Bill Milliken
Author of The Last Dropout: Stop the Epidemic!
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Bill Milliken has been a tireless advocate for disenfranchised youth and one of the foremost pioneers in the movement to connect schools with community resources to help troubled students graduate and succeed in life. In 1977, he and others developed a model organization, now known as Communities show more In Schools, which he served for more than 25 years as national president and currently as vice chairman of the board. Bill has advised U.S. Presidents of both political parties and has received numerous awards, including the Edward A. Smith Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership, the Champion for Children Award from the American Association of School Administrators, the National Caring Award from the Caring Institute, the Temple Award for Creative Altruism from the Institute of Noetic Sciences, the national Jefferson Award for Public Service, and an honorary doctorate from Bard College. He is the author of Tough Love; So Long, Sweet Jesus; and The Last Dropout. show less
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Tough Love 1 copy
Miracle in Moccasins 1 copy
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Tough Love (a realistic Christian love is changing… by Bill Milliken
This is the story of Bill's work on the streets of New York's tough lower East Side. God led him through the valley of personal insecurity, fear, frustration, loneliness and immaturity. God introduced him to people who live every day of their lives in misery, helplessness, and hopelessness. and He told Bill Milliken to go to work.
The Last Dropout offers nine key principles that Communities In Schools (CIS) has tested over three decades. CIS reaches more than one million at-risk students and their families annually in more than 3,400 American schools. Includes life stories of dropouts struggles to turn their life around. Selected Reading Questionnaire.
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