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The Urban League Lifts My Spirits
I attend the "Dreams Do Come True" weekly meetings and also attend one-on-one counseling. I cannot begin to express what the staff at the Urban League’s Health and Human Services Department has done for me. They have literally saved my life on more than one occasion. When I approached the Urban League, I am always filled with a comfort of love, warmth and acceptance. When I leave the Urban League I am always in good spirits. The support from staff and the group has given me the encouragement to continue my path of recovery, which to date is ten months clean. I am forever indebted to the Urban League of Greater Hartford.
Submitted By: Linda Moskus-Crandall
NULITES Conference 2002
It was a privilege to be invited to the NULITES "Success is our goal, decide your role" event. I have gained more knowledge on how to be a role model because I already am, and all of it was worth it. I met many different people who all had the same goal in mind, and that was to get through this event together. I greatly appreciated all the effort put into this and all the people that came out to support and reach out to us. Victoria Rowell was a great surprise and she is a great mentor. She touched our hearts and many others across the world. Robert Richard, a teen actor spoke to us on how important it is to finish school and build our future. Many great people, like Al Sharpton and "Uncle Phil" from Fresh Prince of Bel Air, spoke on youth being the future. We as youth, have the power to change and make anything happen. The thing that surprised me the most was, that I related to most of them because of what they went through in their childhood and teenage years. It was fun and I hope to be invited next year to be reunited with my new NULITES friends.
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