On the evening of Sept. 26, an immigration attorney presented an info-session at Evanston Township High School for families affected by the rescission of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). […]
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Evanston Stands With Dreamers
“When DACA was signed into law, I was crying along with the students,” says Michelle Vazquez, the Post-Secondary Counselor at Evanston Township High School and the Club Sponsor for the […]
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Smartphones, Social Media, and Teens: An Interview With an Evanston Psychotherapist
It is a communication device. An entertainer. A game player, a joker, an adviser. A powerful toolkit and a palette for boundless creativity. Users create images and video “stories” with […]
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Homeless in Evanston: Getting Through This Thing Called Life
He admits that he smells of alcohol all day, and if he stopped drinking, he would get the shakes. At night, when he sleeps outside, he is afraid when he […]
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Moran Center Staff Take Comprehensive Approach to Helping Evanston Youth
“About one in every 35 African American men, one in every 88 Latino men is serving time right now. Among white men, that number is one in 214,” said President […]
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Walking in Their Shoes: Moran Center Staff Attend Workshops on Trauma-Informed Care
A young man named Manny looks very tense and unhappy. His parole officer says, “I’ve known you for a while, and I believe you’re a good kid, but your anger […]
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EPL Bike Expo: How the ‘Freedom Machine’ Empowered Women
Where do the teens in Evanston’s Y.O.U. program go to learn how to fix their own bikes? And who said that riding bicycles “has done more to emancipate women than […]
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‘Thirteen Reasons Why’: Evanston Parents and Teens React
Ready or not, here it comes. A wildly popular new Netflix series has parents and teens talking about difficult subjects. And suicide experts issuing strong warnings. In “Thirteen Reasons Why,” […]
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The Plight of the Undocumented: Local Trainings Teach Rights and Protections
They came here seeking a better life, a chance to rise from crushing poverty, to work hard and feed their families. Or they came to seek refuge from the intense […]