February 2, 2014
All 50 states have law on their books to enable a victim of domestic abuse to be protected from the abuser by obtaining a civil protective order from a court. The protective order sets strict limits on an abuser's ability to physically communicate with the victim or approach the victim's home, school or workplace.
January 31, 2014
Forensic scientists from North Carolina State University will use their research expertise to identify and hopefully prevent child abuse and starvation.
First Star Academy Program Foster youth are often denied access to adequate educational and residential programs that meet their unique needs within a supportive environment. The damaging effects of growing up in foster care without those needs met are staggering: high rates of young parenthood, unemployment, homelessness, inadequate health insurance, reliance on public assistance, severe [...]
First Star Greater Washington Academy students learn about the ways they convey themselves to others through a personal mask creation project.
Students and supporters of First Star Greater Washington Academy celebrated the completion of both year number one and the inaugural summer academy program at George Washington University. This ceremony took place on July 31, 2013 at Post Hall on the campus of GWU.
Video by Chue Xiong, Academy Staff
Students in the Greater Washington Academy summer college program performed at a talent show held in the Hand Chapel on the campus of George Washington University. First Star board members, mentors, students and others affiliated with the program cheered as performers read poetry, sang songs and danced for the enthusiastic crowd.
Peter Samuelson has been described as a "serial pro-social entrepreneur". In 1982, inspired by a little boy battling an inoperable brain tumor, Peter conceived of the Starlight Children's Foundation — an international charity dedicated to granting wishes for seriously ill children. Starlight has grown to offer eight core psycho-social programs, each restoring some of the [...]
The Children's Rights Litigation Committee (CRLC) is engaged in a multiyear project to ensure that every child involved in an abuse and neglect case is appointed a quality lawyer. Lawyers can improve outcomes for foster youth and help them to secure a permanent home faster. The CRLC created a new PSA focused on educating both [...]