On Saturday October 19th, Erica, Emily, Dennisse and I had the pleasure of hosting a resource table at the Martha Elliot Health Fair. Most of us were less than excited about waking up early on a beautiful Saturday morning to go to work. We were…
Every summer since 2004, the Boston Red Sox have sent a group of American teenagers to the Dominican Republic (DR). American participants in the program meet up with teens that live in the DR, and get together to form one international team that completes community…
Last Friday we had the pleasure of giving and receiving a health presentation. We hosted the Malden YWCA T.A.S.K. force, a group of 9 girls and their supervisor. Cassandra, a summer intern from the Office of Child Advocacy at Children’s Hospital Boston joined us, as…
Dear Blog, My experience here at Children’s Hospital Boston has been great. I love the people here and everything about the job – from the health tables to the TAC meetings. I’ve worked here for the entire school year and it’s been fun. We’ve all…
Hello Blog, One of the things I do here at the hospital is hold informational tables on the different health topics each month. They can be about almost anything as long as it relates to medical or health issues. For example, a few tables that I’ve…
The requests for presentations have been rolling in, the girls and I have been so busy! Self-Esteem and the Media is probably our most popular presentation, and we have been spreading the message of positive self-esteem all throughout Boston. On Friday, March 13th, we had…
On Tuesday, February 24th, the Blue Hills Boys and Girls Club came to the Center for a presentation on self-esteem and the media. Before they arrived we spent a lot of time preparing ourselves. They got here at about 5:30 and as soon as they…
This was a very busy week for us because we had both a presentation and a health fair to prepare for. Our first presentation was on February 18th, and it was nothing like what I had imagined. I am not a shy person but the…
Our two new youth advisors Erica and Tynaya have been preparing these last couple of weeks for their first presentation. On Wednesday they are giving their first presentation on Safety on the Internet. To get the girls prepared for the presentation we did trainings on…
The day started out really badly. First I was late for work and stuck in traffic on a crowded bus with no where to sit. It was early in the morning and I was so tired. When I finally made it to work I was…