As outside temperatures rise, the indoor adventures heat up at the Springs Preserve.
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Some of the most vulnerable children — children in the foster care system with disabilities — need someone to make sure they get necessary services to excel in school. A 6-year-old program is providing that support but needs more volunteers to meet the growing demand for children who have no one else to help them in local schools. Sponsored by the nonprofit Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, the Educational Surrogate Parent Program trains volunteers to serve as student advocates during school meetings and for special education issues.
Look no further than your local library for a summertime activity that’s free and fun for children. Club Read is an activity that will keep kids entertained and give them a chance to win prizes that will really get them into reading.
While the current school year wraps up, Cox Communications is planning its 2013 back-to-school fairs. Event dates are Aug. 10 at Meadows mall, 4300 Meadows Lane; Aug. 17 at the Boulevard mall, 3528 S. Maryland Parkway; and Aug. 24 at The Galleria at Sunset, 1300 W. Sunset Road. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Nevada kindergartners have a weighty problem, according to a statewide survey released Thursday of more than 8,000 families with children starting school.
Keeping your business afloat in a tough economy is one thing. Keeping your business afloat in a tough economy while finding time to volunteer at an animal shelter, compete in triathlons, help a child through a kidney transplant or battle cancer? That’s another level of achievement altogether.
If it weren’t for the Clark County School District’s mariachi music program, Krystal Reyes would have never considered college. Her professional aspirations would have tapped out with a front desk position at the casino where she now works. And, her musical interests would have never surpassed the tween tingles she got while listening to a Britney Spears album.