by Nadine Smet-Weiss | May 9, 2020 | Blog, In The News, Parents, Teens
By Nadine Smet-Weiss, translation by Ana Villaman El Palo – May 2020 Nutrition and Adolescents Did you know, during the major developmental stage of adolescence brain development is a very big part of the deal? And did you know that without good nutrition during...
by Ellen Underwood | Apr 19, 2020 | Blog, In The News
Palo Magazine – April 2020 By Nadine J. Smet-Weiss, translation by Maribel Martinez The well-known Nigerian proverb says it this way: “it takes a village to raise a child.” In my early days at Berks Teens Matter, local leaders told me story after story about the...
by Berks Teens Matter | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, In The News, Parents, Teens
Johnathan Rodríguez Báez is the Youth & Health Resource Center Coordinator for Berks Teens Matters. Has a BA in Education from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and loves to read, explore and being involved in the community. He also holds a position in...
by Nadine Smet-Weiss | Jan 1, 2020 | Blog, In The News, Uncategorized
An Alternative Plan? By Nadine J. Smet-Weiss, translated by Ana Villaman Palo Magazine January 2020 Local author, David Nazario, speaks a lot of truth. One of my favorite truths in his widely popular book, Make Love Your Religion is, “I often wonder why society tries...
by Bethany Bower | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog, In The News, Uncategorized
“Hey, Bethany? So why DO you do this work?” This is a question I get a lot when I’m in the community representing the Berks Teens Matter team. I do this work for a lot of different reasons, but it begins with a passion I have for engaging with and working with youth....
by Berks Teens Matter | Oct 4, 2019 | Blog, In The News, Uncategorized
As the Health Resource Center Coordinator at Reading High School, October’s “Let’s Talk” Month brought so many topics to mind, I couldn’t even pick just one. I thought about the small HRC room and what those four walls are really all about and when it comes down to...
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