CFLC KIDS GOOD NEWS TEXT Week of March 5, 2010
Greetings Everyone!
Scrapbooks, Easter and Bridal Fair for Youth Home Girls! Two of our youth home girls got scrapbooks and supplies for Christmas and have been “scrapping hard” ever since. They told their “House Mom” the work was relaxing, one of the scrappers adding, “I like to look at my scrapbook, it makes me happy.” Three Hemet Ranch girls have been rehearsing weekly for the upcoming Easter Pageant at San Jacinto Assembly of God Church and two others will be modeling the latest fashions in wedding gowns, accessories, nails, make-up and hair styles for Hemet Valley Mall’s Annual Bridal Fair. Last but not least was an “aha” moment for one of our girls dealing with a difficult peer relationship. In discussing this issue with her counselor she suddenly exclaimed, “when you think about it, it takes more effort to be bad than to be good.”
Track & Field and Fishing Club for Youth Home Boys!One of our 16 year old youth home boys made the Valley Center High School track team for the 2nd year in a row and will be competing in short relays and sprints. A 17 year old boy from our Charlan Ranch Boys Home joined the Oak Glen High School Fishing Club and will be joining them three times a week at Escondido’s Dixon Lake where “the trout fishing is great”, according to our young angler.
Academic Excellence and Training! A Kin Care aunt is happy about her 16 year old niece’s new job twirling signs for a local developer, but she is ecstatic about the 4 A’s, 2 B’s and a C on her report card after beginning tutoring at Sylvan Learning Center. Another Kin Care couple raising their 4 year old great nephew is finding that “One, Two, Three Magic” child development training has dramatically enhanced the harmony in their home (and not a moment too soon). One, Two, Three Magic is part of the Parents as Teachers curriculum I reported on last week.
Certificates, Diploma and Jobs for Planet Youth Kids! Ten young job seekers from our Planet Youth Center in Lake Elsinore passed their National Retail class and received their certificates of completion. Employers value the National Retail training and place certified applicants on the top of their hiring lists. Five youth also completed their digital journaling/photography class and another young man earned a belated high school diploma. Last but not least; two Planet Youth kids started jobs this week at Jack in the Box and Kentucky Fried Chicken.