The following article comes to us from an organization in Singpore called Beyond Social Services, which is a Voluntary Welfare Organization which works directly with children, youth and their families in various settings, such as in schools, after-school care, residential homes & Rehabilitation Training Centres. The article comes from their "Juvenile Justice Message" written by their Director, Mr. Gerard Ee. To learn more about Beyond Social Services, please visit their website, www.beyond.org.sg/
"In every school and neighbourhood there are children without hope, but no child is hopeless. Each was put here for a purpose. These are just children who have yet discovered their purpose. That is our mission." - Muhammad Ali
Dear Educator,
Mrs Sim was jolted from her sleep by a loud thud. She continued to lay in bed as she wondered if she had been dreaming. But a few seconds later, she heard a shriek and some laughter. She woke her husband and cautiously they got out of their bedroom. There was no one in the living room. Before returning to bed, they thought that they would just take a peek at their children. Just then, their daughter’s bedroom door opened and to their shock a teenager they did not know stumbled out in hysterical laughter.
Judge Ernestine Steward Gray submits our Guest Article for September. Judge Gray has served with the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, Section "A", since 1984. She served as 57th President of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and Immediate Past President of the YWCA Board of Directors. Her vision is to help create and enhance a system that truly values our most precious resource ~ our children.
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