She's recruiting teens from the neighborhood to be the counselors for kids ages 5 to 12. This is intended to empower kids. Club director Kellee Magnuson said the keys to reaching any group of kids are being caring, committed and creative. If you have those three Cs, you're going to be successful in any program. The kids will come.
Kids are kids.
After four months of planning, the Boy Scouts' results are less dramatic - but leaders are confident that by educating parents about programs and setting up clubs in minority neighborhoods they can make a difference. Roach and Coronado see their present push as the start of an effort to show immigrant families how to cope in the United States - in education, business and the legal system. We're all looking for a healthy community. Copyright 1997 Tri-City Herald. All rights reserved.