Posts Tagged ‘Judy Zerafa’
The GO FOR IT! Program has been highlighted in the following publications and blogs:
The Shreveport Times — July 2011
Bud Bilanich, The Common Sense Coach — July 2011
The Denver Post — January 2010
Judy Zerafa, speaking passionately and clearly about the myriad benefits of the GO FOR IT! Family Program, is currently the featured podcast at the popular site: www.strategiesforliving.com
Click here to listen to the Podcast!
Strategies for Living is a daily radio/podcast program, hosted by Family Therapist David McMillian, dedicated to helping listeners improve their quality of living in body, mind and spirit. Daily Strategies presents topical issues featuring interviews with some of today’s leading authors on topics ranging from healthy relationships to healthy lifestyles, from effective parenting to developing positive attitudes.
Every 26 seconds, another high school student drops out of school. The loss of 1.2 million graduates annually imposes unquantifiable costs on every family and every community across our nation. Even though policymakers continue to seek improvement in U.S. schools by increasing government control, decades of increased spending and increased federal control have yielded little improvement in student performance. The harsh realities of these drop-out rates will continue to impact the cycle of poverty in our nation. Students that drop out are:
- 8 times more likely to go to prison;
- 50% less likely to vote;
- More likely to need social welfare assistance;
- Not eligible for 90% of jobs; and
- Paid 40 cents to the dollar.
Even among those students who do graduate from our nation’s high schools, a significant number receive diplomas without possessing the necessary skills to succeed in life. This fact represents a considerable impact on the economy and the health of communities and families across the nation.
Please click here to read more about how the GO FOR IT! Institute is addressing this need…
