CFK Weekly—Jan. 1, 2001
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NEW ON CONNECT FOR KIDS
**Mission Possible: How Faith Can Build Communities
**Making Connections, Not Arrests
**Profiles in Action
**Resolve to Volunteer this New Year
CONNECT TODAY
**Kids Building Communities
FOCUS ON THE STATES
**State-by-State News
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
**A Short Weekly
The Weekly is taking a break for the next two weeks, but you can still visit the Connect for Kids home page for highlights of original articles from the past year. We'll be back with a full, special edition of the Weekly on Jan. 8, 2001!
**Mission Possible: How Faith Can Build Communities
by Richard Louv
Places of worship of all types have always played an important role in the lives of their members' families. But as Rich Louv explains in this piece, reprised from last year, they also reach out and strengthen the wider community.
http://www.connectforkids.org
**Making Connections, Not Arrests
by Caitlin Johnson
Bridgeport, Connecticut police officer Mike Gosha has resolved to take a different approach to vandalism: he brings graffiti "taggers" and local volunteer artists together to sharpen skills and help break barriers between kids and the community. So, what's your New Years resolution?
http://www.connectforkids.org
**Profiles in Action
http://www.connectforkids.org/benton_reviews1565/benton_reviews.htm
Get inspired to act by these stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things to make their communities better places for kids.
http://www.connectforkids.org
**Resolve to Volunteer this New Year
Feeling inspired? Use Impact Online's VolunteerMatch to get connected to local opportunities that match your skills and interests. (Visit our Volunteer section for more ideas.)
http://www.connectforkids.org
FOCUS ON THE STATES
**State-by-State News
Check out news about kids in your state in the "state-by-state" section of the Connect for Kids Web site.
http://www.connectforkids.org/homepage1576/index.htm
Happy holidays, everyone!
Jan Richter, Outreach Specialist and the Connect for Kids team
Jan@benton.org
