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Giving Blood Is Easier Than Getting A Tattoo
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Giving Blood Is Easier Than Getting A Tattoo

Brian W. Carter, Staff Writer [email protected]March 3, 2016

Giving blood matters because it can save lives. When it came time for Sabriya’s Castle of Fun Foundation (SCFF) president, Pamela Bakewell, to meet with local organizations about this year’s annual fun drive, she found hesitation. The fear of a needle made a few of the officials’ blood run cold yet some noted despite their fear of giving blood, they had tattoos. This led the group to an interesting revelation—if someone could sit through hours of a needle tearing through your skin, then someone could sit through giving blood, which is far less painful. On March 12, SCFF annual blood

Gaps in Teacher Effectiveness Hurt Young, Minority Students
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Gaps in Teacher Effectiveness Hurt Young, Minority Students

Freddie Allen, NNPA News Wire Senior CorrespondentJanuary 27, 2016

Minority and low-income students are less likely to have consistent access to effective teachers between preschool and the third grade than students from high-income households, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a Washington, D.C-based think tank. Rachel Herzfeldt-Kamprath, a researcher at CAP and a co-author of the report said that research on brain development shows that kids are learning a lot during that time period and gaining foundational skills that they build on throughout the rest of their academic careers. “So, having continuity across that time period is really important so that the skills

American’s Blind Eye
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American’s Blind Eye

Destiny Van Sciver, Special Report from USCJanuary 14, 2016

America has become blind to the new modern day slavery that is called human trafficking. It is a heinous crime that involves humans being treated as possessions to be exploited for the profit and benefit of others. In 2008, estimates of 2.4 million people worldwide were victims of human trafficking and 1.2 million were minors. In addition 43% of victims were trafficked for sexual exploitation and 25% were trafficked for both sexual and forced labor.

Inglewood Public Library Receives California State Library “STeP” Grant
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Inglewood Public Library Receives California State Library “STeP” Grant

Sentinel News ServiceDecember 29, 2015

The Inglewood Public Library has received a STeP (Skills for Teen Parents) grant from the California State Library.  The STeP program, a statewide project of the California State Library and the Southern California Library Cooperative, has provided funds for the Inglewood Public Library to offer free workshops to pregnant and parenting teenagers. The workshops will be held one evening a week at the Crenshaw-Imperial Branch Library, February 3 to April 6, 2016.  Teens must sign up beforehand to attend.  Child care for the participants will be provided during the workshops. California teen moms account for 39,000 children born to mothers

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Hundreds of Children Waiting to Be Adopted

Sentinel News ServiceNovember 25, 2015

Adoption is a meaningful way for individuals and couples to fulfill their dream of parenting. There are approximately 64,000 children in foster care in California. Los Angeles County’s foster care population exceeds 21,000 children with 450 foster children waiting to be connected to a family who will adopt

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Child Watch: Helping Children Cope with Crisis

Marian Wright Edelman, NNPA ColumnistNovember 12, 2015

“If you were to look down upon the world today, you would see a world divided by wars and natural disaster…you would think there is little hope…Even though there is a lot of bad in the world, we have to believe there is more good. We have to believe in tomorrow.” – Jonathan, Connecticut sixth grader “I don’t think I’ll ever trust the sky again. – A Connecticut child after 9-11 Executive Director of the Connecticut Commission on Children Elaine Zimmerman helps meet many child needs in her state including sharing advice to help children cope with terrible events. Some