Youth

Hey Parents and Guardians! Free summer meals are available for youths ages 1-18 through June 4-August 12, 2012! No registration is required to eat; just show up at a site near you! The Summer Food Program provides nutritious free meals to children 18 and younger in lower-income areas during summer when school is not in […]

Via: newsone.com A study released by Yale University found that beverage companies are targeting Black and Latino youth in their sales campaigns for sodas, fruit drinks, energy drinks, and juices. “There is no doubt that children and teens need protection from the masterful and ubiquitous marketing by companies of products known to increase risk for […]

Via: defendernetwork.com Data recently released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that over the last decade, there has been a significant decline in economic well-being for low-income children and families. The official child poverty rate, which is a conservative measure of economic hardship, increased 18 percent between 2000 and 2009, essentially returning to the […]

Via: defendernetwork.com The lazy days of summer are meant to be enjoyable, but it’s no surprise they can also be a drain on a child’s education. On average, kids lose more than two months of math and science knowledge during the summer. Teachers spend an average of 4 to 6 weeks re-teaching basic skills taught […]

Via: defendernetwork.com Teaching your children values will help them make good choices in their lives. Today’s world is ever changing and very fast paced. In years past children grew up in a small community or with just their families and their challenges were much different. 1. What are your values? Teaching values to our children […]

Via: defendernetwork.com From March 31 – April 2 the NAACP’s Region VI will hold its 2011 Civil Rights Advocacy Training Institute (CRATI). The event will take place at Houston’s Crown Plaza Hotel Northwest Brookhollow (12801 Northwest Fwy, 77040). The theme for this year’s conference is “Civil Rights Under Siege: Planning for a Better Future.” Advocacy […]

Many youth today are involved in what 19-year old Jourdan Urbach describes as a “youthquake” of charity work among their generation. Jourdan is founder of Children Helping Children,

Via: defendernetwork.com Forty percent of Black children are born poor. In the fourth grade, 85 percent of Black children can neither read nor do math at grade level and later, almost half drop out of school. A Black boy born in 2001 has a one in three chance of going to prison sometime in his […]

Via: houstontexans.com A vision that was years in the making became a reality on Thursday at the corner of Griggs Rd. and Martin Luther King Blvd.

Via: defendernetwork.com Obese teens are much more likely to become severely obese adults, and the risk is highest for black women, according to a study by the Journal of the American Medical Association.