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WHAT YOU WILL FIND ON THIS PAGE
Upcoming Events
Poetry Corner
Substance Abuse Resources
Crisis Lines
Relationships and why they suck sometimes! (New blog post coming soon)
Let’s talk Energy Exchange!
Books that may help you on your path
Finance Course (learn early how to manage your money)
Learn Credit Cards
Take Quiz find out your passions
New York City community programs
Poetry Corner
Second Prompt
free write for 5 minutes
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and it will feature on the website.
Who was the first person to hand you drugs or alcohol?
ONLINE MEETINGS
Marijuana is everywhere.
Just like alcohol. And cigarettes.
But that doesn’t
mean that it is safe to use.
Some of us have addictive genes
that make us want to continue to
chase the high, at all costs.
TRY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
ONLINE MEETINGS
If you feel as if you are struggling with substances.
I know it isn’t easy talking to others.
It is okay to reach out.
The meetings are online,
and you do not have to give your real name.
You can choose to speak or just listen.
Camera off or on, until you are ready.
You are stronger than you realize
If you need someone to talk to
Try one of the following crisis hotlines:
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line for Teens
Text “HELLO” to 741741
Trans Crisis Line
U.S. (877) 565-8860, Canada (877) 330-6366
The Teen Line _Peer support from other teens 6 to 10pm nightly
Call: 1-800-852-8336
Text: 839863
Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
Runaway Hotline Chat, text, call
1-800-786-2929
Text ‘START’ to 678-678
CLICK HERE TO FIND THE NEAREST LGBTIQQ COMMUNITY CENTER NEAR YOU
Ali Forney Center
Lower Manhattan
The mission of the Ali Forney Center is to protect homeless Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning youths from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to be independent.
NYC AREA TEENS
CHECK OUT THESE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
ROCKING THE BOAT
in the Bronx
Rocking the Boat is committed to helping teenagers
Stay in high school until they graduate or receive an equivalency diploma
Enroll in college or trade school and be prepared academically and emotionally to succeed there
Develop technical skills such as sailing, boat handling, navigating, chart reading, carpentry, sample collection and testing, scientific observation, and recording data, all of which reinforce STEM concepts and put them into a practical context
Develop soft skills such as leadership, communication, teamwork, problem solving, and critical thinking
THEY ALSO OFFER FREE COMMUNITY ACTIVITES LIKE CANOEING ON THE Bronx River
New Settlement
College Access Center
This community non-profit is open to all participants and assist you on your path to college entry.
Look through their website for more resources.
Let’s Talk Energy Exchange!
I wish someone would have told me what I am about to tell you when I was your age.
We are more than flesh and bones. We are energy. We are electrical beings. Every time we engage with someone, even if we are just passing someone by on the streets, we mix energies. Think about it. You are in a concert filled with hundreds of fans. The energy is hype! Everyone is jumping on beat, fists pumping, head bopping! Everyone’s energy in that space is mixing with the other causing everyone to vibrate at the same level.
Look at this aura scan
using Kirlian Photography technique.
Do you notice how our energy expands outside of our body? Our energy is not locked up inside the flesh, it radiates from the inside out. Making it very easy for other energies to touch our energy.
Makes sense?
Why is this important?
Energy exchange
is real. If you lay with someone that has negative tendencies (think: anger, extreme jealousy, controlling, verbally abusive) those low-vibrational feelings will attach to you and that can lead to a lot of INTERNAL and EXTERNAL chaos.
If you sleep with more than one person back-to-back you will have doubled the amount of someone else’s energy in your system. You will feel imbalanced.
Look at these examples
Have you ever spent time with someone that made you feel anxious?
Do you have one friend that makes you feel happy and light, and another friend that makes you feel sad or angry whenever you’re hanging out with them?
Do you find yourself gossiping more when you are with certain friends than with others?
Have you ever gone to a store and came across a cashier with an attitude and all of sudden now you have an attitude?
Have you ever hung out with someone that curses a lot and the next thing you know you are cursing more than usual?
THIS IS HOW EASY IT IS TO MIX AND ALLOW NEGATIVITY INTO YOUR EXISTENCE
Into your body
Protect your aura
Protect your soul
Protect your energy
Don’t allow just anyone to have access to you and your essence
not everyone is worthy of it
BOOKS! BOOKS! YAY!
If it’s a HELL- NO-I refuse to read a book type of thing for you, okay. But! What if you just carried one around? Maybe one day, you will open it :-)
Click on book image to purchase
Image will direct you to Amazon.com
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
The ultimate teenage success guide.
Becoming the person, you’re meant to be can feel like an overwhelming prospect.
Where do you begin?
The Young Adult Starter Kit: 12 Steps to Being a Better Person is the quintessential guide to taking and accepting control of who you are now, who you will be tomorrow, and who you want to be from this day forward.
The practical information in this book provides the tools you need to step up, embrace your strengths, improve the areas where you may be weak, and live a life that makes you proud and fulfills the goals you set for yourself.
Self-Help for At-Risk Teens
Life is messy, but the mess doesn't define you. Keep reading to find out how to turn your life around...
Self-Help for At-Risk Teens is written from the perspective of someone who has been there. Through his words, the hard lessons he learned from watching his life spiral out of control, and with a no-nonsense approach, you will learn how to overcome the odds and live the life you were always meant to live.
The Self-Esteem Workbook for Teens:
Activities to Help You Build Confidence and Achieve Your Goals
Invest
in your future
MAKE the time
(even IF IT’S JUST 1 hour a day)
to study something that will prepare you for success
You want to do better.
You want to become an independent adult and have your own?
You start here.
We live in a world where money rules.
Learn how to manage yours. Free Course.
CREDIT CARDS
Basics
This YouTuber has a great series that teaches you all about credit cards! Check it out. Free
The Basics for a new Bank Account
Compare banks and offers before making a decision. Some banks don’t require a deposit, others do. Certain banks allow you to apply online.
At least 18 years of age.
Resident of the United States.
Proof of address.
Government-issued photo ID.
Over 18? Interested in getting your first bank account?
This mom and son go on a trip to open his first bank account in this life experience vlog
What are your passions?
Passion will motivate you to success.
If you can find what you’re passionate about and learn how to make money doing it, you will never want to miss a day of work.
Take the following Career Aptitude Test and the Career Quiz to help you recognize your interests.
Career Aptitude Test
Free
Career Quiz
A fun way to identify possible career paths
Free
Don’t judge a book by its cover
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