Word: mentored
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Meanwhile, Obama met Michelle, the woman who would become his wife, during a summer job at a large firm in Chicago, where she had been designated his attorney mentor. (They have two daughters, ages 3 and 6.) After law school, Obama declined higher-paying offers from big firms and joined a small civil-rights outfit in Chicago. But the partners at Miner, Barnhill & Galland never expected him to stick around. "There aren't many blindingly talented people, and most of them are pains in the ass," says George Galland Jr. "Barack is the whole package...
...with caregivers provided by the program. The moms and dads share canned soda and free dinners such as chicken, potatoes and gravy before the two instructors--Gregory Edwards, author of the program's curriculum, and a female social worker--lead discussions on finances, household chores and parenting. Faverey, a mentor for Head Start families who is trained in relationship and child-development issues, follows up by visiting each couple at home once a week. She helps them create and follow a "relationship road map"--a list of goals like buying a home or marrying within two years, and the efforts...
...folk to the altar," says instructor Edwards. "We're promoting healthy relationships." Though the last course will conclude in December, Edwards says CSC will continue to incorporate lessons about marriage and relationships into its work. The agency's Head Start staff, for instance, now gets training to identify and mentor parents in conflict...
Enter Stone, looking for a mentor for the Crimson’s blueliners...
Hagerman attributes this passion directly to her mentor, Stone...