|
|
Bluebag Media
House of Hope for
girls planned for August
GREENVILLE – The question was… “Since most of the girls will not want
to be there…” The response was… “ALL of the girls will not want to be
there.”
Amy Raynes, MA, President and CEO of House of Hope Dayton, was at
Kiwanis of Greenville Feb. 11 to continue her campaign for support for
an alternative to juvenile detention for unruly and delinquent girls.
She noted while Dayton was part of her organization’s name, the actual
location of the facility will be in Ithaca. She said the residents will
be there by referral; it will not be something they’ll want to do. She
added, however, “Once they’ve been there four to six weeks, they won’t
want to leave.”
“It’s a beautiful setting,” she said, noting it was also secure. There
is a wall surrounding the three-story structure. “They will be allowed
to go outside and enjoy their surroundings. The goal, however, is to
make sure they can’t get off the property...
Read the rest of the article at Bluebag Media
|
|
|
|
