Mr. Nolen is a graduate of the University of Arizona. He has been involved with

youth for the past 26 years. He has held positions as Youth Counselor, Mentor

Program Director, Child Welfare and Attendance Worker, and Welfare to Work Instructor. His strategy of, " Talking to our youth-not at them," works quite well.

He has written plays and short booklets on dysfunctional family issues. He

                           spends time in the homes of troubled youth through out the United States via

                           our In-Home Inspection Service. Mr. Nolen is truly an asset to any family dealing

                           with inappropriate behavior by boys and girls.

                       

 

Dr. George Johnson is truly an inspiration to the many youth who have come through our program. He received a Doctorate of Divinity 5 years ago. He has devoted his life to changing minds mentally and spiritually. His background certainly proves that he has come a long way to pastoring a church and working with troubled youth. His past consist of being an Gang Intervention Program      

                           Director, Crisis Intervention Counselor, Chaplain for the County, and currently

                           Asst Director of our Behavior Modification Program.

                           He is truly an asset to any child entering our program.                        

 

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                            Sgt. Jackson has truly made a diiference in the lives of hundreds of youth who 

                            have been through our boot camp. Just the sound of his voice has brought chills

                            to some of the youth who have attended our camp. Sgt Jackson spent 27 years

                            in the military training our troops in boot camp. His desire and focus to see our

                            youth become positive and productive is unwavering. He has the youth up at

                            6:00am doing exercises. He continues this strategy throughout the day. The

                            youth are good and tired by the end of the day. They are responsible for each

                            other. If one gets out of line, they may all have to exercise. This teaches the

                            kids to function as a team. He is truly to be commended for his efforts.

 

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                            Mrs. Reyes is our Behavior Specialist. She has a degree in Psychology.  She

                            truly has a way of getting youth to open up. This is a plus for us because many

                            kids arrive at our program not wanting to communicate with adults. Mrs Reyes

                            has a technique second to none. The youth are soon talking and expressing

                            their issues. We truly could not function without her.

 

                            We also use a host of interns from the Psychology School. There are also

                            community individuals like former prison inmates, correctional officers, and

                            funeral directors who come in and talk to the youth.