Partners
www.couragenetwork.com/
Courage Network is a community for domestic violence survivors, family & friends, advocates, professionals and organizations. A resource and inspiration for victims, families, friends and those dealing with domestic violence in their personal lives. Stay connected in one place for information, support, resources and what the community is doing to raise awareness and prevent abuse.
www.mfyrc.org
The Maryland Foster Youth Resource Center (MFYRC) is a non-profit organization organized and run by former foster youth. MFYRC's vision is to actively connect current and former foster youth to life skill resources already available to them in the community. MFYRC also works with state and local child welfare agencies to help with foster parent and social worker trainings and system change.
www.washingtonysc.org Young Speakers Club is a non profit organization dedicated to provide students of age 8-18 public speaking and leadership training. Abe George, the founder and president of the organization, started it in 2005 after realizing that there is no organization in the area that provides this unique training to students of this age group.
There are several classes and events organized by the Young Speakers Club throughout the year. Speak Right Up classes offer public speaking training to different age groups; Writing School Reports and Essays is a class for middle school and high school students; Leadership Training is a program for 6th graders and above; and Presentation Skills for Professionals is a class for students and professionals. Young Speakers Club also organizes Moot Courts, Comedy Evenings, Debates, and Public Speaking Competitions. All of these programs are planned based on the objective of the organization, which is to train students in the art and science of communication.
Abe George
Abe George has been teaching public speaking and leadership skills for over 20 years. His Speak Right Up classes have been offered by the Fairfax County Park and Rec Center, public libraries, schools, and churches. He is an accomplished author. His book, Speak Right Up, is the text book for the public speaking program. He works as a consultant Study Director for the U.S. Department on Education on education statistics.
Supporters
We would like to take a moment to thank our supporters for their donations. Your gift will support our effort to improve, educate and uplift the youths of the Foster Care System, so they too can learn to live independently as adults.
Businesses
Foster Care Alumni of
America-Virginia Chapter (FCAA-VA)
The LivvyLove Foundation would like to thank the following individual at KGS for their generous contribution to the 2008 Christmas Hope Project. We collected a total of $494.00. There are several people who chose not to be identify, we also want to thank them. Without your support, this project would have just been a dream. Because of you, ten (10) youths from the Fairfax County Foster Care system will have a Gift.
Individuals
