FOR YOUR PERSONAL GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Links to Growth & Development for Young People
REFERENCE INFORMATION AND EXCELLENT LINKS TO YOUR
PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
WHILE YOU ARE VISITING US, TAKE SOME TIME TO WORK ON YOUR “CRITICAL THINKING”
AIM HIGH AND STAY AWAY FROM LOW EXPECTATIONS AND IGNORANCE!
LEARN TO BE A PROVIDER – NOT A CONSUMER….
Positive Thinking and Motivation – Get out the Box!
We need to pass a positive torch to our young people and stop playing the victim game.
Take a look at some of our young people today and see what we’ve done to them by playing the victim game.
Success for Hispanics: By Ed Ayala is a walking, talking rags-to-riches success story;
born and raised in low-income housing projects in the tough neighborhoods of Spanish Harlem
http://www.lessons4living.com/labyrinth.htm
The 7 Secrets of How to Study: Stephen Jones has more than 22 years of experience as an educator. He has designed the Seven Secrets of How to Study seminars to serve as a valuable learning tool
http://www.sevensecrets-books.com/
The Wisdom Path: A non-profit organization who’s vision is to hold a sacred space for individuals, families, communities and the planet to witness the essential self emerging along a wisdom path
http://www.thewisdompath.org/Welcome.html
Philosophy Works: A series of 10-weekly meetings designed to encourage students to gain access to inner happiness, wisdom and strength. The basic assumption of the course is that within each of us is an inexhaustible source of nourishment, well-being and understanding. If this is so, why is our daily experience often marked by stress and uncertainty? With this question the work of Practical Philosophy begins
MY HERO invites your family, school, or organization to take part in this not-for profit educational project. Add your vision by sharing your words, images and short films celebrating heroes from around the world on this ever-growing internet archive
GoodCharacter.com: Key Character Education Organizations
Character Education Partnership: The Character Education Partnership is a national advocate and leader for the character education movement. Based in Washington, D.C., CEP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian coalition of organizations and individuals committed to fostering effective character education in our nation's K-12 schools.
52 Character Building Thoughts for Children: 52 Character Building Thoughts for Children. By Leah Davies, M.Ed. The 52 quotes may be used in a variety of ways by both teachers and counselors
Go into Business -- and get out the box!
“People on public assistance also get a check from government,
no different from your private or government job” - AOC
NYS/Minority and Women Owned Businesses: New York State's Division of Minority and Women-owned Business Development (MWBD) help the state's minority and women's business community to access all the services offered by Empire State Development (ESD)
Accion: Contributes to the economic development by providing micro loans and business advisory services to individuals and small businesses that do not have access to traditional sources of credit
Distributes press releases to Black newspapers, magazines,
TV and radio stations, as well as press releases as an article on BlackNews.com
The NYC Business Solution Center: Anything you want to know about going into business, from A to Z
The Small Business Administration: Information and resources on getting your personal business off the ground
How to Change the World: The Zen of Business Plans
Link Market for Networking: Start your high quality, spam free, link exchange in minutes. Our link exchange services are free and very effective. Do not wait until tomorrow to improve your Link Popularity, Page Rank, and SE Rankings today!
Hispanic PRWire: Premier news distribution service reaching U.S. Hispanic media, organizations and opinion leaders nationwide
Black PRWire: Distributes news and press releases to African American, Caribbean and African newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations at the state, regional and nation-wide level, around the clock.
Black Enterprise Magazine: A leading business resource publication full of excellent tips and information
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: The newspaper of the non-profit world & Gifts and Grants and much more
Scholarship Contacts
Let us work hard to acquire the knowledge and skills and ensure
that our young people go to college
The Connecticut Association of Latinos in Higher Education (CALAHE) developed this Scholarship link to help Latinos locate scholarships to attend college
Education, Culture and other useful Links
http://www.aspira.org/financialaid.html
Puerto Rican Art, Culture & Events: Welcomes all those who share a love for the culture of Puerto Rico.
