Article: Helping out; Friday Night Out gives parents, kids time away from troubles.(NEWS)

Christa Niven is a woman who knows what she wants, needs help getting it and isn't afraid to say so.

Niven, 28, of Golden Valley, is executive director of Friday Night Out, a free activities and meals program at First Christian Church in Minneapolis for children of single parents and low-income, high-risk families.

Every Friday from 6 to 10 p.m. parents can drop off their kids and know they'll get a nutritious meal and have a good time in a safe place.

The program was organized in 1988 by the church's Community Outreach Committee in response to a request from the Whittier Alliance for a Friday evening child-care program. Because of the ...

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