Too much public money is spent on criminalizing typical adolescent behavior instead of positive opportunities and helpful counseling. Programs for teen parents to encourage them to stay in school. YOU-to draw out youth involvement in addressing the issues. CIS-to directly address problems. A battery of services for every conceivable problem that exists.
Several agencies are in the community to render services to children and adults.
Alternative Schools, extended day programs. In Corpus there are many more support services than can be found in the rural areas. Often, support services are not available in many programs that are designed to serve youth. The Board believes that the availability of support services is crucial to the success of any youth program. Support services either in monetary form or some other service such as mentoring are built into many of the Board's programs.