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The Next Door: One child at a time
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The Next Door: One child at a time

  • By Janet Hamada, Executive director, The Next Door, Inc.

One child, one meaningful interaction, one positive experience at a time: Foster parents change the world.

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One caring adult away from success

  • By Carolyn Zuck for The Dalles Chronicle
  • Updated

To many who knew him, “Daniel” probably seemed to be just another sad statistic. Growing up on the tough streets of North Portland, he first started getting in trouble at age 12.

Letters to the editor

Letter to the editor: Herd mentality

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To the editor: To Rianda Linebarger who responded to Celeste Moss about TDHS play March 2016: Your points are valid that this is the real world and there is need for young men and women to have appropriate outlets to discuss sexual and controversial issues.

Adult mentors needed in gorge
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Adult mentors needed in gorge

  • Jade McDowell
  • Updated

­­­Some people see a need and say, “Someone should do something about that.” Others see a need and fill it. Bonnie New, founder of the Mentor for Success program, is one of the latter. She started the program, which matches adult mentors with teenagers ages 14-20 lacking a stable adult role model at home, when she saw her own children go through the difficulties of being a teenager and transitioning into a post-high school world.