Written by: Lyn Staack, Youth Education Coordinator This summer, thanks to the Summers of Service Program of the Tompkins County United Way, our Education Team was able to have a paid youth intern. While we hope to provide meaningful learning experiences for all of our volunteers and interns – often we gain so much as…
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Denim Day 2020: Let’s Talk About Consent!
Written by: Lyn Staack, Youth Education Coordinator This Wednesday, April 29, is Denim Day. Denim Day is a global annual event which asks people to wear denim as a way to spark discussion about sexual consent. This year the Advocacy Center and our ACTion volunteers are asking people to find creative ways to spark conversations…
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Written by: Kristi Taylor, Education Director As the Coronavirus has spread and caused tremendous impacts on us as individuals and collectively it has been inspiring to see the good in the world. People coming together and asking how they can help. People sewing masks for perfect strangers. Tiny Libraries being turned into Tiny Food Pantries…
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