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2009
- WE CARE: The Futures Program
Missoulian, Nov 28, 2009 by TANDY KHAMENEH
Futures helps teen parents build a secure future for themselves and their children. Futures' services are available to pregnant or parenting youth in Missoula County. Services include case management, support groups, parent education, educational and career counseling, specialized services for young fathers, family fun activities and leadership opportunities.
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- Home economics
Schools see shocking increase in homeless students
Missoula Independent, Oct 29, 2009 by Alex Sakariassen
When Kristi Gough heard the number of homeless students attending Franklin Elementary School this year, she was downright shocked. The coordinator for Missoula's McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program says the school's jump from 60 homeless students last spring—already a significant increase from the previous year—to 88 this fall reveals a troubling problem district-wide.
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- Remember those living in poverty
Missoulian Online, Oct 27, 2009 by Terry Kendrick
As we all watch for signs that the economy is improving, any ray of hope is welcome relief. The big picture of the economy might be getting a bit brighter, but for many Montana families things are getting tougher.
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released new data that paint a disturbing economic picture. The number of people living in poverty in the United States and here in Montana is growing. Nationally, the number of people living in poverty grew by 2.6 million in 2008. In our state, before the recession really took hold, nearly 140,000 residents lived in poverty. That's one in every seven Montanans
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Protect our kids from violence
Missoulian Online, Oct 15, 2009 by Diana Thompson, et al.
Often when we think of domestic violence, we think of physical violence - when one partner is hitting another. However, many say the most painful kind of abuse is the emotional and verbal abuse that is prevalent in abusive relationships. Additionally, domestic violence doesn't just hurt the woman or man being hit or hurt. Family violence hurts the entire family and has an especially harsh impact on children.
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- Healthy Start: Parents are constant teacher for kids
Missoulian online, Oct 13, 2009 by Jeanne Moon
I lived in a small rural town when my daughter was born, far from family and friends. I wasn't too far along as a parent when I realized I needed connections with other parents to help me on this journey.
Although I was quite capable of reading books on parenting topics, access to parenting information was limited with no Internet, library or bookstores. I headed to the local school and joined the parent-teacher association. And so my "parent involvement" journey began.
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- HEALTHY START COUNCIL - Playing games helps develop young emotions
Missoulian online, Jul 14, 2009 by BRANDI HENRY and STACEY McCLURE
Recently, while visiting with a 3-year-old, I was reminded how joyful little errors in communication can be. We had spent the earlier part of our visit discussing respect. As we were transitioning into another activity, the child got excited. In an attempt to express his anticipation, he blurted, “I RESPECT to go OUTSIDE!” It reminded me that children are not born understanding all of their emotions. Read the complete story ..
- Wisdom of the ages
Ravalli Republic online, 1-20-09 by SEPP JANNOTTA
One child said earnestly that he wondered if there was a road through youth that might bypass the pain of being bullied at school.
“How you react to it is going to mean a lot as to how you get along, and not just in school, but in life,” retired Realtor Russ Kearns said in response. “You can’t take everything to heart because if you did you’d be fighting everybody.”
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Can We Have a WORD? - By Gretchen L. Langton
Bitterroot Star, Jan 28, 2009
"Schools alone can’t educate children," says Jeanne Moon, Program Director for our local Family Resource Centers. She cites educational researcher Herbert Walbert, who found that "twelve years of 180 six-hour days in school equal only thirteen percent of a student’s learning time in eighteen years."
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- Healthy Start - Start early preparing child with school skills
The Missoulian Feb 10, by JENNIFER CALDER
Preparation for kindergarten happens long before the first day of school. It’s a journey the family and child prepare for from the very beginning. To be successful, a child needs to develop a wide variety of skills: social and emotional skills, such as the ability to express needs and recognize feelings or interact well with others; physical skills, like being able to hold a pencil, use scissors, or sit at a desk or table; and cognitive skills, such as recognizing some of the letters in their name.
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- Mar 17
- Awards dinner to honor eight women
By the Missoulian May 14, 2009
YWCA Missoula will recognize eight local women at the Salute to Women dinner and awards banquet Thursday at the Holiday Inn Downtown at the Park. Proceeds will benefit the YWCA's GUTS! girls leadership program.
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2008
- Living the dream
Ravalli Republic online, 1-22-08 by JENNY HARRIS
Students and seniors discuss cultural differences. On the third Monday of January each year, the nation pauses to remember one of the most revered leaders in American history, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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- Finding something in common in Florence on MLK Day
By PERRY BACKUS of the Missoulian, Jan 22, 2008
Anna Dunne grew up in North Jersey in a household where money was so tight the little she made from baby-sitting was an important part of the family income. Read the complete story ..
2007
- WORD has a ball, honors young leaders with a future
Amber Seitz doesn't go to many parties any more.
Since becoming a mother at 17, she's found her opportunities to hang out with
friends has been superceded by quality time with her 11-month-old daughter,
Stacie. But Saturday night, she'll be at one of the bigger parties in town,
where her experience will be one of the featured presentations. more...
- Victor "Staying in the saddle" Camp gives kids from shelters, unstable homes a summer of adventure
VICTOR - Joshua Lisbon's summer campers got collectively bucked off their horses last year, so this week they did the cowboy thing.
They got right back in the saddle.
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http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/08/03/news/mtregional/news06.txt
- WORD turns 20. Organization to celebrate women it has helped
Before she discovered WORD, Amy Patterson was a wreck. Traumatized as a child, she ran away from home as a teenager and "pretended like I knew what I was doing with my life," she said.
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http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2006/12/01/news/local/news03.txt
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2002
- Home
sweet home - Missoulian, 11-16-02
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- Neighborly
hand - Missoulian, 10-21-02
(www.missoulian.com/articles/2002/10/21/export20303.txt)
- Classy
Parents - Missoulian, 9-20-02
(www.missoulian.com/articles/2002/09/20/export18404.txt)
- Glad
attitudes - Missoulian, 7-16-02
(www.missoulian.com/articles/2002/07/16/export14594.txt)
- Road
less traveled - Missoulian, 3-14-02
(www.missoulian.com/articles/2002/03/14/export7609.txt)
- Housing
network opens doors for many - Missoulian, 2-3-02
(www.missoulian.com/articles/2002/02/03/export5800.txt)
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