Archive for November, 2009

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Precious is relevant to every community

Lisa Belton, Executive Director of Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina, writes in yesterday’s Charleston Post and Courier about how “Precious” raises issues that need to be addressed in every community.

Young women speak out for their peers

In this news story from last week, teen advocates from Crittenton Services of Greater Washington speak about the issues raised in “Precious,” and how they think greater visibility for these issues can help their peers. View more news videos at: http://www.nbcwashington.com/video.

A “Precious” meeting

A short post today: here’s a photo of former Crittenton client Charese and the director of the movie “Precious,” Lee Daniels. The two met at a recent screening of the movie in Washington, D.C., that featured a panel discussion afterwards. Charese’s compelling story is here; more about the movie is here.