Marian Wright Edelman: Home Visiting Programs: Urgently Needed Help for Young Children and Families

Gospel Star Kirk Franklin Shares ‘Blueprint’ For Life
Before he became a star, he endured a hard-knock youth: abandonment by his parents, struggles in school, teen parenthood and drug abuse. Now, he’s offering his life lessons for overcoming tragedies and setbacks in a book: The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life’s Storms .

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Heroin addicts don’t belong behind bars, Santa Cruz County Jail doctor says
Editor’s note: The Sentinel is not using inmates names to protect them from fellow prisoners and drug dealers who used to sell them heroin.

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Marian Wright Edelman: Home Visiting Programs: Urgently Needed Help for Young Children and Families
A child is abused or neglected every 41 seconds, more than 2,000 every day. All children should be raised in safe, nurturing, and loving families….

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