lifedirectionsA great video of what Life Directions does, who we help, how we help, and some of the faces at Life Directions.
*The contact information at the end of the video is wrong (we’ve moved to better offices since!)
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Career networking can be a moment that paves the way for a future competitive advantage, or lead to feelings of inadequacy – “Am I cut out for this kind of work?” For Destiny Sauseda, a freshman at Farragut Career Academy, and new to the game of networking, this daunting task was made easy, manageable and pleasurable by having at her
Last Year Life Directions completed, Chicago’s first “Garden of Forgiveness” on the corner of Van Buren and Central Park in East Garfield Park. It was very successful and we dedicated the Garden to Hands of Peace Students visiting Chicago from Israel and Palestine. Hands of Peace provides our youth an opportunity to hear how teens from the Middle East are
This is the Community Forward feature, which aired on WYCC (PBS). Take a look at the hard work the community, mentors, and allies of Life Directions, invested into the Peaceable Garden. Also, if you saw it on WYCC, let us know when it aired.
Much love from Life Directions!
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Mother Teresa once said, “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” The Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and missionary nun, knew love is the key to happiness, success, and peace on Earth, if not within one’s self.
Society has certainly learned the hurt part very well. The
We brought six enthusiastic high school peer mentors from Western International High School to Earhart Elementary, to help them transition to secondary education, in March 2012. What was expected to be a simple meet and greet of potential upper-class men turned into something much more meaningful.
Our liaison, Ms. Kimberly Taylor, saw the impact of focused High School students. She
The Tigers had a great season! They came close to winning it all! It’s great to have the MVP for the American League on our bench. Our work in the Public Schools and the communities surrounding them are grateful to our bench’s new “players”, those who build capacity for our work to impact the lives of more young people and
Thank you to all our Honorees, Speakers, Donors and Guests for your support in making this event a success!
May 2013 Tribute Event Gallery
Join Life Directions for a day of golf to have fun and to help further the mission of motivating young adults to be productive individuals.
Western Golf and Country Club
14600 Kinloch Redford, MI 48239
September 9, 2013
10:30 AM Registration & Box Lunch
12:00 PM Shotgun Start, Texas Scramble
5:00 PM Gourmet Dinner & Live Auction
Plus Refreshments All
Life Directions is one of the six partner agencies at 5716 Wellness, the new integrated healthcare center at 5716 Michigan Avenue. The other partners are Southwest Solutions, Covenant Community Care, Moms And Babes Too, Madonna University’s Southwest (Detroit) Women’s Educational.
Here is a recent article highlighting Life Directions involvement at 5716 Wellness