THE CORPORATE KID PROGRAM IS AN INNOVATIVE EFFORT WHICH MAY TRULY HAVE GREAT IMPACT. PLEASE SEEE BELOW:
IN RESPONSE TO THIS SUNDAY’S NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE COVER STORY BY Paul Tough ……….AUG 19, 2012
Gordon and the entire team might want to read this article: IN SUMMARY
THE
BOTTOM LINE IS THAT CRIME IN THE U.S.A. IS INCREASING, POVERTY IS
CLIMBING AMONG THE POOREST OF THE POOR, AND ALL OF US ARE ABOUT TO ENTER
A TIME ZONE WHEN THESE RISING DANGEROUS POPULATION HUBS IN THE UNITED
STATES WLL INCREASINGLY ENDANGER THE LIVES OF ALL OF US. IT IS GOING TO
HAVE A GIANT IMPACT ON THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR CHILDREN’S
CHILDREN IN THE U.S.A. THE AUTHOR’S BOTTOM LINE IS: “IF WE WANT TO
IMPROVE SOCIAL MOBILITY, WE NEED TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO HELP
DISADVANTAGED PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. IT IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS
“GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF FOOD STAMPS, HOUSING, ETC. IT IS NOT AS SIMPLE
AS TEACHING ALGEBRA AND HISTORY IN SCHOOL.” THESE CHILDREN ARE MORE AND
MORE GROWING UP IN ONE PERSON FAMILY HOMES WITHOUT THE KIND OF
STABILITY AND SUPPORT AND ORDER THAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN LIFE.
SCIENTISTS NOW KNOW THAT EARLY STRESS AND TRAUMA HAS TREMENDOUS NEGATIVE
EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN OF A CHILD AND THE ABSENCE OF STRONG AND SUPPORIVE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH STABLE ADULTS INHIBITS A CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT OF A
CRUCIAL SET OF COGNITIVE SKILLS CALLED EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS.
The
CORPORATE KID BOOK, THE MOVIE, AND MOST IMPORTANT “THE CORPORATE KID
MOVEMENT” IS NOT A GOVERNMENT FUNDED EFFORT BUT A HUMANITARIAN MOVEMENT
BY CARING AMERICANS TO PROVIDE A VEHICLE TO CONNECT THE “HAVES: WITH
THE “HAVE-NOTS”……………………………………………
THIS
CONCEPT INCLUDES VOLUNTEERS DONATING A SHARE OF STOCKTO EACH LOW
INCOME KID AND/OR DONATING TIME SO THAT THESE KIDS HAVE INTERACTIONS
WITH VOLUNTEERING ADULTS IN POSTIVE STRESS-FREE ENVIRONMENTS. IN THIS
WAY WE CAN TEACH THESE VERY UNDRPRIVILEDGED KIDS HOW “THEY CAN USE THEIR
CREATIVITY, THEIR EXISTING SKILLS, AND THEIR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS TO
CREATE BUSINESSES OR TO JOIN BUSINESSES WHICH CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO
THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.’ WE ALSO WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT THE REST OF US IN
THIS COUNTRY DO CARE ABOUT THEM AND WE WANT THEM TO OWN A BIT OF
AMERICA. NO MATTER WHAT CAREER THEY MAY PURSUE………….THEY SHOULD HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY
TO
ENGAGE IN THESE POSITIVE EXPEREIENCES. NOT ONLY WILL WE HELP THESE
KIDS, BUT THOSE WHO VOLUNTEER AND THOSE WHO DONATE TO THIS EFFORT WILL
RECEIVE A JOYFUL POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL BOOST……………
A GIFT WHICH NO AMOUNT OF MONEY CAN BUY.
FEEL FREE TO SPREAD THE WORD AND FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO ALL.
THANKS,
NEIL SHULMAN
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