RECENT STORIES

What (and who) is next? ( James LaRue )
Cinema Parker shows 'Ben X' ( Kristin Hayek )
Working together to end domestic violence ( Ann Carter )
Parker Police: Expired plates lead to arrest ( YourHub.com )
CHS power hitter signs letter of intent for UNL ( Joanne Stanley )

share a story | more postings »

YourHub.com \\ Parker \\ Stories \\ Goings-on \\ General

Interested in helping foster youth?

e-mail to a friend | print this | link to this

Contributed by: Diane Himat on 9/5/2008

It's time to change a tragic statistic. Currently in the U.S., within two years of emancipating from foster care, 60% of the youth aging out will be incarcerated, homeless or dead. This is not for lack of determination, the resilience of foster youth is beyond most of our imaginations. But they need your help. They get behind when changing foster homes means changing schools, often mid-semester. I work with a group of our community's foster youth who are asking me to find them tutors. They want to catch up and they want to succeed. They know achieving their high school diploma is essential to their future. Each year, Advocates for Children, the CASA agency for the 18th Judicial District located in Aurora, supports over 150 volunteers who in turn serve nearly 700 abused and neglected children across the district. For more information about our program, our agency or how you can help please contact Diane Himat, Legacy Program Coordinator at 303-636-9697.

[Report this as objectionable content.]

SUBMIT COMMENT

Rate the above story

Talk Back : submit comments to the story

*Note: you need to log-in to add a comment or rating.

Thank you! Your comment has been updated.

CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION

Diane Himat

Aurora , CO

Diane Himat has posted 11 stories and 0 comments since joining on 9/3/2008. Diane Himat 's average story rating is 0.

view profile » view other postings from Diane Himat »

SAVE AND SHARE THIS STORY

digg	Google
del.icio.us	Yahoo!
reddit	newsvine

What is this?

STORY RSS FEEDS

All stories

All stories in Parker

All stories by Diane Himat

WANT TO WRITE FOR YOURHUB.COM?

Want to see the stories you write and the photos you shoot featured in the YourHub.com Thursday print section available all over the Front Range and with home subscriptions of the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post? All you have to do is register, then post a story or column, start a blog or tell everyone what events are happening in town. We will print the best stories, columns, event listings, photos and blog entries in our print sections.

Loading Ad