National Kids at Hope Board Meets in St. Lucie County
St. Lucie County was chosen to host the 22-member National Kids at Hope Board meeting this year.
The Roundtable of St. Lucie County, Inc. is committed to helping prevent truancy, suspensions, bullying, substance abuse, violence, and gang involvement. This Kids at Hope model is a prevention initiative that targets all of the assets in children and engages all adults to participate in helping each child achieve their goals and dreams for the [...]
Rick Miller returns to St. Lucie County, the first location in the State of Florida to implement Kids at Hope, to train 30 adults to be trainers in the Parent Module of Kids at Hope.
Are you happy with the way Florida treats its children? By almost every measure, Florida treats its kids pretty shabbily. Florida is 49th in the percentage of uninsured children Florida spends $51,000 per year for a juvenile in a secured facility and $20,000 per year for an adult inmate, yet only invests $6,866 per year [...]
Students at eight schools were welcomed back by caring adults and walked through a tunnel of hope before going to class.
Sunset Magic Inc., a 501 (3)(c) organization, presents the first ever International Music Festival at Digital Domain Park in St. Lucie West, celebrating the Caribbean and Latin Heritage on Florida’s Treasure Coast. (www.gosunsetmagic.com). This concert is in partnership with the San Juan Festival and The Puerto Rican Association for Hispanic Affairs. (www.prafha.org) Combining these cultures [...]
Imagine how a needy child feels after picking out and receiving a new pair of shoes!
Community members (“Treasure Hunters”) welcomed teachers back to school at Forest Grove Middle School and Oak Hammock K-8 School by creating a Tunnel of Hope.
Recently the Roundtable received a grant from the Office of Drug Control to teach teenagers political advocacy for underage drinking prevention.