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There is Hope: Unsung Black Female Suffragists

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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Philosophy & Methodology

A Ray of Hope for Multi-System Involved Youth

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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PEP Lifts Black Voices for Black History Month

PEP Lifts Black Voices for Black History Month Black History Month is special at Positive Education Program. Although we believe it is important to study Black history every month, Black History Month helps us be even more intentional in shining a light on our Black heroes. Many classrooms have their own programs, decorations, and projects.
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Educator Reflections on Pandemic Positives

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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