Save the Date! The fifth annual Children First Champions Breakfast celebrating the community’s commitment to building assets in young people will be held Thursday, March 3 at the Doubletree by Hilton Minneapolis Park Place Hotel. The event is a way to connect with community leaders, an opportunity to learn more about Children First priorities and…
St. Louis Park’s black students have a graduation rate that is 20% higher than the state average. School Superintendent Rob Metz credits this to St. Louis Park High School’s innovative transition program, Building Asset Reducing Risks (BARR) program. “Once students form that personal bond, they begin to care about what happens in school. And once…
Children First’s Karen Atkinson was a guest recently in
For 35 years, St. Louis Park Police Department police officers have worked in the St. Louis Park public schools, teaching the D.A.R.E. curriculum and acting as liaisons on behalf of the police department.
What should you do to build assets in young people? Follow the example of some of St. Louis Park’s young people. St. Louis Park Rec lifeguard Charlie Bahnson went out of his way to encourage a young boy. After going up the long stairway to the tube slide, 8-year-old Alex, who is slightly autistic, was…
