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Brookhaven Couple Offer Parental Love to Displaced LGBTQ youth
Being a trans woman has changed Andrea Lamour-Harrington’s life and led her to help 87 children in the LGBTQ community along the way, writes Heather Khalifa for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Since the 1980s, she has opened her Brookhaven home to anyone struggling with coming of age that identifies as LGBTQ. She calls it the House…
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Child Guidance Resource Therapist Kelly Peters Uses Group Therapy for Those With Autism
Kelly Peters, LPC, RPT, is a Group Therapist in the CREATE program at the Child Guidance Resource Centers. CREATE (Creating Relationships and Emotional Adaptability in a Therapeutic Environment) is an innovative, group outpatient service for children and young adults diagnosed with autism. Children participate in evidence-based, interactive therapies to improve social conversations, emotional regulation, adaptability,…
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Ridley High Graduate Reconnects With Vietnamese Family
Mark Chew, a Ridley High School graduate, and a successful restaurateur, continues to connect with his family in Vietnam, writes Steve Cahalan for the La Crosse Tribune. Chew operates nine restaurants in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Chew, 58, is an adopted Vietnamese native who came to the U.S. in 1972 at age 11, living…
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Parents Really Like Working at This Newtown Square Company
SAP in Newtown Square ranked 23rd on a national list of the top 50 places for parents to work in the United States, reports greatplacetowork.com. The information company’s 19,157 employees gave the company a 92 percent rating as a great place to work. “It’s a family oriented environment—when I needed, I could take time off…
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Philadelphia Soul and Child Guidance Resource Centers Promote Inclusion at June 29 Festival and Game
A unique festival hosted by Child Guidance Resource Centers promotes family inclusiveness June 29 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The festival is free and open to the public. It begins with a Welcome Festival from 1 to 3 p.m., with family-friendly activities, mental health awareness education for caregivers, mental health screenings, music and…
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Chester Cabinet Maker Earns National Award
American Wood Design in Chester has earned the Eastern Pennsylvania Family-Owned Small Business of the Year award, writes Colin Ainsworth for Delaware County News Network. The commercial cabinetry business, founded by Michael Gilhool Sr. in 1996, has tripled its square footage, employee size and top line numbers since relocating to the 200 block of Fulton…
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Havertown Couple Seeks to Save Kids From Suicide
Since Denette and Jim Stetler lost their son, Trent, to suicide four years ago, they have embarked on a mission to teach as many kids as possible about opening up to sadness, writes Maria Panaritis for Philly.com. The Havertown couple hope that by reaching out they can help others avoid the path that led their…
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Former Haverford School Psychologist Publishes Book on How to Raise Boys Free of Stereotypes
Michael C. Reichert, who worked as a psychologist at The Haverford School for three decades, has published a parenting book titled How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men, writes Anna Orso for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Reichert is a founder of the research collaborative Center for the Study of Boys’…
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Local Family Continues to Bring Awareness to Genetic Disorder After Losing Son
A local family is honoring its late son, Pete Henkel, by continuing to bring awareness to spinal muscular atrophy and advocate for its treatment, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. Pete was 13 years old when he died in January 2018. He enjoyed attending Radnor Middle School and playing Philadelphia Flyers PowerPlay wheelchair hockey.…
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Love at First Sight! Springfield Couple Who Met on First Day of College Has Wedding of Their Dreams
Springfield native Meghan Babcock and Ryan Curran, who grew up in West Chester, crowned their love, which began when they were students at West Chester University, with the wedding of their dreams in the bride’s hometown, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Meghan first laid eyes on Ryan during Move-In Day 2011 and…
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Instead of ‘Living to Work,’ Family Moves from NYC to Glen Mills to ‘Work to Live’
More people than ever are leaving New York and moving to neighboring states – Pennsylvania in particular – to find an easier life, writes Hailey Eber for the New York Post. Colin and Lia LoBello Reynolds decided to leave when they discovered Lia was pregnant. They had both been offered jobs by a manufacturing company…
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Chester Girl’s Actions Help Save Her Grandmother During Aneurism
Cayla Davis-Clark, 9, from Chester, helped save her grandmother who was having an aneurism, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Donna Davis dropped off her daughter at her mother’s place last week at 7 AM. “I was running late, and I kept calling; no one would answer,” said Donna, who was trying to reach…
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Sisters Who Live Five Houses Apart in Ridley Township Give Birth at Riddle Hospital on Same Day
Christine O’Meara and Elizabeth Ferro, two sisters who live five houses apart from each other in Ridley Township, gave birth at Riddle Hospital on the same day, writes Kathleen Carey for the Delaware County News Network. O’Meara had a boy named Michael Edward on Dec. 14, while Ferro welcomed a girl named Elizabeth Jane later…
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Delaware County Home to One of Top 25 Most Diverse Places to Live in Philadelphia Area
Delaware County is home to one of the Top 25 Most Diverse Places to Live in the Philadelphia Area, as East Lansdowne, a borough with a population of 2,661, checked in at No. 14 on a newly published list by Niche.com, writes Clara Lefton for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The rankings provide a comprehensive assessment…
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Unifying Group of Media Reaches Out to Help Children, Prepares for Next Unity Day
The Unifying Group of Media, founded by Eric Townes, works together with the community to provide guidance for local children, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. “Our mission is to provide a coalition of people to provide events and activities to the community as a whole,” said Townes. Currently, the group is…
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New Study: Pennsylvania the Least Baby Friendly State in America
Pennsylvania ranks 26th among the best states to have a baby, despite being the least baby friendly state in the nation, according to an analysis recently published by WalletHub. To determine the rankings for its 2018’s Best & Worst States to Have a Baby, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across…
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Glenolden Woman on Helping Addicts, Homeless: ‘We’re All in This Together’
Glenolden resident Maureen Kelly Kilmartin-Carreño recently organized her friends and neighbors to prepare bags of food for addicts and the homeless as part of “Operation in My Back Yard,” writes Kathleen Carey for Daily Times. “Operation in My Back Yard” was founded in December by Nicole Bixler as a harm-reduction advocacy group to provide addicts…
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Neumann to the Rescue! University Salvages Wedding Reception of Aston Couple
Gabrielle Porter and Zachary Edwards married on Saturday, July 21. It was a day their families had eagerly anticipated for months, until the week before the wedding, when a very gloomy weather forecast threatened their plans. The Aston couple had arranged to hold their reception outdoors, at the home of an aunt who lives in…
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