Good morning!

Yep, we’re still in the beginning of the school week! Yeah but don’t cry just yet, get your morning amped with high energy song “Turn Around” by Conor Mayard feat. Ne-yo

Enjoy!

“You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, “I’m proud of what I am and who I am, and I’m just going to be myself.” – Mariah Carey

“Never, never listen to anybody that tries to discourage you…” – Mariah Carey

This is for everyone reaching for a dream – don’t ever give up! Never ever listen to anyone, when they try to discourage you, because they will try to do that, believe me!
– Mariah Carey

Hey Girls!

Willow Smith just put out a FRESH song  called “Sugar & Spice.” In this song she pours out her emotions and shows  that even though she’s famous she still feels vulnerable. It’s a very honest & dope record that shows others that we all go through similar situations no matter who you are or your background.

“I try to be sugar and spice,
But I’m melancholic and can’t do anything right
The monsters under my bed keep making noise and I,
I just want silence, silence
Why can’t try this”

Check it out!

What did you think about her NEW song?

Hey Gorgeous Girls!

Have you ever had a friend that needed to crash at your place because they didn’t have a stable place to live? Maybe their parents kicked them out or they just decided to leave home because  it was a negative environment? Did they ever reach out to any organizations to help find housing?

According to a new report, it shows homeless black youth are invisible to service providers.

The report, conducted with homeless white and black youth in California, found that homeless black youth are less likely to consider themselves homeless. Those surveyed often use terms like “couch surfing” instead, and often stay with a different friend or family member each night.

White youth are more likely to identify as homeless, and more likely to access services that cater to homeless populations (like food banks and shelters).

Co-authored by Colette Auerswald and Ginny Puddlefoot, the report suggests that language and definitions surrounding homelessness must be re-framed to include “unstable housing,” in order reach and support homeless African American youth.

From New American Media:

“I would say about half of the white kids that we work with have been able to access the HOT Team (Homeless Outreach Team) and have used it to get off of the streets. One black youth that we work with has been able to,” said Rob Gitin, director of At the Crossroads, and one of the panelists at the forum. “That plays into the issue of who self-identifies as homeless and who other people look at as homeless.”

In their report, Auerswald and Puddefoot acknowledge that prior to adopting the term “unstable housing,” they had difficulty even identifying African American homeless youth to participate in the survey. Based on their experience, they and other panelists agreed that the number of African American homeless youth in San Francisco and elsewhere is likely grossly underestimated.

Service providers in other urban areas have also noticed an increasing number of African American homeless youth. In Los Angeles, although African Americans are only 9.3 percent of the population, they make up 40 percent of the homeless youth population served by at least one of the major homeless youth organizations.

The report also calls for support services for Black families supporting homeless youth, and vocational services for young people looking for employment opportunities.

Read more at NewAmericanMedia.org

How can you help your peers get all the aid that’s available to them?

SPEAK OUT!

“I don’t have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect, and beautiful journey of my life. It’s a trip more

wonderful than I could have imagined.” -Kerry Washington

Good morning all of our loves!

C.O.R.E Mag just wants to wish you all a very HAPPY & DOPE NEW YEAR! This year is going to be your year! Make sure whatever goals you set that you work at them EACH & EVERY day! Dream BIG & Live BOLD!

We’re excited to announce alot of new SURPRISES for C.O.R.E Mag & On-Site in 2013! Stay tuned to see what we have in store for the next year!

We would like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to all of our supporters & fly teens who have participated in C.O.R.E!

Sending you TONS of POSITIVE energy & love your way!

~ Eden & Ellisa

Good morning Fly Girls!

I know, I know it’s Christmas break and the last thing you want to do is read anything half way educational due to the fact you’re about to dive into a new semester! But this info is useful & can save your life!

Students who attend certain high schools in Philadelphia will have easier access to condoms.

Due to the high rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Condom dispensers have been placed in schools.

The dispensers are located in the nurse’s office, and the condoms are free.

“We believe distributing condoms is part of our obligation to keep  students healthy and to remain healthy,” said school district spokesman  Fernando Gallard.  “The health department has described this as a  continued epidemic of STDs among teenagers in Philadelphia.”

Condoms have in the past been provided to students in Philadelphia as  part of wider program in which the teenagers are provided “free,  voluntary and confidential” testing for sexual diseases in their  schools, Gallard said.

It was the results of those tests that led officials to launch the  current program to distribute condoms regularly in schools instead of  once a year when the tests are administered.

Of the 130,000 student who have received testing in the last five years, some 6,500 or 5 percent of them have tested positive for diseases  including HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Parents were made aware of the distribution program in October and were  given the chance to opt their children out of receiving the  prophylactics.

Read more at ABC News.

DO you think it’s a good idea to put condom dispensers in high school? Is it helping or hurting?

Should schools make condoms available?

SPEAK OUT!

Happy New Year Loves!!!

To kick off your year right with Alicia Keys’- Brand New Me!

Morning Fresh Girls!

We have a song to get you hype for Christmas break! Check out Coco Jones- Holla At  The DJ

 “If you can’t take responsibility for your own well-being, you will never take control over it.” -Jennifer Hudson