by Center to End the Trafficking and Exploitation of Children | Jun 30, 2021 | C@R Blog, Human Trafficking, Op-Ed
Coming out is a testimony in itself. I told my mother when I was a sophomore in college. Preparing to come out wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows. I drafted numerous speeches and spent countless tearful nights racked with anxiety. But, to my surprise, the best...
by Julie Morris | Apr 11, 2019 | C@R Blog, Health & Nutrition, Op-Ed, Policy
By Jenny Eyer & Dan Micciche Health coverage for children means a lot more than a yearly doctor’s visit. Children with health coverage have better school attendance, higher educational attainment, and improved economic opportunities than those without coverage. If...
by SophekTounn | Nov 28, 2012 | Health & Nutrition, North Texas, Op-Ed, Uncategorized
OpEd by Jaime Hanks Meyers Published: 04 November 2012 10:38 PM in the Dallas Morning News In November, the Dallas School Board considered implementing Breakfast in the Classroom universally across the district to ensure all students start the day fed and ready to...
by Bob | Nov 21, 2011 | Op-Ed, Uncategorized
In light of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal we’re reminded of a dirty secret that impacts thousands of children in the state of Texas: sexual abuse. We’re all privy to this secret but it’s something that we’d just rather not think about....
by Bob | Oct 26, 2011 | Op-Ed, Uncategorized
If you were to stop an average Houstonian on the street and ask if he or she supports education reform, nearly all would say yes … and then they would go on to rattle off four or five improvements they would make, given the chance. Very few, however, would be able to...
by SophekTounn | Sep 2, 2011 | C@R Blog, Human Trafficking, Op-Ed
“Can this city really change?” This was a question I asked a young woman named “Dee” a little over a year ago. When I first met Dee she was working in a local “gentlemen’s club” and making a living the only way she knew how…by selling herself. After being kicked out...
