I attend the "Dreams Do Come True" weekly meetings and also attend
one-on-one counseling. I cannot begin to express what the staff at the Urban
League’s Health and Human Services Department has done
for me. They have literally saved my life on more than one occasion. When
I approached the Urban League, I am always filled with a comfort of love,
warmth and acceptance. When I leave the Urban League I am always in good
spirits. The support from staff and the group has given me the encouragement
to continue my path of recovery, which to date is ten months clean. I am
forever indebted to the Urban League of Greater Hartford.
Submitted By: Linda Moskus-Crandall
NULITES Conference 2002
It was a privilege to be invited to the NULITES "Success is our goal,
decide your role" event. I have gained more knowledge on how to be
a role model because I already am, and all of it was worth it. I met many
different people who all had the same goal in mind, and that was to get
through this event together. I greatly appreciated all the effort put into
this and all the people that came out to support and reach out to us. Victoria
Rowell was a great surprise and she is a great mentor. She touched our hearts
and many others across the world. Robert Richard, a teen actor spoke to
us on how important it is to finish school and build our future. Many great
people, like Al Sharpton and "Uncle Phil" from Fresh Prince of
Bel Air, spoke on youth being the future. We as youth, have the power to
change and make anything happen. The thing that surprised me the most was,
that I related to most of them because of what they went through in their
childhood and teenage years. It was fun and I hope to be invited next year
to be reunited with my new NULITES friends.
