“More broadly, we are going to have to examine the safety net programs to make sure they are poised to catch the families before they fall even more, especially in the areas of unemployment benefits, child care assistance, and foster care.” ChildrenCareFallBenefitsAreasProgramSafetyUnemploymentAssistanceSafety NetFoster CareChild CareUnemployment Benefits Author:Richard Neal
“I did theater as a kid, more of an after-school program. But every night I would put on a movie and fall asleep to it.” KidsSchoolNightFallProgramTheaterEvery NightAfter SchoolAfter School Programs Author:Scoot McNairy
“It is hard to be enthusiastic about the economy's prospects when house prices are falling: Households spend less, small business owners can't use homes as collateral for loans and local governments are forced to cut jobs and programs as property-tax revenue disappears.” HardUseHomeGovernmentJobsFallHouseEconomyCuttingTaxesProgramPropertyDisappearLocalsOwnersHouseholdSmall BusinessRevenueLoanEnthusiasticProspectsBusiness OwnersLocal GovernmentSmall Business OwnersCollateralProperty TaxesHouse Prices Author:Mark Zandi
“Sasha gets a raw deal from the press. She makes one mistake in her program and people rip her for not pulling it off when it counts. But she never falls apart. She never just completely folds and misses everything. Usually it's just one mistake.” PeopleFallSportsDealsMistakeMissingProgramPressesJust OnePullingFalling ApartFoldsRipOne Mistake Author:Brian Boitano
“Emotional intelligence in the work that we do, in the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, is about equipping young people with the kinds of skills they need to both identify and manage their emotions, to communicate those emotions effectively, and to resolve conflict nonviolently. So it's a whole set of skills and competencies that, for us, fall under the umbrella of emotional intelligence.” PeopleNeedsKindWholeYoungFallEmotionYouthEmotionalSkillsConflictProgramCommunicateManageResolveResolutionNonviolenceEmotional IntelligenceUmbrellaWin WinCompetenciesResolving Conflict Author:Linda Lantieri