Child psychology
No sooner than he strolls in through the back door after school, 11-year-old Alex Alicea, a fifth-grader at Ellsworth Elementary School, is right back out again. Sure he has to study for social-studies and spelling tests the next day, but, said Isabel Alicea, his mother, "He's all boy."
No sooner than he strolls in through the back door after school, 11-year-old Alex Alicea, a fifth-grader at Ellsworth Elementary School, is right back out again. Sure he has to study for social-studies and spelling tests the next day, but, said Isabel Alicea, his mother, "He's all boy."
Family first
Editor's note: Many area individuals and organizations are dedicated to assisting those in need year-round by giving their time, money and resources. In this third of a four-part weekly series, The Sun visits a family joined together with the help of Our Children's Homestead.
Editor's note: Many area individuals and organizations are dedicated to assisting those in need year-round by giving their time, money and resources. In this third of a four-part weekly series, The Sun visits a family joined together with the help of Our Children's Homestead.
Life CoACH
Editor's note: Many area individuals and organizations are dedicated to assisting those in need year-round by giving their time, money and resources. In this second of a four-part weekly series, The Sun visits with a family touched by Our Children's CoACH House.
Editor's note: Many area individuals and organizations are dedicated to assisting those in need year-round by giving their time, money and resources. In this second of a four-part weekly series, The Sun visits with a family touched by Our Children's CoACH House.
Child care
Sitting in the middle of her family's living-room floor, 7-month-old Micayla Golik played with a package of colorful plastic blocks, oblivious to the conversation her mother, 18-year-old Amy Golik, was having with Courtney Rowden.
Sitting in the middle of her family's living-room floor, 7-month-old Micayla Golik played with a package of colorful plastic blocks, oblivious to the conversation her mother, 18-year-old Amy Golik, was having with Courtney Rowden.




