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Teach MAM – World Diabetes Day
Teach MAM Music, Arts, & Movement The 2023 World Diabetes Day campaign focuses on the importance of knowing your risk of type 2 diabetes to help delay or prevent the condition and highlight the impact of diabetes-related complications. It also focuses on the importance of having access to the […]
People of Louisiana – Cory Joy Craig & Tia M. Trahan
Cory Joy Craig Music Teacher and Band Director at Benton Intermediate School in Bossier Parish Schools 2024 Louisiana Middle School Teacher of the Year Grammy Nominee for Music Educator of the Year in 2022, 2023, and 2024 Louisiana Tech University School of Music Alumnus of the Year for 2022 Louisiana Music Education Association’s Outstanding […]
Women’s Health – What Women Need to Know About Diabetes
Women’s Health WOMEN’S HEALTH BLOG November 2023 What Women Need to Know About Diabetes Anita Jenine Dabon, APRN, FNP-C Ms. Jenine Dabon is a native of Louisiana and a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from Hampton University in Hampton, VA. Ms. Dabon received a master […]
People of Louisiana – Military (October 2023)
SHARONDEWITT United States Army Sharon DeWitt, United States Army This month we salute U.S. Army Veteran Sharon DeWitt who has answered the call to serve our nation with great valor and dedication. Sharon now calls Louisiana home but was born and raised in Pennsylvania. She joined the United States Army after graduation from high […]
Anti-Human Trafficking: Alliance to Fight Human Trafficking
SWLAHUMAN TRAFFICKING INSTITUTE SWLA Human Trafficking Institute Written by David Duplechian LCYTC Regional Care Coordinator Southwest Louisiana has a history of working together on behalf of children and families. The recent partnership between the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention, the Louisiana Association of Children’s Advocacy Centers, and the Children’s Advocacy Center, and a Division […]
Women’s Health – Finding Purpose in Pain
Women’s Health WOMEN’S HEALTH BLOGOctober 2023 Finding Purpose in Pain Written by Mollie Tinnin FEMA Disability Integration Specialist (Louisiana) and Greensburg, Louisiana, Police Department Reserve Officer Like many kids, I started planning my life from a young age, playing house with Barbies, teaching a classroom of stuffed animals, and training my pets to be police […]
Louisiana Fosters – Foster Youth Voice Month
Foster Youth Voice Month CelebratesYouth Participation In Their Care Foster Youth Voice Month CelebratesYouth Participation In Their Care October is Foster Youth Voice Month, which highlights the number of older children in foster care and the need for them to be part of the decisions about their lives. It also is an opportunity for […]
People of Louisiana – Schools (October 2023)
DOLLY PARTON’S IMAGINATION LIBRARY Expanding Across Louisiana DOLLY PARTON’S IMAGINATION LIBRARY Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Expanding Across Louisiana Calling all soon-to-be readers! Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is expanding across Louisiana! The Imagination Library’s mission is to inspire a love of reading in children from birth to age five […]
People of Louisiana – Community (October 2023)
COMMUNITY JY’ASIA SAMS Breaking the Chain:Empowering Women’s Health Breaking the Chain:Empowering Women’s Health Written by Jy’Asia SamsFounder and President of Parenthood Empowerment Organization Society today is constantly demanding more and more from women – be it in their careers, relationships, or personal lives – it’s crucial to address an issue that often remains […]
Teach MAM – Get Out and Play… The Benefits of Letting your Child Play Outside
Teach MAM Teach MAM: An Exciting Partnership to Strengthen Arts Education Across Louisiana TEACH MAM Get Out and Play . . .The Benefits of Letting Your Child Play Outside Keyre’ Reed Bradford Teach MAM Movement Ambassador It is without a doubt that regular exercise benefits everyone, including adults […]
Blog – October 2023
BLOG OF FIRST LADY OF LOUISIANA DONNA EDWARDS Blog Louisiana First Foundation Women’s Health People of Louisiana Schools Military Community Recipe Verse First Dogs Facing Life’s Challenges with Resilience and Kindness October 2023 Challenges. We all have them. Personal challenges, family challenges, health challenges. I don’t usually share my own personal challenges or struggles, but […]
Feature: Calling All Louisianans!
Calling AllLouisianans! Written by Kylie Altier2024 Louisiana State Teacher of the Year Calling All Louisianans! Written by Kylie Altier School has started again, and as a teacher, I am already feeling inspired by my students and the opportunities this school year will bring! However, our class is bigger than my students […]