Motivating Young People

Service Description

If we can reach our young people and teach them about consequences, accountability, and vision we would be in a much better place. What I have discovered through data and research, is that a large majority of adult offenders have not completed high school. When I served as a Juvenile Court Judge, on a constant basis I recognized in these times of intense social media presence, our youth cannot compete with what they see the world has given value to. Structure for the Youth To be able to sport the newest Nikes or Air Jordans, the newest version of cell phone, or to drive in the nicest car requires money. Not having a high school diploma, much less a college degree, puts our youth at a significant disadvantage, to make the money needed to be socially acceptable by their peers. Throughout the entirety of my time on the bench, whenever a young person appears in my Courtroom, I will begin to assess what is missing for them to become competitive and confident. I will then structure my sentence to include obtaining a high school equivalency; technical school; and or college. I have had countless young people come back and remark that I changed their lives. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.