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Second Son
by John Cragg, Executive Director for LIYM
As I got out of my car, I was deeply aware of what I walking into. I felt a tiny tinge of the pain that the family must be feeling and even that was difficult to carry. All I could think was; “I cannot wait until I can get back into this car, go about my day and forget the pain that this family is experiencing.”. Click here for story! |
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So Alive
By Derek Prezzano
Area Director
Eight-year-old Courtney* is the oldest of four girls in her family. As with most of our Youth Mentoring kids, Courtney and her three younger sisters are being raised by a single mother. Her parents divorced about two years ago and that was the beginning of Courtney’s challenges. As a result of her depression, anger, hurt and fear over the divorce, Courtney started down a road of overt defiance at home and at school, which caused her grades and peer relationships to dramatically shift in the wrong direction. She was failing most of her subjects and because of anger and attitude; her friends did not want anything to do with her. They tried getting help from a school counselor and outside agencies, but without success. Mom did not want Click here for story!. |
