Check out our latest VOICES from a TEEN TRUTH TRIBE MEMBER... TEEN TRUTH LIVE really inspired the students of Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Junior High School. Even though I wasn't able to attend the presentation, I heard TEEN TRUTH LIVE was great! TEEN TRUTH has brought great inspiration to many of my classmates, who in turn inspired me. Some of my classmates were thinking, "I bet this is just another one of those boring presentations," but they all thought wrong. The presentation was a wake up call - it even brought tears to ...

Recently our friends from SPECIAL OLYMPICS competed in this year's SO World Games in Greece. Check out what this team member has to say about her experience... Sarah Barnhart (Partner - Special Olympics Colorado): This week we have been enhancing our leadership skills, learning about different Special Olympics programs from around the world, having fun, and so much more. We participated in numerous conferences and discussions which strengthened our ability to activate our schools and communities back at home. Along with meeting Tim Shriver, we went to the Parliament, the ...

TEEN TRUTH: ON THE ROAD - Meet a student from Nevada that was empowered by TEEN TRUTH LIVE. She discusses how important it is for students to have an outlet to express their issues. She states that if we don't have positive outlets to connect with, sometimes life's pressures can seem negative.

Check out the latest SIMPLE TRUTH from our Featured Professional Contributor... "One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter" - James Earl Jones, Actor There's a reason why when you are taken - really taken emotionally by something you see or feel - you place your hand on your chest and take a deep breath. That is you FEELING. That is you CONNECTING. That is you KNOWING. So often we feel as though we are a head and a body ...

Check out the latest SIMPLE TRUTH from one of our TEEN TRUTH TRIBE MEMBERS... "Stand for something, or fall for anything." - Unknown This is a story of courage. It is about a little boy who continually got bullied from the age of nine, but still had the strength and fortitude to stand tall, even on unstable ground. Aidan is a slight 12-year-old boy. He loves music and the arts. He considers himself to be different in a sea of sameness. He walks through his life with his head held ...

Recently our friends from SPECIAL OLYMPICS Team Illinois competed in this year's SO World Games in Greece. Check out what the three team members have to say about their experiences... Jordan Schubert (Athlete): I have been competing in Special Olympics for many years in three different sports. I have been in many high adrenaline situations but last night, I had the biggest non-competitive adrenaline rush. Imagine leading your team out of the locker room and onto the field in the Super Bowl. That was what it was like ...

TEEN TRUTH: VOICES - An ASB President explains how activities and leadership play an extremely important role in her life.

TEEN TRUTH: VOICES - This is an exclusive film called "Come to the Table" directed by Zoe Salnave. This is a Honorable Mention from the 2011 TEEN TRUTH Film Festival. This short film tells a story of an Edible Schoolyard in Northern California where cooking and gardening is considered a "slow food movement."

Check out the latest VOICES from this TEEN TRUTH TRIBE MEMBER... For much of my life, I have been called a retard. I have a physical disability called Cerebral Palsy. I was born nine and a half weeks premature. Sure, my body doesn't function properly, but does that make me a retard? No. I'm 17 years old and taking college-level classes. When I was six, I said to my uncle's girlfriend, "I have a considerable amount of Winnie the Pooh books." How many six-year-olds do you know that use words ...

#23 NEGOTIATE Is there a non-violent way to resolve your problem? Can you find a way to compromise?