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February 14, 2017
Mort Elementary School received $20,000 to hire a specially trained school counselor. Mental health counselor, Alicia Jiles, is there to listen to them. “So, we do have a lot of children who see a lot of things that most children don’t,” said Principal Woodland Johnson. He’s talking about the University area of Tampa and numbers […]
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2017
The St. Johns County School District is expecting a higher headcount among its homeless student population by the end of the school year. The increase can be blamed on Hurricane Matthew, according to Kim McNickle, the homeless liaison for the district. Post-storm damage to homes displaced 150 students overnight, forcing schools to shoulder the burden […]
Read MoreDecember 22, 2016
The number of children and families affected by child abuse and neglect in Alachua County has increased in recent years. The Children’s Home Society of Florida’s Gainesville Auxiliary is dedicated itself to reducing these numbers. Since the group’s founding 25 years ago in 1991, Children’s Home Society (CHS) has impacted the lives of thousands of […]
Read MoreDecember 21, 2016
A standard, innocuous elementary school classroom assignment: draw a picture of your home. One student’s drawing made its way to Cathyann Solomon’s desk as part of an application. The drawing was of a tent. “That’s why we do what we do,” said Solomon, associate director of the Weekend Hunger Backpack Program at Gainesville Catholic Charities. […]
Read MoreDecember 18, 2016
Every 45 seconds, a child is neglected or abused. The Children’s Home Society is striving to turn those statistics around to create healthier and happier families. Created in 1902, the organization, which once served as an orphanage, now caters to families all over Southwest Florida by providing much needed assistance. At the start of December, […]
Read MoreNovember 26, 2016
One day, Carlene Melton paints a picture that says “Break Free” and hangs it on the wall of her bedroom. The teenager, far from her family, is on her own and trying to figure everything out as she joins the work force and starts college. A steadying force in her life is The Faine House, […]
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2016
Senior officials from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) toured Endeavour Elementary School in Cocoa, Brevard County’s first and the State of Florida’s only elementary-level community school during their visit to the Air Force Technical Applications Center on Sept. 7 for the center’s annual Women in Science […]
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2016
Until two years ago abusive parents who still had the right to spend time with their children, under supervision, had few options in Flagler County, if any. “Visits really wouldn’t happen or if they did happen they were done out by the flagpole by the court with really no supervision,” said Eric Losciale, program director […]
Read MoreAugust 11, 2016
They’re calling it a “game changer”. Hillsborough County School District leaders have high hopes that Mort Elementary School in Tampa could change the entire neighborhood and make a big difference in student performance. The school at 1806 E Bearss Avenue in Tampa is near University of South Florida’s campus. It has a food and clothing […]
Read MoreAugust 8, 2016
This year marks the start of a new approach to education in Duval County with the creation of the Edward H. White Military Academy of Leadership, Duval County’s first “community school.” The University of North Florida is one of three partners working with the school system to address social, emotional and academic challenges facing students in […]
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