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The Holyoke program is based on the belief that exposure to art, literature, history and philosophy can be life-changing for young people who have grown up in what executive director Anne Teschner calls "the quicksand of poverty."
Pictured left to right, Brendaliz Rivera, who is working on her GED, Anne Teschner, executive director, and Tashia Davis, a student at Holyoke Community College, will represent The Care Center of Holyoke when the organization receives a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from first lady Michelle Obama in Washington.
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Years ago I sat in yet another interminable college-wide meeting concerning looming budget cuts. Years ago! "Make a case for the Humanities," the President challenged us, quite a believer in the arts herself. I couldn't think of any other way to put my answer: "Study of the Humanities just might save the planet." I am more convinced than ever.
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