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Spring/summer 2007 Twin City Mission page 5 |
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Universal Child Abuse Prevention One of the most difficult tasks that anyone who has dealings with kids (especially teachers) may face is also one of the most important issues they will ever deal with. Identifying and reporting child abuse is something we all wish we never had to do, but something we must do when child maltreatment rears its ugly head! Unfortunately, child abuse is a very serious problem. The United States Department of Health and Human Services (Administration for Children and Families 2004) reported that more than 1,000 children die each year because of abuse or neglect. Smith and Lambie (2005) estimated that 2,400 children are victims of child abuse each day in the United States. Child protective services agencies receive more than 50,000 reports each week (Smith and Lambie 2005). If a person knows what to look for and what to do, he or she can help a child heal physically and emotionally. Anyone can make it possible for a child to learn and develop at a healthy pace and feel worthy. And it might even save a life… Find out more about the virus that is child abuse! Schedule a representative from the Twin City Mission Youth and Family Services Universal Child Abuse Prevention team to come and talk to you or any particular group that you might be in about what to watch out for and ways to help prevent child abuse and neglect. To find out more or to ask about presentations customized to meet your needs, please call (979) 260-7336. SERVICES ARE OFFERED COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE! The 24-hour Child Abuse Hotline is 1-800-252-5400. Child abuse is a virus…prevention is the cure! |
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Texas A&M School of Architecture Students Begin New Tradition |
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What started out as general conversation over a cup of coffee quickly grew into a whirlwind project for 14 Texas A&M School of Architecture third year students. The Objective: learn as much as they could about Twin City Mission, it’s history, where it is today and its plans for the future. The Challenge: design a facility to address present and future needs for individuals and families seeking assistance. In mid-January students, along with Project Co-Directors Professor George Mann and Dr. Joseph McGraw, toured The Bridge Homeless Shelter in downtown Bryan. From there, they toured |
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the recently acquired 16.2 acres of land designated as the future site of Twin City Mission’s homeless shelter. A month later, their concepts were put on display at the John Connally Office Building. Creative and imaginative ideas were presented by Laurie Abbott, Joshua Barnes, Shannon Carpenter, Ryan Castaneda, Christina Chu, Kendra Cogburn, Mattie Flores, Sean Shreder, Kathleen Holzer, Mark Navarro, Erin Peavey, Eva Peterson, Robin Smith and Daniel Trafford. These projects are on display now at the Twin City Mission Admin. Building on South College Avenue. |
