Monthly Archives: September 2008

[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/09/28/shonnetta_ypwr.jpg caption=”Shonnetta Henry, 18, is the 2008 Boys & Girls Clubs of America National Youth of the Year.”] When she was a child, the odds were stacked against her. Shonnetta Henry grew up poor and fast. Her single … Continue reading →

[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/09/21/ypwr.urfirer.jpg caption=”Melissa Urfirer, 17, started Shoot For Success to help kids at a homeless shelter learn to express themselves.”] When kids experience tragedy, they don’t express themselves as easily as adults do. Seventeen-year-old Melissa Urfirer saw that when … Continue reading →

[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/09/14/art.adler.jpg caption=”Julian Adler, 13, started From My Hood to Your Hood to give sweatshirts to hurricane victims.”] When we look at major disasters like hurricanes in the United States, many of us think, “My goodness, how can I … Continue reading →