Jenica Whitworth is the Teen Center Director for the Davis School District. She helped open the first teen resource center in the Davis School District while she was working at Clearfield High. She joins the show to talk about the outcomes of the teen resource centers and her hopes for the students who use them. Zach Wheatley, Family Service worker, Viewmont and Bountiful High (future teen center coordinator for those schools) also joins the show to discuss his work. 

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Gender bias in cases of domestic violence. Question: do we believe men when they say THEY’RE the victim? In a moment, Sheriff Rosie Rivera weighs in. Often, we discuss stats about females -- 25% will be victims. CDC reports 10% of men are victims too. SLCO Sheriff Rosie Rivera joins the show to speak about the issue of Gender Bias involving Domestic Violence. 

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Dr. Curt Stock works at Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful. He played a significant role in bringing the teen resource center to the south end of the district and was a key stakeholder who helped raise $500,000 to establish the centers. Dr. Stock shares why he got involved in the Woods Cross Teen Resource Center project and how the other doctors in the area helped.

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Many youth experience homelessness, and many need a resource to find a place to sleep. Dani Nives, Division Director of Youth Homeless Services with Volunteers of America and Oversees Youth Resource Center joins the show to discuss the resources available through Volunteers of America. 

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Kara Toone is the Coordinator for Davis Education Foundation in the Davis School District. The foundation takes part in working one-on-one to provide resources for students/families who experience homelessness in Davis School District. Kara also trains and directs the work of the school counselors, family service workers, teen center coordinators, who help these students and families. 

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Chris Hogan is the President and CEO of Hogan Construction, which has built five of the six teen resource centers. Antoine Caableton has been the Lead Foreman of the Teen Resource Center projects and also has a close connection to the impact. They join the show to talk about their involvement in the creation of the centers and their personal connection to them.

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Deanne Kapetanov is the Principal of Woods Cross High. She has worked closely with Jodi Lunt to get the teen resource center built at the school. Kabrie Smith is the Teen Resource Center Coordinator and Family Service Worker at Woods Cross High. She works one-on-one with the students at the center. They speak on their role and passion for the teen resource center.

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Dave took a tour of the teen resource center by Woods Cross High School with Jodi Lunt, Executive Director of Davis Education Foundation. The center provides useful resources such as a place to shower, do laundry, and meet for one-on-one counseling. Jodi gives background on how she started the teen center projects and explains what is provided to students at these teen resource centers

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Student test scores have declined nationwide, largely due to COVID-19. Where does Utah stand in this? Despite this slump, Utah’s student test scores in reading and math were higher than the national average. We are joined by Woods Cross High Math Teacher Sharee Paxton, who shares her thoughts on the overall decline of math scores.

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KSL NewsRadio has partnered with the Davis Education Foundation to highlight Teen Resource Centers, which are designed to help some of the 15,000 students in Utah that experience homelessness. Here, Gail Miller discusses her foundation's recent generous donation to the teen resource centers.

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