She was in the other room screaming about something, but I didn't know that the book had come. It was a surprise. The success of Matthew House, located at 402 and 404 E. Park Ave., is no surprise. The program is open to children of all ages, kindergarten through high school. Cibis said each of the 16 children currently enrolled in the program has witnessed someone being murdered.
Students develop personal responsibility for reaching their goals.
Success is defined as a child beating the negativity of his or her environment by staying off drugs and welfare, not becoming pregnant and not being harmful to others, Yaxley said. Cibis said she hopes Matthew House's inclusion in the Guide for Effective Compassion sparks community interest in the program. We don't care that the nation knows about it. We care that the kids know. Awards are good because the community knows and we can get more volunteers to help more kids.