I am really happy to be back at Trimble Middle School with their Kid’s on Campus after-school program. Many of the students’ parents tell them that if they are hit, they should hit back....

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Ohio University has been sponsoring Campus Conversations on race this year and APJN got to be a part of the event planning as well as facilitating small groups. The most successful event was a...

The Bill of Rights Committee aims to collect at least 2000 signatures in Athens County, which will suffice to place an initiative on the ballot in November, 2015, calling for a new Charter form...

As we take on various issues in our struggle for peace and justice, we are often reminded that we are up against deeply ingrained aspects of our social, legal and political systems. We cannot...

APJN uses an evidence based curriculum called Second Step (cfchildren.org) to teach the skills of empathy, emotion management and problem solving. Classes run for 23 weeks and are 15 min a week for preschool...

Many DOCers were heavily engaged in the successful effort in Athens to get Issue 7 on the ballot and to get it passed with the large majority (78%) that supported it. There are two...

For the past six years, every incoming freshman at Logan High School has learned the basics about sexual assault, healthy relationships, and bystander intervention from the Sexual Assault Prevention Program. The format has always...

By Peggy Gish and Mara Giglio From Peggy Gish: APJN has come a long way in the past 30 Years! It has involved a lot of fantastic people in our region. It has offered...