desert Dispatch Online - Oct 04 6:52 AM
New Hope Village is a new recipient of United Way this year so it seems a good time to remind readers of the opportunities NHV offers this community. It is a support housing program for the homeless. There are five units located at 203 W. Fredericks St. offering choices for the homeless.Save to My Web


Fighting Poverty in Ethiopia
Ascribe - Addis Ababa University will now receive job and life-skills education through a new training center designed to better

Sunday, October 16, 2005


Preparing for life after football
Daily Cardinal (subscription), WI - Sep 15, 2005 as the university's athletic program recognized the potential benefit to such a focus two years ago and started the CHAMPS/Life Skills program which stresses


Dorothy Hough 1927 - 2005
Chicago Tribune - Oct 06 3:35 AM
Dorothy Hough had been married about a year when she and her husband, Roger, discovered she was pregnant with her daughter, Suzanne. A year and a half after Suzanne was born, her son, Roger Jr., entered the world.Save to My Web


Book creates an 'Incident' at Chaparral High
The Arizona Republic - Sep 24 3:23 AM
When teachers at Chaparral High School were selecting a book for sophomores to read over the summer, they chose The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. The book has been on the New York Times bestseller list for paperback fiction for the past 58 weeks. It also has the f-word in it more than two dozen times.Save to My Web


Urbandale school updates
The Des Moines Register - Sep 22 2:10 AM
A wheelchair swing was erected during the summer on the playground. The equipment was an Eagle Scout project completed by Graham Emmerson, a Johnston High School student.Save to My Web


Yolo Literacy Council holds anniversary party today
Daily Democrat, CA - 20 hours ago Joint Unified School District's Adult Education Department to provide the only private, one-on-one adult reading, writing and life skills program to adults in


Renovations To Begin Soon On New 12 & 12 Facility In Tulsa
KOTV Tulsa - Oct 13 1:02 PM
Oklahoma veterans who are still facing personal struggles, will soon have greater access to transitional living services. A new 31 bed facility is being created by 12 & 12 Incorporated, a center for addiction treatment and recovery funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs.Save to My Web