March 11th, 2010
The National Runaway Switchboard helps youth in crisis and the adults in their lives resolve certain issues and connect to resources near their area.
Among the youth the National Runaway Switchboard serves, youth who have been exploited by often abusive employers confront the danger of being hurt if caught trying to escape from their employer’s grasp. Youth who have run away from home or have been kicked out of their home fall prey to the efforts of these employers, known as exploiters of youth labor, to recruit them for a job. These exploiters often pay their youth labor poorly if at all, and force them to live under dire conditions.
Crisis workers on the NRS hotline can help youth who find themselves in this situation get out of it.
- Allyson
March 10th, 2010
So I am sure everyone has heard about the earthquake in Chile. (It is like the 4th one this year! Why are so many happening?) But for the earthquake in Chile many people died, which is sad. What I don’t see is that no one is really panicking about it. They did have a bad earthquake many years ago so I guess they are prepared with disasters like that. Then there was a tsunami alert for Hawaii. People were rushed to go inland just for precautions. Nothing really happened that I have heard of. Then a couple days afterwards I hear about a huge storm a hit Europe, especially France. They were definitely not prepared for that storm. Now there is a different issue at hand. Because of the earthquake in Chile the earth’s axis moved 3 inches and the day is shorter by 1 millisecond. I told my grandma all about this news and she said something very interesting. The news is always focusing on the bad stuff. They only do it because they want high ratings. That is why you never hear about anything good.
- Tatiana
March 9th, 2010
Country singer Jimmy Wayne is no stranger to the experience of not knowing whether there will be a home to come back to at the end of the day. As a youth, Jimmy’s family was broken; his mother was incarcerated in a prison, his dad absent from his life. These experiences, along with the increasing number of people displaced by a lack of housing, inspired Jimmy Wayne to launch the Meet Me Halfway campaign.
In January, Wayne set out to walk, single-handedly, from Nashville, TN to Phoenix, AZ in an effort to raise awareness about the plight of youth made homeless. Money raised from the walk will be donated to charitable organizations that work with homeless youth.
http://meetmehalfway.jimmywayne.com/
- Allyson
March 8th, 2010
The recent magazine issue is about loving our flaws. I can probably name good dozen or so flaws about myself. Sometimes I hate the way I look and sometimes I like the way I look. When I hate the way I look, I look at other girls and wish I looked that pretty or that skinny. They have the body type I would love to have. I could have that body type if I wanted to but it would take a lot of exercising and patience. On good days, which is occasionally I like the way I look. I take advantage of that day and take beautiful pictures of myself. I just love it. Yes I do know that no one is perfect and everyone thinks they have flaws. But like the article said: “Loving those small quirks and variations are nothing to stress. Throw away those feelings of insecurity and start appreciating who you are. A positive self-image can entirely change one’s perspective on life and create a completely new experience.”
- Tatiana