When a young person feels recognized, understood, and appreciated, it can transform their world. Unfortunately, many students enter...

Youth violence is a pervasive issue that affects communities around the world. According to research by Colombini, S., & Caiola, S....

Be Unstoppable Last night, I dreamt that I was at my childhood home on Duke Avenue. A simple brick home painted white adorned with green...

Have You Found Your Greatness?

Stumbling into Happiness is a fairy tale. Schedule it instead

I found healing because I so desperately needed it. On a crisp fall morning, followed by a night of tears and sorrow as I grieved the...

A Promise Made, A Promise Kept. “Be Great” how two simple words anchored a grieving mother and created a movement.

Healing begins with the acceptance that something beyond your control is broken. A decision to begin the process of healing must be...

Often I am met with the same comment by various people who will stare at me as though looking at a unicorn, with wide-eyed or teary-eyed...

Facing a rising sun

LLC Rise Above the Violence, Inc. will utilize the simplicity of food and conversation as a tool to restore mental wellness and social...