Child Protective Services (CPS) is something that many of us know nothing about other, than you're supposed to report known abuse etc. of children to them, however most of my kids, have had experiences with CPS or know exactly what to do should CPS arrive at their homes. In fact many kids I deal with … [Read more...]
First MK of 2010 and MLK Parade
Ah, this week it was back to MetroKidz, I never thought I could miss my kids so much...I had seen them at school and even on the streets, but it's different when it's not MetroKidz, and they're not banging down the door on Wednesday evenings. You know it's a true MetroKidz, when a fourth grader is cussing … [Read more...]
2009 in Review
January: This is a pretty slow month for us, this past year we began visiting our kids once a month as a team in January, it was probably one of the best things we've done yet. In January of '09 I got to experience hope with some of my kids, I began to form relationships with them, they are lasting, … [Read more...]
Doughnuts with Drug Dealers
Two weeks ago, I felt like I was supposed to do something for some of the young boys who push drugs on our street corners, at first what that something was, wasn’t exactly clear, and honestly I wanted to run from the idea, these boys know me, they respect me and they know my name isn’t that enough? … [Read more...]