"After months of establishing a connection, we were able to meet with her, take her to lunch, buy her clothes, and just connect with her to figure out what was causing all these things," said Celsa Snead, the executive director of The Mentoring Center.
"That ultimately led to the mother and daughter working out their issues ... and the girl going home and getting re-enrolled in school," Snead said. Now the risk that she'll continue being involved in dangerous activities and violence is greatly reduced.
Founded in 1991, The Mentoring Center's life coaches provide mentoring and case management to youth and young adults involved in the criminal justice system.
For example, the 14-year-old's life coach taught her a 'mad scale' to rank her anger from yellow (mild) to red (severe)."
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