"There were guitars and magic cards, talking, break dancing, listening to music, regular cards, just hanging out. There was always an adult teen director back there with you so things didn’t get out of hand," recalls Lucas. Lucas lives with his mom and she has to work full-time to support them both. Before Lucas found the Boys and Girls Club, he was home alone until 6 PM or 7 PM every weeknight, and he’d been doing this since about the fifth grade. Studies show kids who go to formal after school programs watch less television, and have higher academic achievement as well as better social adjustment. More »
Nearly 17 million U.S. children (almost 1 out of every 4 children) faced hunger at some point last year.
That is a staggering statistic. But for MomsRising member Yvonne, it’s much more personal:
“My sister, the mother of 2 preschoolers, has track marks up and down her arms. Last July both she and her husband lost their [...]
‘I ask why they don’t have any energy, and they say they haven’t had enough to eat,’ Jackson said. ‘Then I talk to their mothers and they tell me there’s no food in the house. It breaks my heart every day,’ says program director Rita Jackson.”Washington Post
1 in 4 children in our nation are [...]
As a new mom, I quickly learned what a cry of hunger sounds like. I was amazed by how quickly that cry drove me to action — no mom can ignore that sound. Unfortunately, in today’s economy, more and more families don’t have the resources to answer those cries. In fact, a recent USDA study [...]
