Dec 30, 2020 | Gracious Giving, Youth Chaplaincy
Today, while doing my morning devotional, the question rose: What encounter or moment changed the way you fundamentally do things? I recall an encounter with James, an incarcerated youth, in 2009. He put the choice before me. Hope or despair? What will you choose?
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Dec 15, 2020 | Gracious Giving, Youth Chaplaincy
Gracious Giving Bringing you some thoughts from Nate, one of our chaplaincy mentors. Please join us in our continued efforts to offer mentoring and chaplaincy to our youth! We know that just one long-term adult relationship can repair important neural pathways with...
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Dec 11, 2020 | Gracious Giving, Youth Chaplaincy
In the most recent data for Washington state, Black youth were incarcerated at 3.9 times the rate of white youth.
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Dec 8, 2020 | Gracious Giving
Some thoughts from Chika, one of our mentors. She wonderfully articulates why we approach this work with gratitude and why it is so vital to continue funding the efforts!
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Dec 4, 2020 | Gracious Giving
Please join us in our continued efforts to offer mentoring and chaplaincy to our youth! “Mentoring reduces depression symptoms and increases social acceptance, academic attitudes and grades.” (youthmentor.org) Many youth in the juvenile detention setting...
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