Leadership, Life Lessons, & More: Baseball The Ripken Way

  Four Neighborhood House boys flew off to Maryland this summer, joining kids from across the country in the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation’s summer leadership program (#‎CRSFCamp‬).  Participants Antonio, Emam, Douglas, and Thomas (ages 10-13) were selected by staff for demonstrating key Neighborhood House values such as respect for others and self, listening, following directions, being a good leader, as well as good…

Leaders in the making, and at bat

Four Neighborhood House boys flew off to Maryland this summer, joining kids from across the country in the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation’s summer leadership program. For Caebrion, Jahari, Ojore and Feliciano the lessons began right at the airport. Chaperone Christina Hill explains: “I tried to make it a learning experience for them. I explained the process of checking in, going…

Life skills, one curve ball at a time

    Four Neighborhood House girls flew off to Maryland this summer to take part in the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation’s national leadership program. LaNya, Maya, Jolene, and Santasia, and chaperone Niki Espy gathered at General Mitchell Airport  with 60 others from the Milwaukee area, all of them curious about the challenges ahead. The week-long camp…