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Aug 29, 2012
"You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people." --Cornel West
The Power of A Grandmother's Heart
Amid rampant gang violence in a Chicago South Side neighborhood, a grandmother has an open door policy. Diane Latiker, 54, started a nonprofit community with 10 kids in her living room in 2003. The program, Kids Off The Block, has grown to become a successful mentoring site and haven for Chicago's youth, serving 300 kids last year.
BE THE CHANGE
Invite someone who is going through a difficult period to your home for coffee or a meal, and conversation.
