Virtual meetups give kids support

Virtual meetups give kids support

Keeping the pressure off of kids right now is proving to be tough.

Many have been out of school for months, and have lost countless hours of time with friends.

MANY HAVE BEEN OUT OF SCHOOLFOR MONTHS ..AND HAVE LOST COUNTLESS HOURSOF TIME WITH FRIENDS.BUT SCRIPPS REPORTER CHRISCONTE SHOWS US - HOW THE GROUP'BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS' ISHELPING FILL THAT VOID...FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO NEED AROLE MODEL, ESPECIALLY NOW.A GLOBAL PANDEMIC HAS UPENDEDTHE LIVES OF KIDS ACROSS THECOUNTRY.LEAVING SILENCE IN THE PLACESWHERE LAUGHTER WAS ONCE HEARD.JADE 000150 DO I SPRAY A LOT OFIT OR A LITTLE BIT?

COAT THEENTIRE PAN AND THE SIDES BUTJADE AND ANGELA POTTS HAVESTILL FOUND A WAY TO CONNECT.000818 HOW MUCH OF THECHOCOLATE CHIPS ARE YOU USING(JADE) JADE IS 13-YEARS-OLD.SOT 001659 IT'S A LOT, IT'SREALLY HARD / SHE WAS PAIREDBUT THESE ARE NOT TYPICALTIMES.SOT - JADE 001712 TWO MONTHSAGO WE WERE ALL HANGING OUTWITH EACH OTHER, SAYING HI TOEACH OTHER IN THE HALLWAYS, NOWWE'RE ALL HOME WHENSTAY-AT-HOME ORDER WENT INTOEFFECT ..THIS PAIR GOT CREATIVE.THEY MEET ONCE A WEEK ON ZOOMAND THEY BAKE - TODAY'S RECIPE,RICE CRISPIE TREATS.SOT - ANGELA 001510 IT KEEPSYOUR MIND OFF OF EVERYTHINGNEGATIVE THAT'S GOING ON IN THEWORLD AS A MENTOR, THESEMEETUPS GIVE ANGELA A CHANCETO CHECK-IN ON JADE.001950 IF SHE NEEDS SOMEONE TOTALK TO, TO REACH OUT TO, THATI'M HERE FOR HER / AND THAT'SIMPORTANT I HOPE SHE KNOWS THATSOT - COURTNEY (ZOOM 0) 000140NOW IS THE TIME THAT KIDS NEEDTHE EXTRA SUPPORT WHILE THEY'REHOME / AND THE WORLD IS JUST INCHAOS COURTNEY EVANS IS AREGIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR FORTHE THE NON-PROFIT.FOR KIDS WHO ARE IN VULNERABLEFAMILY SITUATIONS ...ADAPTING THESE MENTORINGSESSIONS IN THE AGE OF COVIDHAS BEEN CRITICAL.000652 LETTING THEM KNOW THEYAREN'T ALONE, WE SAY WE'RE ALLIN THIS TOGETHER BUT PLAYINGTHAT OUT AND EVEN THE VIRTUALMEETUPS ARE HELPING WITHSTRESS.FOR ANGELA AND JADE, BAKINGGIVES THEM BOTH A CHANCE TOMANAGE SOME OF THE PRESSUREWE'RE ALL FEELING.SOT 001944 I HOPE SHE REMEMBERSI'M HERE FOR HER EVEN IN THESEHOUR SESSIONS THAT WE BAKETOGETHER MAKING THE BEST OF THESITUATION THEY'VE BEEN DEALT,WITH THE INGREDIENTS THEY HAVE.I'M CHRIS CONTE REPORTING.THE UNCERTAINTY OF CORONAVIRUSCAN CAUSE FEELINGS OF ANXIETY,FEAR OR