The lawyers' guild also is pitching in with the efforts on Nalley Road. A program is being set up for area young people to participate in mock legal proceedings sponsored by the guild. Some will play the part of judges, lawyers and others involved in various activities such as trials. The hope is that some of the young people will understand better how the law works and how it can be used for their benefit. Loud also hopes that some of the participants may show enough proficiency to win jobs in law offices and possibly become lawyers some day.
Some improvements already are apparent.
When a member of one guild heard that residents complained of badly lighted public areas, he approached a power company executive who attends his church and asked if better lighting could be installed. It was, in short order. Trudy Holland, a widowed mother of four who helped form Holy Boldness Mission Church, said the services are making a big difference. She and her family walk to services, whereas before she was unable to attend any church because of the lack of public transportation. They're getting a lot out of it.