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Why We Work With Those Who Work With Youth
Working with youth is about touching the future and making a difference in someone else’s life when the impact of your work is magnified by the recipient themselves. Youth are like sponges, soaking up as much as possible so they can figure out how to navigate the world. People who work with youth experience the…
Read MoreThe Importance of a Lot from a Little
There is an old adage that states, “Many hands make hard work light.” This thought is absolutely correct. It is very difficult to do things alone, to ensure that change occurs, to make sure that every t” is crossed and every “i” is dotted. But when we work together, the load is easier to carry…
Read MoreMany Hands Make Hard Work Light
What do hands, synergy and recycling have in common? How do these three distinct things connect? When I was young, my mother used to tell my sister and me, “many hands make hard work light.” We knew that those weren’t her words originally, I’m not sure how, but we got the message. She expected us…
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Margaret Mead (1901-1978) was an American cultural anthropologist who was often a featured writer and speaker in the 1960s and 1970s. She worked to explain the human condition and why people do what they do. One of her most famous quotes, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world;…
Read MoreEveryone Needs A Mentor
Entrusted Legacy’s mission is to see to it the people who work with kids in afterschool programs have the training and development they need to be a positive role model and mentor. The importance of positive role models has been documented. The Health and Guidance Organization says “Role models are highly important for us psychologically,…
Read MoreChanging the World—One Child at a Time
Who made a difference in your life? Was it your parent, a teacher, a youth worker, a minister, your neighbor? Did they help you through the rough patches? Did they listen while you talked about your hopes and dreams? Did they encourage you to run a mile, enter the science fair, sing a solo at…
Read MoreStarfish Story
The Starfish story is one of my favorites as it speaks to one of the most fragile yet resilient qualities of human beings—hope. In the story a young man is standing on the beach tossing the beached starfish back into the water. A stranger approaches him and after realizing what he is doing points out…
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