She says the kids feel respected and supported by the volunteers. She stays calm, even when the kids are scared and freaking out. She is able to slow them down and motivate them. She's really excellent with kids. Lorraine loves working with youth at risk, but her greatest frustration with Climbing for Life is that all the kids they've worked with so far have been boys.
Boys are fun.
I'm interested in doing work with young females. Boys get into trouble, they fight, they get thrown in jail, they act out. Girls at risk flaunt themselves sexually, they abuse their bodies. They end up pregnant and on welfare rather than in jail. But a teen mom is just as much at risk as an adjudicated youth.