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I am very fortunate to have the opportunity, through my work, to make a difference in the lives of girls in our community. The positive power of my contribution often gets lost in the struggles and challenges I experience in running a non-profit organization, especially in these turbulent times. But, here they continue to come....these girls...to be supported in their goals, to be encouraged to reach further for their dreams and to choose wisely by the committed and talented staff I work with at Girls Incorporated. They are the reminders, the touchstones, if you will, of why I have continued along this path these past fourteen years.
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Elaine on Africa
Such Beautiful Girls
In 2006, I traveled to Tanzania, Africa on a fact finding mission to discover just how the nonprofit group, AFRICAN REFLECTIONS FOUNDATION was changing the lives of people in Africa... Read Full Story...
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Biscuits for Breakfast
BREAKFAST IS NOT A LUXURY,
IT’S A NECESSITY
IMAGINE Being a second, third, fourth or fifth grader and having to walk 12 miles to get to school. You leave home at 6am in order to arrive by 8:00am. You don't eat breakfast because there is no breakfast to eat. You walk through bush, swatting bugs and hope there are no animals you have to fend off too.
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Boys, Bullies and Boredom:
It's a Girl Thing!!! What's going on with our daughters, our little sisters, and girls. Come join panel discussions about the problems GIRLS are facing. Teen dating, violence, crime and bullying. IT'S ALL ABOUT GIRLS. Bring your daughters, bring your friends. Contact Elaine for dates and times! Click Here to see past video clip.
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Welcome to my site!
Elaine is currently the 5:30 co-anchor at the NBC affiliate in Albany, New York. She is also the education reporter and has spent the past 18 years reporting on students and teachers in the capital region. Along with Elaine’s passion for her job is her commitment to her community. She has received numerous community awards, including several from former New York Governor, George Pataki, as well as the recognition of “Elaine Houston Day,” bestowed on her by the mayor of Albany. Click video image to listen to Elaine on television.
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Television Anchor Releases Book and Tape |
 NBC anchor, Elaine Houston in her first book, The Friendships Between Women discusses the power of friendship. This inspiring book, created to raise funds for a village of women in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, features letters from women, in their own words, on the value of their relationships with their girlfriends.  In its second printing, the book covers the lives of women struggling with everything from breast cancer, to the loss of a parent, to the struggle of being a female in prison. To order the book, just go to My Products.to view all my available items.
Elaine has turned her poignant book of letters, The Friendships Between Women into a  “book on tape.” Hear the voices of the women, who have shared their poignant stories on the value of friendship, in their own words. Listen to the story of a woman, whose friend helped her find a new life in the U.S. after she survived the war in Rwanda.
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 Elaine is currently working on a documentary and the lives of women throughout the world. What do they want for themselves and their families? How are they fulfilling their dreams in the area of politics, business, science and education? How will they change the world? Take a sneak peak at what rural women in Tanzania, Africa told Elaine about the power of economic freedom and what it would mean for them. Click photo to see preview. |
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