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Eoin O’Sullivan, Board Member
1. How would you describe your job in a few words to a stranger? I…
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Amber Khan, Board Member
Say hello to Amber Khan, Youth Focus Board Member. 1. How would you describe your…
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Shilpa Philips, Board Member
One visit to Act Together is all it took for Shilpa Philips to join our…
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Carl Jones, Board Member
Say hello to Carl Jones, Youth Focus Board Member. Carl is the Director of Development…
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Jeff Smith, Board Member
Say hello to Jeff Smith! After working with us on the board for the Guilford…
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Yubisela Aranda Sandoval, Board Member
Say hello to Yubisela Aranda Sandoval, a Youth Focus Board Member and UNCG employee. 1.…
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Laurie Ford, Board Member
We’d like to introduce you to Laurie Ford, a Youth Focus Board Member and Managing…
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Sean Haynes, Board Member
Meet Sean Haynes, a Youth Focus Board Member. Sean works for Mack Truck as a…
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Summer Foster, Board Member
Say hello to Summer Foster, Youth Focus Board Member. Summer works in the Department of…
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Ellen Hollander
Ellen is an Americorps member and works as our Safe Place Coordinator. She’s a team…
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Tiana Roberts
Say hello to Tiana, a wonderful part of our team at My Sister Susan’s House!…
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Finn Shepherd
Finn is a newer staff member and has hit the ground running and taken a…
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Kenyetta Matier
Say hello to Kenyetta Matier, a long-time staff member and integral part of the Youth…
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Ericka Hurt
Ericka Hurt has been a huge blessing to My Sister Susan’s House (MSSH) this year!…
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Temara Carthens
Temara Carthens works with us at Act Together as a Crisis Care Professional. 1.…
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#GivingTuesday2020
On December 1, 2020, the world will celebrate its seventh annual Giving Tuesday. Now’s the…
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Haunting & Helping
Haunting & Helping: Outreach Event for Youth up to age 24 Experiencing Homelessness, Free COVID…
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Celebrating International Youth Day with Youth Focus
About International Youth Day August 12 is International Youth Day, and we’re looking forward to…
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Black Lives Matter
Youth Focus stands against systemic bias, racism, and unequal treatment. As an organization deeply committed to…
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What is Juneteenth?
What is Juneteenth, and Why Should We Celebrate? Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union…
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Denise V. Fuller
Denise is a new member of our staff, with us just a few months, but…
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Ron Dargan II
Ron Dargan II is a Crisis Care Provider who comes to Youth Focus with years…
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Diana Cooper
You know we love shining the spotlight on our wonderful staff, and today it’s Diana…
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COVID-19 and Teenagers: How to Navigate and How to Help
Despite the belief that teenagers have become entirely dependent on mobile devices, tablets, and other…
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Ayeisha, Live-In Program Coach
Ayeisha spends her days and nights at My Sister Susan’s House. She is a live-in…
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Ali, Program Coach
We’d like to introduce you to Ali Hobson, Program Coach. Ali is a Program Coach…
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How to #BeAConnection for a Child or Family
Youth Focus Safe Haven Therapist, Ashlyn Hodges, shares important identifiers and tips for understanding how…
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Parent Check-In – How to support yourself
Hey caregiver, yes you- whether you are a parent/caregiver by birth, adoption, marriage, foster care,…
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Let’s talk about self-care!
You may have heard this said many times before- “Perspective is everything.” This feels more…
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
For some children, getting to stay home with their parents or caregivers during COVID-19 is…
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Jonathan Mindas, HEARTH Program Manager
Jon Mindas manages HEARTH. HEARTH offers transitional housing to homeless young adults age 18-21 in a…
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Adrian Wright, Program Coach
Adrian Wright = The Definition of Team Player! The young adults that Adrian works with…
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Rebecca Hood, Crisis Care Professional
Rebecca Hood began her career with Youth Focus as an intern– but you’d never know…
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Olivia W. Smith, Trauma Therapist
Olivia Smith is a Trauma Therapist with Safe Haven. Safe Haven Outpatient Counseling provides free…
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Talissa Bell, Crisis Care Professional
Talissa Bell is a Crisis Care Professional at Act Together, our emergency shelter for you…
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Jennifer Shafer, Program Coach for HEARTH Transitional Living Program
Haaaaave you met Jennifer Shafer? Jennifer is a Program Coach at Hearth Transitional Living Program.…
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Bonny Buckley, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor
Bonny is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, a National Certified Counselor, and an…
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Jannifer Pastorick, Safe Place Coordinator
It’s National Safe Place Week, and we’re celebrating! #NSPWeek2020 honors Safe Place, an outreach and…
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Maddie Schug, AmeriCorps Intern
This week, thousands of Americans across the country will participate in AmeriCorps Week, the…
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Look for the Safe Place Sign
Look for the Safe Place Sign Do you feel lost and alone? Do you feel…
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Kristy Huynh, My Sister Susan’s House
It’s time to get to know another fantastic member of the Youth Focus team, Kristy…
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Ashlyn Hodges, Trauma Therapist
Say helllloooo to Ashlyn Hodges, a Trauma Therapist at Youth Focus and all-around fantastic person! …
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Temara Carthens, Act Together
Each month, we’d like to highlight one of our excellent staff members by getting to…
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North Carolina’s Homeless Youth
It may be difficult to imagine a youth experiencing homelessness but there are more than…
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Spending the Holidays in a Shelter
Most of us are fortunate enough to have never experienced homelessness. The youth in our…
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35th Anniversary of National Safe Place Week
TL; DR: Safe Place is a national program operated in Guilford County where any youth…
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Tidying for Your Mental Health
Tidying is all the rage right now. If you haven’t seen the series on…
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Volunteer Opportunities: Fall and Winter 2018
It takes a village, and Youth Focus is appreciative of any and all community support.…
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Program Spotlight: Structured Day
The Structured Day Program is an outpatient, day treatment program for youth in middle and…
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Leonard Paschall
Youth Focus is excited to feature another one of our amazing staff members! Leonard Paschall,…
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Program Spotlight: Residential Treatment Center
It is 7am, and Sue has been awake for hours after waking from a nightmare.…
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Hope, Empowerment and Resiliency Through Housing
Youth Focus has a long history of providing services and support to youth, but what happens once…
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A month to focus on fighting for foster kids all year
Making sure that all children have a permanent and loving home is one of Youth…
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Lashawna Kent, Structured Day
Each month, we’d like to highlight one of our awesome staff members by getting to…
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National Safe Place Week, March 19-25
National Safe Place Network (NSPN) is pleased to announce National Safe Place (NSP) Week, March…
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Lost In America
Lost In America is a feature documentary that follows director Rotimi Rainwater’s journey of shining…
