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One Teen At Risk Whose Memory Lives On

August 15, 2016

Catch Them Young, Inc is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping at-risk youth in Washington DC. Their mission is a noble one; according to their Facebook page, they are "committed to the challenge of co...

A Musical Message To Teens At Risk

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June 28, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk

At 23 years of age, Tyler Barks has done more things than most people can say. The musician/photographer/videographer has been in business for himself since he was 14, and he's made it through some tough times....

Q&A: A Champion In And Out Of The Cage: Jenny Silverio

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May 24, 2016

Stories of Advocacy

Jenny Silverio is a professional MMA fighter, but that's not the only fighting she does. Every day, she fights for teens at risk in high-crime neighborhoods. No, she doesn't put on a cape and fight criminals; s...

Life Lessons From Wonderland

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February 25, 2016

Real Talk, Self Care

If you would have told me before Wonderland that it was so easy to slip off into another place, far from anything that made any sense, I probably would have told you that you were indeed tripping. But after cha...

A Better Night’s Sleep For Teens At Risk

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February 12, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk, Stories of Advocacy

This winter, in connection with the Tokii Teens at Risk Project, Wearable Therapy and Tokii's CEO Karla Stephens-Tolstoy, accompanied by her therapy dog Nucky, visited teens at an Ontario Youth Detention Centre...

The Truth About Teen Runaways

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January 27, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk

Many Americans believe a myth about runaway teens that goes something like this: Runaway teenagers are old enough to know the consequences of their own decisions and so must deal with those. They'll come back h...

Modern Day Wonderland

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January 3, 2016

Action For Teens @ Risk Designs, Design Collection

At first glance, Alice in Wonderland is just another children's story with a lost girl encountering a band of fantastical characters in her effort to get back home. But this is a story full of temptation, intox...

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