Welcome to the professional website and personal weblog of Jeremy Del Rio. Whether you're a client, friend, or curious onlooker, please don't stay a spectator. Engage the conversation. Your contributions matter here.
youth
« Previous Entries Next Entries »On the brink, Xcel lives to see its 10th Anniversary
Monday, January 2nd, 2006One of the themes of 2005 at this blog was perserverance. Both personally and professionally, last year was the most difficult year of my life, but I wouldn’t change it for the world in that it allowed me to experience faith and hope in a way that I previously knew only intellectually. Below is a [...]
“His parents didn’t know about his journey until he told them by e-mail.”
Saturday, December 31st, 2005More on those tech-savy milennials: A 16-year old Florida boy plays hooky for a week, buys a plane ticket, and flys to Iraq. Mom and dad were clueless until after the fact. He’s due home after the New Year. Says mom: “Once he’s back and safe in my arms, then, yes, he’s going to be [...]
Wanted: Role Models
Thursday, December 29th, 2005“I want to urge you to continue being who you are because our young boys in this country, they need to hear from you. If anything, be bolder in who you are. Our boys are getting a lot of the wrong messages about what it means to be a man in this world. About how [...]
Behind the curve, again
Wednesday, December 28th, 2005Five years ago, a global evangelical ministry asked a group of youth workers how to become relevant to young people. We suggested leveraging the power of the internet to create a “virtual youth center” where kids could share interests and ideas, find their voice, and connect. Several months later they hired me to write a [...]
Generation Xcel – Unconventional Christmas Appeal
Thursday, December 15th, 2005Dearest Friends: In between bronchitis and deadlines I’ve been agonizing about crafting the perfect Christmas greeting. Then I realized the labor and hassel were another exercise in missing the point. Christmas is not about dressing up ever so neatly and presenting ourselves in a glowing light. As I wrote in a recent article: The Christmas [...]
In their own words
Thursday, December 15th, 2005“Why should I care so much for everyone else when no one gives a s!*# about me?” “y do guys have to say the wrong things, @ the wrong time, @ the wrong places…just to say that they like u but make u feel like s!*#?” “When you are sad, ….I will get you drunk [...]
Lou Engle to appear on Nightline tonight
Wednesday, November 30th, 2005I’m guessing Nightline’s interest has everything to do with the abortion-related Supreme Court cases this week and the pending nomination of pro-life Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. I met Lou in 2001 when The Call, a prayer movement he organized, wanted to come to New York, and I served as one of the [...]
The Community Guide to Helping America’s Youth
Monday, October 31st, 2005Last week, First Lady Laura Bush convened the White House Conference on Helping America’s Youth at Howard University in Washington, DC. (Rudy Carrasco wrote about the conference here.) Among other things, the conference introduced a Web-based guide on youth development research and model programs. To learn more about the conference and the tool kit, visit [...]
Virtual Xcel
Friday, October 21st, 2005Back in 1999, we at Generation Xcel had a brainstorm that I believed would revolutionize youth outreach and cultural engagement. What if we took “By Youth For Youth†online? Could we translate the Xcel model for cyberspace and create a virtual community that would empower kids to be who they are and find their voice [...]
Ten Facts About New York City’s Children
Monday, October 17th, 20051. One out of every 4 people in NYC is a child. 2. Every day 337 babies are born to NYC residents. 3. Every day 2 babies die before their first birthday. 4. Every day many babies are born at risk: 174 babies are born into poor families. 25 babies are born to teen parents. [...]
« Previous Entries Next Entries »