Cloud and Fire Ministries In The Media Recently
Cloud & Fire Youth were in Yosemite during tragedy at the Falls. Read to the end of this article for an interview with one of our students and board member Pride Metcalf:
Los Angeles Times
Yosemite visitors reflect on deadly mistakes along a fabled trail
By Diana Marcum 6/09/13
The two sisters boarded the morning bus to the Happy Isles trail head, ice cream cones in hand.
For 50 years, their tradition has been to start a day on Mist Trail with some mint chocolate chip.
Before they left on this year's trip, friends told Patty Frehler, 67, and Suzanne Barovick, 66, "Don't go over the falls." And they weren't entirely joking.
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The Daily News Los Angeles
Cloud & Fire provides support, education for at risk kids
By Tony Castro 1/31/11
The at-risk kids in her after-school program in one of the San Fernando Valley's toughest communities know Melody Rossi as the "mother of the hood" for good reason.
In the past dozen years, her faith-based Cloud & Fire Ministries has mushroomed from a handful of youngsters living in gang-infested neighborhoods to more than 500 who were involved in last year's programs.
Christian Examiner
Modern-day Moses serves inner-city youth
By Jessica Siegfried January 2011
LOS ANGELES - It's not a pillar of cloud or a pillar of fire that helps lead these Los Angeles inner-city youth to the Promised Land; it's the dream and faith of Cloud and Fire Ministries founder Melody Rossi.
USA Today
Thanks to the givers among us
By Alcestis "Cooky" Oberg 11/24/10
If he had great wealth, Guillen would support small, successful efforts such as the Cloud and Fire Ministries, whose founder is Melody Rossi, a former opera star who became an inner-city teacher. "There, she found her purpose, which was to rescue Hispanic boys in danger of getting involved with gangs," Guillen says. Through a combination of mentoring and education, along with religious and moral guidance, Rossi helped transform these would-be gangsters into productive citizens.
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Frank Pastore Live
KKLA 99.5 FM
CFM Executive Director Melody Rossi and her husband Pride Metcalf were interviewed by Frank Pastore during a segment on KKLA 99.5 FM on 11/19/10.
