fight to be huMAN

Fight To Be Human

This morning as I sat at the park to pray, a man recognized me as he was warming up for his morning jog. I tell you the truth: I am approached at least twice a week by black men who are close to the edge. In short, the brother is financially successful and married with four childrenโ€”but tired of living. In frustration he says, โ€œIโ€™m always wrong when I say how I feel, even when I am right! I feel like a damn robot programmed to only take care of my wife, my kids, my siblings and my job, but [expletive] myself and how I feel! Real talk I feel better off dead!โ€
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I could easily empathize with him. As we walked the trail, I transparently shared how I was feeling this morning and within minutes his soul was settled and mind refocused.
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A recent study conducted by Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed that the death rate from suicide for African American men was more than four times greater than for African American women.
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My brothers, trust me, I understand why you want to leave this place but please know, things will get better if you have a safe space. If you are on the โ€œedgeโ€ please call 1-800-273-8255 and someone will guide you in the right direction.
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I almost typed โ€œstay strongโ€ but thatโ€™s the problemโ€”instead, continue to fight to be huMAN.

Spend Time with Your Family

December 29, 2021

๐Ÿ”น ๐Ÿป ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜‹๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ ๐Ÿ”นโฃ โฃ Every year around this time, we take the time to celebrate and gather with our families. The time we spend together is even more special due to everything…

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Only 1 in 4 (27%) Teens Ages 15 to 17 Have Ever Had Sex

December 28, 2021

๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธโ€ฆ? โฃ โฃ Only 1 in 4 (27%) teens ages 15 to 17 have ever had sex.โฃ โฃ Teen births in the US have declined over the last 20 years to the lowest level ever recorded, but still more than 86,000 teens…

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High Point / Low Point

December 24, 2021

Hey parents! Have you heard of this technique? ๐Ÿค” โฃ High Point / Low Point is a great way for you to engage your children in conversation and find out what theyโ€™re feeling and why they feel what they feel. ๐Ÿ’™โฃ โฃ Itโ€™s so important…

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Golden Rule of Parenting

December 22, 2021

โœจ The Golden Rule of Parenting is: Do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you. โœจ โฃโฃ โฃโฃ ๐Ÿ”น Easier said than done, right? Who else remembers being a kid or even a young adult pre-children and thinking, “๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ…

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Ronโ€™s Passion is an Incomparable

December 21, 2021

๐˜๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด! โฃ โฃ Here is our Program Director, Ronald Lee Jr. aka Mr. Ron. ๐Ÿ˜Žโฃ โฃ He has more than 20 years of youth programming experience, and has been in his current position with the Yunion…

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16th Annual Staff and Volunteer Holiday Celebration!

December 20, 2021

We are having fun at our 16th annual staff and volunteer holiday celebration!

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Only About 50% of Teen Mothers Receive a High School Diploma

December 17, 2021

๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธโ€ฆ? ๐Ÿค”โฃ โฃ Teen pregnancy and childbearing are associated with increased social and economic costs. This causes immediate and long-term effects on teen parents and their children.โฃ โฃ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด…

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The Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy

December 15, 2021

We are so proud of The Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy students who were able to volunteer and distribute free coats to those in need today!

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A Coat Giveaway

December 15, 2021

TODAY! We will be hosting a coat giveaway on from 4pm-5:30pm! โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃ Location: ๐Ÿ“ 1400 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit MIโฃโฃโฃ Coat sizes range from from 2T-18, in childrenโ€™s sizes only. โฃโฃ A special thank you to the Kansas City Chiefsโ€™ very own Mike Danna, along…

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Brag Book: Jauron Perry

December 14, 2021

Guess who got featured in “Rhonda’s Brag Book” on the Local 4 news!? Jauron Perry was honored for Outstanding Student Achievement! ๐ŸŽ‰ Jauron has accomplished so much at such a young age, we are so proud of him! Some of his achievements include: + a…

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Yunion Check-in

December 10, 2021

Friday Yunion Check-in

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It’s the Season for Giving!

December 8, 2021

๐˜›๐˜๐˜š’ ๐˜›๐˜๐˜Œ ๐˜š๐˜Œ๐˜ˆ๐˜š๐˜–๐˜• ๐˜๐˜–๐˜™ ๐˜Ž๐˜๐˜๐˜๐˜•๐˜Ž!โฃ ๐ŸŽ โฃโฃ The Yunion will be hosting a coat giveaway on December 14th from 4pm-5:30pm! โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃ ๐Ÿ“Location: 1400 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit MIโฃโฃโฃ Coat sizes range from from 2T-18, in childrenโ€™s sizes only. โฃโฃ โฃ A special thank you to…

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The Difference 4 Years Can Make

December 7, 2021

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐Ÿบ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ. โฃ โฃ The first half of the video is our CEO & Founder Jason Wilson showing you the building and itโ€™s potential. At the time it was only a building we were interested in and we were raising funds…

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Thank You, Trey Flowers!

December 5, 2021

Thank you Trey Flowers of the Detroit Lions for supporting out mission for The Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy! #SavingBoys

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Meet Adesola Holmes!

December 3, 2021

๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ #๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต! โฃ โฃ This week, we are honoring another one of our team members; ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด! โฃ โฃ Adesola started with the Yunion in 2017 and currently serves as a Workforce Development Case Manager. She has several social services certifications…

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We Almost Reached Our Goal!!!

December 2, 2021

Good morning everyone! We wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to the 138 people who gave $17,095 to @Cave313โ€™s mission yesterdayโ€”we almost reached our goal!!! May the Most High bless you for sowing seed into one of His fields, and may He return to…

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