Home and Family Resources
- Home & Family
- December 15, 2010
This January, as part of National Mentoring Month, Big Brothers Big Sisters launches Start Something™, a national initiative inviting all adults – not just volunteers – to support quality mentoring to help children who face adversity beat the odds. As part of the campaign, volunteers and children will videotape their experiences for posting on Facebook
READ MORERead about the difference being made by Judith Van Ginkel, age 71, and the dozens of social workers who help her run her organization, Every Child Succeeds. Every Child Succeeds is a home visitation program overseen by Cincinnati Children's Hospital that ensures low-income, at-risk pregnant women and their children get proper medical care and support.
READ MORESeniors are choosing work over a life of leisure, which is a good thing for America. USA Today, 1/5/2011
READ MOREYou've seen him get in the faces of wincing, sweat-soaked contestants on NBC's The Biggest Loser, rooting them on in his fierce but compassionate way. His "functional training" workouts (which he has used with celebs such as Selma Blair, Carla Gugino, and Jenny McCarthy) entail vigorous, free-weight-based strength and cardio intervals that dovetail with things
READ MORE"Technology cleansing" — conscious removal of technology from certain areas of one's life — is prescribed as a marriage and family saver. The Wall Street Journal, 1/11/2011
READ MOREBig resolutions can fall by the wayside. Try smaller, doable goals—like the 31 here—and start your year with a sense of accomplishment. Real Simple, 1/2011
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