Movement and Mentorship

About the Book

Do you know a child who sits alone or a teen struggling with a health problem like obesity, depression, or addiction? This book outlines five components of a successful program that boosts children’s mental and physical health and that can be implemented in any town. The author shares moving testimonials of impoverished families who have benefitted from the program’s emphasis on mentorship and movement, which provides, as one participant said, “structure and stability in an often uncertain world.” This book is also available in French and Spanish.

About the Author

MARIAN PRENTICE HUNTINGTON dedicates herself to serving immigrant and impoverished families in her community, and works to improve the health of homeless and vulnerable children through a charity she founded, NovatoSpirit. Previously, she was an investigative reporter for the Pulitzer-prizewinning Point Reyes Light newspaper and a professor of journalism at Sonoma State University. She is also the author of Ani’s Asylum, about helping an immigrant family achieve political asylum in the U.S., and has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including the World of Children’s Humanitarian Award and the Marin County Women’s Hall of Fame.