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The good news is that adults
help teenagers every day – and
reap great rewards. Here’s a few heartwarming stories
of kids getting their lives on track.
Oregon Public Broadcasting- Oregon Territory 5-18-07
When You Were Fifteen
While fifteen is tough age for just about everyone, it's harder when
you're dealing with alcohol or drug problems and committing crimes...
Oregonian 6-1-06
Not-so-sweet
15
Three prominent Portlanders – City Commissioner Sam Adams,
school superintendent Vicki Phillips, and rocker Art Alexakis --
talk about how adults helped them when they were fifteen.
KGW
News Channel 8-- 3-19-06 (This
streamed video requires a Real
Player)
Teen Meth User: Tiffiney Hendon
A Portland youth fights
back against meth (and other drug) addiction by taking her story
to congressional staffers in Washington, D.C. The
magic recipe? Treatment -- and two caring adults.
Washington DC Webcast 3-15-06
Tiffiney's Testimony
Portland youth advocate Tiffiney Hendon tells the story
of her struggle with drugs, her recovery, and her amazing new life to
a joint congressional caucus in March of 2006.
Reclaiming Futures News Release 3-08-06
Research
Shows Significant Improvements In Communities Piloting Reclaiming
Futures’ Approach to Teens In Trouble
Thanks to Reclaiming
Futures, youth in 10 sites across the country – including
Portland -- who are affected by drugs, alcohol and crime are now
receiving the services they need to put them on the road to recovery. A
brief summary of the latest evaluation of Reclaiming Futures, conducted
by The Urban Institute and the University of Chicago’s Chapin
Hall Center for Children.
Multnomah Education Service District Newsletter Jan/Feb
2006
Write Around Portland Comes to
Helensview
Several students in Helensview High School’s “Drama
Teens With
Talent” have gathered over lunch to tell me about their first “Write
Around Portland” ten-week writing workshop last fall...
Inside Community Justice 2-22-06
Youth Changes His Life By Helping
Other Kids
A year ago, the story of seventeen year-old Luis’ [last
name withheld to maintain his confidentiality] life was typical
of that of many high-risk kids who are vulnerable to the pull
of gang involvement and street violence. Now he is a model of
positive leadership, helping younger children avoid the mistakes
he made...
The Oregonian 7-20-05
Better
Than They Were
Fourteen-year-old Keenan Caples gets a new chance at a life free
from crime and drugs, thanks to help from mentor Robert Richardson
through Communities of Color, a program connected to the Reclaiming
Futures initiative.
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