Monique Burr Foundation - Speaking up for children

In 2008, more than 25,000 children were trained and empowered to protect themselves through the Good-Touch/Bad-Touch Program.^® Through programs like “Monique’s Safety Net", an in-home case management program provided to high at-risk families referred by the University of Florida’s Child Protection Team, the cycle of abuse is stopped. The Foundation also supports other prevention and intervention programs offered through other nonprofit agencies that aid children and their families providing intervention in abusive situations and to ensure that the cycle of child abuse does not continue in the lives of those families. A new education program, Speak Up Be Safe, is being implemented in Duval County Public Schools this year. Click on the link above to find out more information about the Foundation and programs.

ASCA Fall Webinar Series

ASCA is offering the following webinars this fall:

RAMP It Up: An Overview

Oct. 21, 2010, 4 p.m. Eastern
Speakers: Mark Kuranz, ASCA, and Eric Sparks, Wake County Public Schools, N.C.
Members: Free; nonmembers: $25

Educating Students for Sustainability: Case Studies from Around the Country
Nov. 10, 2010, 6–7:30 p.m. Eastern
Members and nonmembers: Free

Legal and Ethical Complications in Working with Minors in Schools
Nov. 21, 2010, 2 p.m. Eastern
Speaker: Carolyn Stone, Ed.D., Florida North Atlantic University
Members: Free; nonmembers: $25
RAMP Overview: Program Goals, Classroom Guidance and Small Groups
Nov. 30, 2010, 3 p.m. Eastern
Speaker: Christy Close
Members: Free; nonmembers: $25

"See Dick. See Jane. See Dick and Jane Plan for Their Futures": Post-Secondary Planning for K-8
Dec. 14, 2010, 2 p.m. Eastern
Speaker: Sheri Sevier, Ph.D.
Members: Free; nonmembers: $25

Check out the Family Network on Disabilities

Family Network on Disabilities, Inc. is a national network of individuals of all ages who may be at-risk, have disabilities, or have special needs and their families, professionals, and concerned citizens. The mission of Family Network on Disabilities is to ensure through collaboration that individuals have full access to family-driven support, education, information, resources, and advocacy and to serve families of children with disabilities, ages birth through 26, who have the full range of disabilities described in section 602(3) of IDEA.

Is Your Mentee Interested in Earning a Free Computer?
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Every day good deeds go unnoticed and often unrewarded. For this reason, First Coast Oncology is sponsoring the "Student Who Care" contest. Describe your good deed in a brief essay and have a chance to win your own computer.


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Submit your essay online at: http://www.firstcoastoncology.com/essay-contest.html