Across seven counties, the Real Life Choices program serves more than 4,000 students by providing a curriculum based on healthy relationships, personal responsibility, and avoidance of high-risk behaviors. Over a six-week period, students learn how to set goals, maintain self-sufficiency, and utilize powerful decision making skills that will follow them into their futures.  Sometimes the best way to appreciate the impact of a program is by letting the people experiencing it speak for...

This month's newsletter addresses one of the most crucial aspects of protecting the members of your family by staying educated and aware of potential warning signs. Our Parenting Network offers free classes that help parents and guardians to stay informed on these signs and how to handle them. Download our newsletter to learn more and see how you can become more involved in the learning process.

Perhaps the most powerful tool in any mentor’s toolbox is the ability to listen—to truly understand the mentee. Creating the space for trust allows the possibility of a meaningful partnership. Through this collaboration, the relationship becomes symbiotic—one in which both parties benefit from understanding the other. It often begins by making room for quality time. “One of the big things I have taken away from my time with students,” says Real Life Choices Director Jennifer Keenan, “is that...