Interviews will consist of past and present participants, volunteers, directors and financial supporters. We want to show how the programs help participants change destructive behavior, develop skills and enhance positive relationships. By including sports skill and officiating clinics we can teach fundamentals of organized sports sometimes overlooked by coaches who have to many children and not enough time and help volunteer officials and overzealous parents understand the games. Professional sports role models are fine but they are not hired to be social reformers. They are hired to play a game.
Role models are our parents, neighbors, teachers, and program directors.
Arthur Lewis, fireman. In order to avoid the potential depressing ramification of this subject we will approach it from the most positive angle possible. Through interviews, we will show how people have risen above their circumstances to control their own destinies. Before and after pictures are not appropriate for this program. We want to tell stories of people who have come out of these situations strong and capable of living full happy lives.