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Written by Web Master
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Saturday, 12 June 2004 |
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Empowerment:
a process where by persons who belong to a stigmatized social category throughout their lives can be assisted to develop and increase skills in the exercise of interpersonal influence and the performance of value social roles. - Barbara Solomon (1976)
We are a network of like-minded individuals who seek to improve our present situations through personal transformation, information sharing, and mutual support.
We at SMMWC, Inc. seek to break the negative self-defeating cycles and energy draining thought processes that prevents us from realizing our personal power. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 November 2007 )
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OSDFS ANNOUNCES NEW GRANTEES FOR FY 2007 MENTORING PROGRAMS (CFDA 84.184B) |
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 08 August 2004 |
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The Mentoring Programs discretionary grant competition makes awards to local educational agencies, nonprofit community-based organizations, and partnerships between the two, to promote school-based mentoring programs for children with greatest need. These projects seek to assist children in receiving support and guidance from a mentor; improve their academic achievement; improve interpersonal relationships with their peers, teachers, other adults, and family members; reduce their rate of dropping out of school; and reduce levels of juvenile delinquency and involvement in gangs. Programs must serve children with the greatest |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 November 2007 )
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