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The Invisible Runaway

sparkyharlan wrote 1 month ago: This week the New York Times published a story about a 13-year-old runaway who had been riding the s … more →

Tags: runaway and homeless youth, Youth Services, connecting teens to caring adults, Runaways

Who Buries Our Former Foster Children?

sparkyharlan wrote 1 month ago: About two weeks ago a regular at Bill Wilson Center’s Drop-In Center, Carl Weisman, 24 years o … more →

Tags: Foster Care, Homeless Youth Drop-In Center, aging out of foster care, former foster youth dies, homeless youth, homeless youth dies, swine flu death

President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize For Starting the Dialogue

sparkyharlan wrote 2 months ago: Bill Wilson Center encourages youth to get involved in the community and to learn the art of “ … more →

Tags: nobel peace prize, Nonprofit CEO, obama, Obama Wins Peace Prize, President Obama

24/7 Drop-In One-Stop Center for Homeless Youth1 comment

sparkyharlan wrote 3 months ago: Bill Wilson Center’s Drop-In Center is so successful that we have created a problem:  youth sl … more →

Tags: Youth Services, 24-hour youth shelter, homeless youth, Homeless Youth Drop-In Center, homeless youth services, homeless youth shelter

Closing ILP -- What is the New Program?1 comment

sparkyharlan wrote 5 months ago: As in my previous blog, I am writing about my experience with closing down our ILP that the Bill Wil … more →

Tags: Foster Care, Social services, aging out of foster care, independent living program

Saying Goodbye to a 20-Year Program of the Bill Wilson Center3 comments

sparkyharlan wrote 5 months ago: Last week I said goodbye to Rudy, the program manager of Bill Wilson Center’s Independent Livi … more →

Tags: Foster Care, Social services, aging out of foster care, Independent living skills program for foster youth

Denny's Grand Slam and N.E.R.F.s -- Jesse Goes Home

sparkyharlan wrote 5 months ago: On Monday Jesse left Bill Wilson Center’s shelter and went to his new home.  Jesse has been someone … more →

Tags: Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, Nonprofit, runaway and homeless youth, Social services, Teenager, Youth Services, family finding, homeless youth

10 and 11 Year Old Kids Do Not Belong in Juvenile Hall

sparkyharlan wrote 6 months ago: This past weekend a friend of mine was cleaning out her garage and came across an article written by … more →

Tags: Social services, Youth Services, Nonprofit CEO, Teenager, Nonprofit, Juvenile Probation, youth advocate, Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

Good Kids Also Need Support From A Caring Adult

sparkyharlan wrote 8 months ago: Yesterday I was sitting with a group of kids over at the Bill Wilson Center shelter filming some bac … more →

Tags: Social services, Youth Services, runaway and homeless youth, Juvenile Justice, Nonprofit CEO, Teenager, Nonprofit, Foster Care, Mental Health

Remembering a 17-Year-Old Runaway Who Died Alone1 comment

sparkyharlan wrote 8 months ago: Tamara Thompson, a 17-year-old resident of Mountain View, was killed last Monday night in Oakland, a … more →

Tags: Social services, Youth Services, runaway and homeless youth, Juvenile Justice, Teenager, Nonprofit, Juvenile Probation, Tamara Thompson, Runaways who died

Building Connections

sparkyharlan wrote 1 year ago: Building Connections is the new tagline for Bill Wilson Center, a nonprofit, social services agency … more →

Tags: Ending Poverty, Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Nonprofit, Nonprofit CEO, runaway and homeless youth, Social services, Teenager

Benefit Screening March 20, 20082 comments

makingtheriver wrote 1 year ago: A benefit screening for Bill Wilson Center, a non-profit organization providing comprehensive servic … more →

Tags: 1, San Jose Camera Cinemas, Film Screening, Community Screening, Benefit Screening, Foster Care, At-Risk Youth, Age Out


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