Perceptions of Racism Among Young People at PEP NO ONE LIKES BEING TALKED DOWN TO. IT HURTS. IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT MIGHT FEEL LIKE, MAYBE YOU WOULD STOP. Contributed by Habeebah R. Grimes, with input from PEP Day Treatment Center Students Amplifying the Youth Voice as a Part of CACE I’m proud to
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There is Hope: Unsung Black Female Suffragists OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE NARRATIVE MATTERS. IT HELPS US APPRECIATE OUR VALUE AND OUR INFLUENCE. Contributed by Seneca Franklin, Intake Support Specialist, PEP Connections Finding My Voice I never quite understood the importance and the magnitude of my voice — my right to vote — until I began
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A Ray of Hope for Multi-System Involved Youth: The Real World Promise of OhioRISE DURING HER YOUNG LIFE, MARA ENDURED HOMELESSNESS, ABUSE, NEGLECT, FAMILY SEPARATION AND FOSTER CARE. Contributed by Deanna Moore, manager, communications In 1989, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation set out to discover ways to provide needed services to youth involved in multiple
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Educator Reflections on Pandemic Positives THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT SEEING A TEACHER’S CRYING TODDLER WANDER INTO A ZOOM MEETING THAT SCREAMS, “WE ARE ALL HUMAN HERE!” Contributed by Julie Lanigan, educational services coordinator, and Christine Zanoni, educational services coordinator Wait. What? Does that title really say, “Pandemic Positives?” Is that even a
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