Youth

Lynn McDonald is on a mission to help Syracuse youth appreciate the power of poetry On Sunday, Feb. 10, as a volunteer for the Syracuse Poster Project, a local organization that brings together artists and poets to help create posters around the city, and with the help of La Casita Cultural Center, McDonald brought her passion for the written phrase …

Student uses scholarship to pursue broadcast career When Jameel Rahim Shareef walks up to say hello you are immediately overcome with a sense of gentility, kindness and warmth. The Syracuse native who grew up living in Pioneer Homes (a part of Syracuse Housing Authority), has overcome challenges far and wide in order to make it where he is today: a …

Local boys received haircuts in time for the upcoming Christmas holiday during the Southwest Community Center’s annual Christmas Cut-A-Thon. Local Barbers donated their time and talents Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012.

Writing program encourages young people to take action, express themselves with words Nearly 100 middle school and high school students turned out on a recent Saturday for a free writing class — the latest effort by Marcelle Haddix, an education professor who has led youth-centered writing programs for the past five years at the Beauchamp Library and the Dunbar Community …

University College of Syracuse University was one of a dozen companies and organizations in Syracuse to participate in the Corporate Volunteer Council’s annual dictionary day held recently. Every third-grade student in the Syracuse City School District received a dictionary as part of the annual initiative.

As the research associate professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Syracuse University, Peter W. Plumley often asked his freshmen class why they decided to take on an engineering path. In response, he often hears back “because I was in an engineering design competition in sixth grade.” Those answers became the biggest driving force for Plumley, along with …

Parents make a difference by getting involved with dance program For Akilah Cage, a former South Side resident who runs a dance program for youth citywide, support from the parents of her young students has made all the difference in the success of her work. “With parental involvement, it allows the kids to feel just as good as they do …

The Onondaga branch of the NAACP will hold a special event for local high school students with the goal of bringing them into an academic program that would link them with adult mentors in a specific field of their choosing. The meeting will be held on from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the South Side Communication …

We have all heard the phrase, “Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.” Well Hafsa Jaleelah Muhammad not only got the T-shirt, she also has a brand new iPod Touch with a Hello Kitty case.

Eight workers at the Kidz Cafe each Sunday master customer service Good manners is good business. It starts with a smile at Tucker Missionary Baptist Church, where parishioners entering the Kidz Cafe any Sunday are greeted by young volunteers with an enthusiasm that rivals the voice of the pastor booming on the loudspeaker. Friendliness is one of the main qualities …