by astoundz | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog
Let the Easter festivities begin in Houston! With Easter being just a few weeks away, there is so much to do in the Greater Houston area. There is something to attend for all ages; Easter photos, Easter egg hunts, family activities, and even events for the fur in your...
by Rania Mankarious | Mar 26, 2017 | Blog
It’s actually been called an “epidemic….” We’re talking about inappropriate relationships between students and teachers and unfortunately, across the board, they are on the rise. In the last week alone, here are two leading stories: Tad Cummins manhunt: Tennessee...
by astoundz | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog
This year the online dating market is expected to be worth 415.3 million dollars with approximately 1,000 new online services being introduced annually. Online dating sites have become extremely prevalent over the last decade. That being said, 15% of U.S. adults...
by Rania Mankarious | Mar 19, 2017 | Blog
If I had written a “spring break safety” article one week ago, most would have glossed over it. From time to time, even I find those “travel/holiday safety” articles inconsequential . . . after all, so many of us seem to come and go without incident (thank heavens)....
by Rania Mankarious | Mar 12, 2017 | Blog
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t eavesdropping. I was waiting for my noon meeting. They were at the next table, in deep conversation. One was sharing her frustration and despair over a relationship that in my opinionechoed that horrible space between “control” and...
by astoundz | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog
Crime Stoppers of Houston hosted the 3rd annual Parent’s Against Crime Tootsies Prom event on Sunday, March 5th. With this year’s motto being Keep Calm and Think Prom, we successfully educated over 65 junior and senior girls and their parents on Prom safety. Tootsies...
by astoundz | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog
Technology has changed the world in many ways. We now have access to more information than ever before. All of this newfound access, however, can also make it difficult to protect ourselves from identity theft and data breach. According to a recent Morgan Stanley...
by Rania Mankarious | Mar 5, 2017 | Blog
Sometimes I watch the news, see the threats and think – I cannot believe what’s happening here. How do we digest this information? How do we talk about it with our kids? How do we keep going on with our daily lives when the threats seem so real, so specific and so...
by astoundz | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog
Sad but true, 1 in 3 adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner. We cannot ignore the fact that dating violence can happen to any teen in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship, anytime, anywhere. So...
by astoundz | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog
During the month of March, Crime Stoppers focuses on financial crime awareness and prevention. Likewise, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) shares a similar mission all year long to reduce the incidence of fraud and financial crimes by promoting fraud...