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YWCA RAPP Program

posted 6/16/2009

Through a grant from the Brookdale Foundation, Inc., the YWCA Relatives As Parents Program (RAPP) is a program to support grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting. The YWCA RAPP will be facilitated by trained and experienced Relatives As Parents staff and will provide a supportive forum for relatives who are raising children. The program will address challenges that child guardians, other than biological parents...

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In Weakened Economy, AmeriCorps is Opening Doors

posted 6/12/2009

With the President’s stimulus package now law, individuals are asking, “Will it work?” As young people are graduating from high school and college, and more and more are getting laid off from their jobs, the questions remain. What is out there in this economy? How do you get your foot in the door to begin a career, or restart one? More than ever, the answer is AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps, often called the...

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