Wings For Life - Career Success Skills

Wings for L.I.F.E.

(Life-skills Imparted to Families through Education)

Career Success Skills

Identifying top five skills Employers are looking for; Identifying top five benefits Employees are looking for; Where to look for career & job related information; What makes a successful Cover Letter & Resume; How to prepare to win the Dream Job

Presented by
Jim Engelhard- Activity Director, Title V Grant Programs, ENMU-Roswell

505 N. Pennsylvania Avenue

Andy’s Hall

SUNDAY, March 19^th,  2017

6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (Doors open at 5:45)

ENMUR Students will be hosting a Field Day
 (Games & Fun Activities for Children & Teens)
while the program is being held.

For Questions call:  Shelly Currier @ 317-2042

Are Certain Disabilities Greater Risk Factors for Sexual Abuse?

This is heartbreaking, but true.

Please help us to keep these precious children safe.

According to a 2012 study by the Center on Victimization and Safety of the Vera Institute of Justice and the Ms. Foundation for Women, “children with disabilities are 2.9 times more likely than children without disabilities to be sexually abused. Children with intellectual and mental health disabilities appear to be the most at risk, with 4.6 times the risk of sexual abuse as their peers without disabilities.” Sexual Abuse of Children With Disabilities: A National Snapshot

Improving the Response to Victims of Child Pornography

The National Center for Victims of Crime and our partners, the National Children’s Alliance and the University of New Hampshire’s Crimes Against Children Research Center, are pleased to release the Final Report from our examination of the response to victims of child pornography.

Read more HERE.

It's Okay To Say That Foster Parenting Is Hard

It’s okay to say it’s hard.

It’s okay to say that sometimes you just feel like no one understands what you are going through.

Guess what. It’s even okay to say that sometimes, you simply want to stop, that you can’t do it any more, that you are just don’t want to be hurt again.

Yes, foster parenting can be difficult.

Read more HERE

Pediatricians warn about dangers of kids using marijuana

By Kelly Wallace, CNN

This is an update to a story first published in May 2015.

(CNN)My kids are in elementary school, a little young for the "weed talk," but I wonder whether the fact that recreational pot use is now legal in a number of states will complicate things once we start having those conversations.

Sue Scheff, a parent advocate who works with children in at-risk communities, says she's heard from plenty of kids who say, "Well, it's legal, so it must be OK."

"We already have the messaging problem," said Scheff, author of "Wit's End: Advice and Resources for Saving Your Out-of-Control Teen."

Read more HERE.

Rural School Health Education Institute

It is time to register for the 2017 Rural School Health Education Institute in Roswell on March 21^st and 22^nd.

Please join us for this wonderful training opportunity designed specifically for you.  After compiling your survey results, we have sessions addressing Youth at Risk, Wellness Policy, Safe Schools and much more.

Registering early ensures coverage of travel expenses.  Deadline to register is March 3rd. 

Please click the link below to register.

Registration

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in Roswell!

WEBINAR!!!

Role of Data to Support College and Career Readiness and Success for Students in Foster Care

March 1, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. -12:15 p.m. 

This webinar aims to provide concrete strategies to leverage the data collection and reporting requirements related to students in foster care to achieve college and career readiness and success.

Register HERE