Tickets for the award ceremony and luncheon are available here

Whitney Port is not just another pretty face in Hollywood. In fact, while attending Crossroads High School she was a TEEN LINE volunteer!

Whitney started her showbiz career on MTV’s reality-hit show, “The Hills.” In Season I she began appearing as an intern at Teen Vogue Magazine, and as Lauren Conrad’s co-worker and confidant. By Season 4 she was a regular and audience favorite. In December 2008 Whitney’s
own spin-off, “The City” launched on MTV. She moved across the country and the cameras followed as she began working for Diane Von Furstenberg. In Season 2 of “The City,” Whitney worked at People’s Revolution and on her fashion line, Whitney Eve.

Her line, which had its first runway show during Fashion Week 2009 showcases Whitney’s creativity and knack for style. Its sophisticated yet comfortable cocktail attire, featuring feminine dresses, tops, skirts, sweaters and jackets can be found online and in various high-end boutiques. It has also expanded overseas where Whitney has a large fan base.

In 2010 Whitney released her first book, “True Whit” for Harper Collins. The book is now being sold overseas and in the US. Whitney currently resides in Los Angeles.

Tickets for the award ceremony and luncheon are available here

Tickets for the award ceremony and luncheon are available here

John Finton has become known as the global “go-to-guy” for sourcing the planet’s most unusual and rare materials for the homes he builds. He is often called-on by architects to bring his American building ingenuity and unique abilities to projects outside the domestic United States. Finton’s extensive knowledge of the industry has him in demand both domestically, and internationally, with developments in France, the UK, China, Mexico and Russia. This love of building and global sourcing has inspired his forthcoming book, Building Up A Storm, scheduled for late 2012.

Finton’s work is often recognized in publications such as Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Worth, The Los Angeles Times, Robb Report, The Los Angeles Business Journal and Veranda along with multiple international outlets. He has worked with high-profile clients such as Simon Cowell, Jennifer Lopez, Paul Marciano, Maria Shriver and Mark Wahlberg along with various captains of industry. Finton Construction has offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Mexico.

No-one would guess that this successful self-made man was once a struggling youth. John Finton is the quintessential role model for the troubled teens that turn to TEEN LINE and we are pleased to honor him at our 2012 Food For Thought Luncheon.

Tickets for the award ceremony and luncheon are available here

Tickets for the award ceremony and luncheon are available here

Since 2009 Chief Beck oversees 10,000 sworn officers, 3,000 civilian employees, and an annual budget that exceeds one billion dollars. Major components of this endeavor include the mitigation of crime, the reduction of gang violence, and the containment of terrorism. He is renowned for his ability to forge traditional policing methods, community outreach programs, tempered with the input of diverse stakeholders to form enduring crime abatement programs. Among his accomplishments Chief Beck reformed the beleaguered Rampart Area. He utilized inspirational leadership fostering change from the roots of Department and up, ensuring all changes are evolutionary and withstand the test of time.

Chief Beck also formed an alliance of community and political groups to reclaim MacArthur Park for the citizens of Los Angeles. Crime was reduced to historic lows and families returned to the park in droves. Another change enacted by Chief Beck was melding Gang Operations Support Division and Narcotics Division into Gang and Narcotics Division. By bringing the expertise of both gang and narcotics detectives together, their investigative efforts are expanded in a synergetic effort directed at targeting the gang’s infrastructure and ability to profit from illicit narcotics and firearms sales, resulting in reduced gang violence.

Chief Beck is married with three children. Two of Chief Beck’s children are also Los Angeles Police Officers. Since 1996 TEEN LINE has successfully collaborated community policing efforts with the LAPD and is delighted to honor Chief Beck with its 2012 Humanitarian Award.

Tickets for the award ceremony and luncheon are available here

www.teen-drug-abuse.org
Find teen drug rehabs and alcoholism treatment centers listed here in an easy to use searchable directory. Also, information and resources for parents.

This video depicts a teenage girl’s experience of sexting. It highlights that once something is created in a digital format and then shared, you lose control over who sees it and what they do with it.

Think you know what happens to your images? Who will see them? How they will affect you? Think again

We all know how important relationships are to our feelings of self-worth but did you know that 1 in 3 teens is abused in a relationship? And that most stay in a relationship in spite of it? Not only that, but 1 in 4 teenage girls have been sexually abused by the person they are or were dating?

TEEN LINE’s educational brochures and outreaches on this important issue are just one of the valuable contributions we offer the community in addition to our hotline and texting services. Over 35,000 youth and adults from adolescent-serving agencies participate in our outreaches annually, while our website with its Message Board, Help Online and other vital information is accessed by teens worldwide.

How have we been able to continue our vital service for over 31 years? By a dedicated staff, our amazing volunteers, our supportive and concerned board of directors and equally importantly, by YOU – our wonderful supporters. Without your commitment and financial support TEEN LINE would not exist. Please join us by helping our teens help teens and make an online donation today!

Your donation of $25, $100, $250, or more will provide a life-changing learning opportunity for the teens who volunteer and a life-saving resource for thousands of teens in need who reach out to TEEN LINE. The more you can give, the greater capacity we have to reach out to troubled youth.

Please make your tax-deductible donation today at our TEEN LINE STORE or send your donation to:

TEEN LINE, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, P.O. Box 48750, Los Angeles, CA 90048-0750.

Thank you!

-TEEN LINE

http://www.amnestyusa.org/iar

This video is a Webby Award winner. Amnesty International supporters have used the power of words to demand freedom and justice for countless human rights defenders around the world. Our words are proof that when you stand up for human rights, you never stand alone.

About the It Gets Better Project

While many of these teens couldn’t see a positive future for themselves, we can. The It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach — if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better.