America's Promise Alliance Announces 'Katrina's Kids' to Aid Hurricane's Youngest Victims
U.S. Newswire › October 25, 2005
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth announces today a special focus aimed at helping the young victims of Hurricane Katrina recover from the devastating storm. "Katrina's Kids" will use the collective abilities of the Alliance's nonprofit, corporate, public sector and faith-based partners to deliver long-term support to these children whose lives have been turned upside down.
"Katrina's Kids" will work to see that the hurricane's youngest victims, estimated to number 500,000, receive at a minimum the Five Promises -- five fundamental resources proven to be essential to a child's success: caring adults who are actively involved in their lives; safe places in which to learn and grow; a healthy start toward adulthood; an effective education that builds marketable skills; and opportunities to help others.See the full content of this document
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America's Promise Alliance Announces 'Katrina's Kids' to Aid Hurricane's Youngest Victims
A new Web site -- http://www.katrinaskidsusa.org -- will serve as a portal for interested citizens and groups to link to Alliance members and donate time or money to hel...
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