Program assists homicide survivors
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:05:00 GMT
said BJ Franklin, director of the program. The Survivor's Program, which consists of Franklin and one other advocate, can be requested after a homicide or a vehicular homicide. What makes the program unique is that charges don't have to be filed -- such
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Riverbend evolves
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:11:00 GMT
Riverbend Community Mental Health, the nonprofit that provides state-funded mental health services in the Concord area, is trying something more commonly associated with for-profit businesses: expanding its customer base. While the majority of its
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Groups join forces to help children in Tri-Cities
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:51:00 GMT
Good Neighbor Counseling provides in-home counseling services to children in trouble with the courts or schools. The James Farrior Foundation, based in Ettrick, helps underprivileged youth overcome adversity and obstacles in everyday life
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Will Asian-language smokers use a tobacco quitline?
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:06:00 GMT
Jump to full article: University of California, 2010-03-18 Author: callers identified as Caucasian Intro: Telephone counseling programs for smoking cessation, popularly known as 'quitlines,' are an increasingly common way for smokers to quit. Every state
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Letter - How to keep more green
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:22:00 GMT
saint of Ireland and legend credits him with driving all the snakes from that island. As a financial counseling director for Lutheran Social Services (LSS), it made me wonder, what are the financial snakes that families today need to drive out of their
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