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Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Eight Albany women are celebrating after graduating from phase one of the Strive 2 Thrive program.

Sunday, June 17, 2012  Kids slid down water slides, played basketball, went swimming, and enjoyed the presence of father figures Sunday afternoon during a Father's Day Extravaganza

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Updated with video; How do local girls handle bullies and who is giving them a hand coping with bullies?

Monday, October 24, 2011  Young ladies donned white gloves and ornate hats Saturday at an annual fundraiser.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  Parents for change met on Tuesday to discuss their ongoing mentoring program.

Monday, April 25, 2011  The United Way of Southwest Georgia has adopted a new policy to monitor progress of organizations they fund in the community.

Friday, January 28, 2011  Albany State University’s Center for the African-American Male (CAAM) hosted their fourth annual Winter Youth Summit hoping to plant a seed in students to grow success.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010  Officials say sometimes they get a bad rap, but there are a lot of positive things taking place at the school.

Monday, June 28, 2010  Recently new sixth graders from the Dougherty County International Education Middle School dropped by the FOX 31 studios.  The purpose of the tour was to investigate math and science related careers.  This type of activity can be beneficial to our environment in the future.  I explain in this week’s go green.

Friday, January 29, 2010  The Center for African-American Males held a youth forum at Albany State University today to help mold the minds of over 500 male teenagers.

Monday, November 30, 2009  A local businessman is giving back to his community by beginning a mentoring program for elementary school boys.