by Steve Lowe | Jun 26, 2018 | Resident Spotlight, Testimonies
Tyler’s Testimony – Given at the Jasper Optimists Club Meeting– June 21, 2018 Hi, my name is Tyler, and my life was pretty tough in the past. Both of my parents suffered from an opioid addiction, and split when I was at a young age. My mom began seeing other...
by Steve Lowe | Jun 26, 2018 | Special Event
By: Robert & Ethan, Boy’s Home Residents The first week of June our home had the opportunity to go to Helen, GA. We were able to do many action packed activities during our few days in Helen. Our first day started with checking in to our wonderful cabin and...
by Steve Lowe | May 30, 2018 | General
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by Steve Lowe | May 30, 2018 | Blog
By: Bill Sherry, Houseparent Our leadership class began in January of this year with each student writing a 100-word essay titled, “What is leadership?” Over the next three months we studied leaders in politics, religion, business and sports. The students learned...
by Steve Lowe | May 30, 2018 | Counseling
By: Garry Barber, PhD Some years ago, I intercepted a teenage boy just before he ran away. I asked him why he felt a need to run. He answered, “Mr. Garry you don’t understand. I ain’t got a good family or a nice house like other people, I’m not smart like other...