This labor of love is a resource full of art, news, culture and announcements of upcoming events, and many useful links and resources on everything Puerto Rican
Boricuation -- Educate Your Thinking: Boricuation.com is a special undertaking by Jose Medina, a Puerto Rican self-taught graphic designer from New York City. Jose decided to use the popularity of the internet to showcase this project, to expose Puerto Rican culture and history to Boricuas. Boricuation is the combination of two words: Boricua and Education
Welcome to Puerto Rico: One of the most informative sites on Puerto Rico, from A to Z
A group of teachers and professors united to help our teaching brothers and sisters in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Sofrito For Your Soul: An online magazine that promotes the evolution of Latino culture in the United States.
Our mission is to share the spirit of our heritage through art, fashion, music, dance, traditions, and emerging trends
Center of Puerto Rican Studies/Hunter College: The Centro is a research center dedicated to the study and interpretation of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. We are committed to making this research available and useful to those in community organizations, public policy, and academia
Teachers College: New York Latino Research Clearinghouse: Created to disseminate research on Latinos in New York State and elsewhere. It gathers and organizes the most recent research reports, academic papers and policy news relating to the Latino populations of the United States.
The Latino Print Network: Latino Print Network represents more than 350 newspapers in the United States, with a combined circulation of 17 million plus
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH): The mission of this organization is to ensure the fundamental human right to reproductive health care for Latinas, their families and their communities through education, policy advocacy, and community mobilization
Self Publishers Place: A place for Authors, Readers and Book Lovers….
International Foundation for Education & Self-Help: Supporting African Nations in their effort to eradicate poverty, disease, and inequity through Education and Training
League of Women Voters: The League of Women Voters of the City of New York is a nonpartisan organization whose purpose is to promote informed and active citizen participation in government.
Official Website of New York City Government: Complete access to local government agencies and forms and much more…
Puerto Rico Political Status Issues
“We have an important decision to make about Puerto Rico, but it cannot be based solely on emotional attachment or beautiful words. We need to learn from the footprints and clues of what history is telling us. Remember that our colleges and universities have been penetrated by political thinkers whose aim is not to educate, but to convert students into their own images.
Parents beware.” - AOC
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the USA, recited by Red Skelton, 1969. Good to listen to as we tend to take our presence in this continent for granted
Rafael Rodriguez: July4th, 1899 Foundation: A Think Tank and advocacy group for Puerto Rico Statehood.
Boricua.com: Politicos Boricuas Come and be part of the intelligent and constructive political debates that are going on currently. Are you for Statehood? ELA?, Independence?, Monarchy?, Anarchy? Come and give your regarded 2 cents...because this is the place to do it...
Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) New Progressive Party: A Pro-Statehood political party in Puerto Rico
Puerto RicoUSA.Com: Dedicated to celebrate, honor, protect and preserve the relationship of Puerto Rico and the United States of America and the American Citizenship of all the people residing in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Questions most frequently asked by Puerto Ricans concerning the real possibility that Puerto Rico may soon become an independent nation. They have been pulled from the many questions posed by people participating in the soc.culture.puerto-rico Usenet newsgroup
National Boricua Human Rights Network: An organization composed of Puerto Ricans in the US and their supporters that educates and mobilizes the Puerto Rican community, the broader Latin American community and other people of conscience regarding issues of justice, peace and human rights
Politics of Puerto Rico takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic system, whereby the Governor of Puerto Rico is head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth in political union with the United States.
El Grito de Lares: The "Grito de Lares" is Puerto Rico's first and only cry for Independence.
On September 23, 1868 between 600 to 1000 men, mostly Puerto Rican born and from the west of the Island, revolted for Independence from Spain
Puerto Rico and the American Dream: An award-winning Web site on the History,
Culture and Politics of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican Diaspora
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