President Obama, in the wake of the massacre of 26 children and adults in Newtown, Connecticut’s, Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday, says “we are not doing enoug to protect our children .” He’s right, far more than he acknowledges. How can we possibly “do enough” when the president, interests, and media commentators won’t even talk about what the real dangers to our kids are?Here’s a scary fact neither the president nor other commentators will contemplate, because it’s just too…
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Newsroom Dec 19, 2012
Job opening: Assistant Program Director — Community Assessment and Services Center
The Leaders in Community Alternatives, Inc., is looking for an Assistant Program Director to operate the Community Assessment and Services Center (CASC) in partnership with the San Francisco Adult Probation Department (San Francisco, CA). The CASC “one stop” program will provide an array of services including comprehensive supervision, substance abuse education and treatment, personal development, education, parenting, vocational and employment services, and other services that…
Newsroom Dec 19, 2012
Newtown massacre renews assault gun fight
Newtown massacre renews assault gun fight San Francisco Chronicle, December 18, 2012
During Barack Obama’s presidency, 3,000 American children and teenagers were murdered by violence inflicted by their parents and caretakers –a toll equal to last Friday’s gun massacre at Newtown, Connecticut’s, Sandy Hook Elementary School every 10 days. An equal number of children were killed by parents too addicted, mentally ill, or uncaring to provide vital care. Has Obama eulogized these thousands of young victims – far more than are murdered in schools, colleges, theaters, and malls – as…