The following is a story written by a Community Outreach Ministry youth in his own words.
“I dreamed of growing up in a nice home with two loving parents. Unfortunately, my “normal” was quite different. My mother abandoned me when I was two, and later she ended up in prison. My father’s different girlfriends mistreated me, and they spent all our money on drugs. I grew up in an environment where drugs, alcohol, violence, crime, homelessness, and neglect were the norm.”