For its new book, filled with stories about the dangers of gang life, ARISE Foundation interviewed several incarcerated young gang members about their experiences. As part of its mission to write life skills curricula that is authentic and realistic, ARISE founder Edmund Benson went to a juvenile correctional facility August 7 and sat down with several [...]
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Want to Prevent Yourself from Catching the Flu? Wash Your Hands Properly! Here’s How.
These handwashing do’s and dont’s can keep you from getting sick. President Obama recently declared the H1N1 flu pandemic a national emergency. There are things you can do to dramatically lessen your chances of getting the flu. In addition to the handwashing tips below, gargle with saltwater and gently swab the inside of your nose with a [...]
5 Quotes About Friendship & Peer Pressure
No man is an island—we are influenced heavily by the people in our lives. True friends, those that lift us up when life knocks us down, are rare and valuable things. Especially during the turmoil and confusion of adolescence, friends can mean the difference between failure and success. Succumbing to peer pressure and picking the wrong [...]
Smile! The Many Benefits of a Big Grin
“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered alonglife’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.” - Joseph Addison Has this ever happened to you? You’re having a terrible day. Everything is going wrong. It seems as if the universe has pitted itself against you. [...]
Homeless Children: How to Help the Economy’s Most Vulnerable Victims
One of the risk factors for ending up homeless is if your parents are homeless. In a crumbling economy, rife with job loss and foreclosures, the number of homeless people has started climbing again after experiencing a downturn from 2004-2007. “‘I’ve never seen it like this before, and I have 30 years of experience [...]
Keeping Kids Off The Streets
As of 2005, there were 744,000 homeless people in the United States, according to a study by the National Alliance to End Homelessness (msnbc.com). What causes people to become homeless? Dr. Carl Cohen, a professor of psychiatry in NY, suggests that a number of risk factors accumulate over time to create homelessness.
Gang Prevention: 5 Ways ARISE Life Skills Lessons Help Reduce Gang Membership and Violence
What would compel a teen to join a gang? What circumstances would lead them to choose such a difficult, dangerous path? Most teens just want a family. They want someone to listen to them. When their biological family isn’t around, some teens turn to gangs to find a sense of belonging. What they don’t understand [...]
10 Tips to Help You Sleep
Stress at work. Your home losing its value. Your 401K dwindling. Trouble paying the bills. Global warming. It all adds up to a virtual Pandora’s box of things to think about, worry about and fret over. No wonder so many Americans suffer from insomnia. NPR recently reported that 60 million of us have moderate to severe sleep deprivation. [...]