Tina “T” Murphy Wins Hometown Hero Award
Way to go, T! Check out the Hometown Heroes project and read about T in “Our 2026 Heroes.”
Way to go, T! Check out the Hometown Heroes project and read about T in “Our 2026 Heroes.”
Project LIFE partnered with the MMA Institute in Richmond to offer a self defense lesson to youth. Let me tell you, that was more than a typical lesson in which an instructor say “If your attacker grabs you from behind…” The instructor Chelsea showed the youth some real UFC fight moves! All attendees learned the…
A Letter from Olivia, and the rest of the Project LIFE team Olivia Snoke, Project LIFE’s Independent Living Consultant in the Central region, shares her resolution for the new year. Statistics say DSS is failing the youth in foster care. Chafee requires us to teach these youth how to be happy, healthy adults. The CLSA…
C.E.O., an entrepreneurship and leadership program, was created in partnership with Worthdays. During the past year, young people helped facilitate Spring and Fall Conference initiatives, visited Marco’s Pizza for real-time job experience, and even practiced fashion modelling. They learned from Kathi MacCausland, former CIA professional, about impact and winning strategies. Danessa Knaupp, author at Avenue…
A message from Olivia: There were so many heart-warming situations, and I wanted to share a few that were shared with me. ~A sibling group, who are placed separately, all came to see each other and was joined by their grandmother. ~A youth who keeps a worker at arm’s length had a surprising amount of…