Monroe City Schools

Northeast Delta HSA, Mind Motivation Partnership Teaches Students Healthy Choices Are Rewarding

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Monday, December 13, 2021
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MONROE, La., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) has partnered with Mind Motivation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, to conduct an essay contest aimed at underage drinking prevention and financial literacy among youth.

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  • MONROE, La., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) has partnered with Mind Motivation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, to conduct an essay contest aimed at underage drinking prevention and financial literacy among youth.
  • NEDHSA, Mind Motivation, and Pelican State Credit Union conducted mentoring sessions on underage drinking prevention, financial literacy, and mind motivation.
  • The collaboration with Mind Motivation helps NEDHSA continue its work for the child and adolescent population in the region.
  • We are doing this because we know these things are highly correlated with adult poverty, homelessness, high unemployment, and early death.

NEDHSA, Monroe City Schools to bring Al's Pals program to more than 480 students in 10 schools

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
Monroe City Schools, Monroe, Louisiana, Al Calavicci, Monroe, Georgia, Military personnel, LOUISIANA

MONROE, La., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) and Monroe City Schools have entered an agreement to facilitate the provision of Al's Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices.

Key Points: 
  • MONROE, La., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) and Monroe City Schools have entered an agreement to facilitate the provision of Al's Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices.
  • There will be 480 students that will be participating in the Al's Pals program through the following Monroe City Schools for the 2021-2022 academic school year: Barkdull Faulk, Berg Jones, Carver, Clara Hall, Cypress Point, J.S.
  • Al's Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices is an early childhood curriculum designed to increase social and emotional competencies in young children.
  • Monroe City Schools School Board Superintendent Dr. Brent Vidrine said early social-emotional skills are "an essential component for school readiness and healthy child development."