Hillcrest Receiving Home
I recently received a request from a reader, asking for information on Hillcrest Receiving Home. If you’ve never heard of Hillcrest Receiving Home (HRH), it’s probably because you’ve never been “in the system.”
Hillcrest Receiving Home was part of the foster care system, a temporary shelter where children were placed while social workers looked for an appropriate family or group home. This emergency shelter opened in 1964 and operated for thirty years. In 1994, it was replaced by the A.B. and Jessie Polinsky Children’s Center (PCC) in Kearny Mesa, which in 2001 became a group home.
Preventing School Violence
“Our schoolchildren should never fear [for] their safety when they enter into a classroom.”
These were the words of President George W. Bush when he attended the Conference on School Safety in Maryland last October.
In light of the Virginia Tech massacre on Monday, parents around the nation are left shaken and frightened, wondering if any of our children are safe in their schools.
San Diego National College Fair
If you’re trying to decide on a college, head right down to the Convention Center this week.
On Wednesday, more than 250 colleges will be represented at the National College Fair being held at the San Diego Convention Center. The institutions include community colleges, career technical training schools, and other two- and four-year institutions located throughout the United States and beyond.
Six to eight thousand people are expected to attend this event, presented by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).
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Al Roker Coming to San Diego!
Al Roker, weather and feature reporter on NBC News’ Today show, will visit San Diego on Monday, and residents will have a chance to meet him.
Roker will reveal a special surprise at La Jolla Cove starting at 4 a.m. on Monday. If you’d like to meet him, set your alarm clock and be there early.
For those who don’t want to be out and about that early, watch Roker live on NBC 7/39 News beginning at 5 a.m.
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