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The centre‘s counsellors' focus on five main "edueative" areas when dealing with the juveniles. _ The John Howard Society. and}, " -ttt'tdott0elpirtgtttee-ietirtmitr- 'f2'giil'1",t,1gti,t1S1tl'l1?rttet “hitched a mum and at a - - youngsters have. the ages of! and“. The first-involves an educational upgrad- ing through homework completion or meet- “In most cases the parents of a juvenile are eager for their son or daughter to ttttr- ticipate in the program. They tend to be very helpful and involved in what we're doing because it may be the last chance to get their child back into the eommmity," Clark said. He said the goals and content of the pro- gram are based on a “preventative Philo- sophy" which directs juveniles away from a potential conflict with society and its laws, towards more socially acceptable forms of self-expression. "We try to get the kids hack into the com- munity in a constructive way through out menting their skills and talents," Davidson said. "We try to build their sell-esteem by meeting their individual needs, whether it’s in sports. recreation. hobbies or even in set- ting goals for them to work towards.“ Clark claims that parental response is one of the prime factors in the pmgram's Under special eirmtmtgtrtgteetr, a youth wiitnotbeetarged%ttttmothirtee, “they ttAepartirttitermtgramoKemdttrtttestr" ciety, and if police feel a petty crime habit can be averted. A new crime Winn/diva“ plo- gnm by tttoteiestritoimedntamisting juveniles 'htottppeatrtetbettenihdfttrtt life of crime or delipqmcy. ' . ' The program tries to nip anynuty habits in the had. Marilyn Davidson and Barry Clark, cou- sellors It the Waterho-Willirtgtnn Atten- daneeCemtre,ttatrett-6irttrettitioeal kids since the program was finrt organized eariy this year. Mist ofthe youngsters are referred to them through the police. hodnds of educa- tion and juvenile youth services. 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Also includes the famous Wesseling 3 year Cassette Deck "The are: '6eaqtq-trartham heron-e bud on school autumn from-the child's tqqtSteeB or the - 1 education itsertf.hwdenlqetththeeMdaeodnity basis and tttsynth, know qettat are“ he is weak in," Clark said. iattrrtao-ttre1-tt_atrterr 'tietifes-trtimtMthepmttrauntrti- has infatuation his, -timmaims and aluminum "We try to We the child's vending. andentNoymeattsettrsi-ttetetmttett-e seitismrii1beint.ttrtarsttothemttortherest of theirlives,"he said. The recreational program hvo1ves get- tingtiteyoattttotreksetiuettiarqtrrtor craft area in which he may have a.par- ticular interest or till. Davidson said this it one area where parents can become involved in the pro- “Parents are invited tt' participate dur- ing our special recreational ev'eetirtgt' and, intact, artythingtodttwittttettaitttmityin- volvement is encouraged," due said. Clark said the recreations! program has helped provide major breakthrough: in the eentre's dealings with juveniles and he heaped praise on the parks and recreation departments in the Twin Cities. "Oftett-times there is little or poorly structured activities for these kids outside their home environment. local parks and recreation departments help to provide this structure through organized sports and they provide the facilities as well," Clark said. A . ‘ e “The child is urged to join girl guides or boy scouts, minor league sports or a bowl- ing team and we’ll help arrange subsidia or sponsorships whenever possible if. the family can't afford the fees," Clark said. “The juvenile is prevented from engaging in further legally inappropriate behavior and is diverted into wider and more posi- tive areas of leaning and recreation." The final area involves getting the child involved in one or two community organiza- tions and providing free access to summer resident and day camps. . . One of the centre's referrals, Clark said, was a boy who continually entered the backyards of local homes and stole pets. When the police caught up with him they M.S.L. $329 $198 found he had turned his own backyard into a “The kid didn't harm the animals, but-he 1ovedtttentttomtstAhejtttste'trte.dttteytotf to his on home. We were fortunate along: to tind him a part-time job at a small ani- mal lab. Now he has all the contact with animals he could ever ask for. There'a a happy ending to this story because he hasn't been repeating his crimes," Clark said. Sgt. Ware Wrightson. with the Waterloo branch 0 the Waterloo Regional Police Youth Bureau, continued in an interview with the Chronicle that there is a "very low rate of repeaters" among the juveniles his bureau refers to the centre. "We're very pleased with the centre and the feedback we get about their efforts is very good," Wrightson said. “They have more time to deal with these kids and they tend to go out of their way to talk to them and get to the root of the problem,,'.'., memumm Davidsonmtuanml-hwnrdmy'smm coe,tu.est-etr-imomtttohtr-hettostmqthodstoitrse-th- 'urxaimin-odoest-tirtetth. matr-tdOoeloetietrttqhtrothey “mini-ll. Small Cars Midsizo Cars u Full size Cars q . ALSO [OCATED AT 41 Fairway Rd. . 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"Many of the other agencies have waiting lists or are not equipped to handle the extra juvenile load. We can make use of the een- tre before these kids move on to bigger crimes," he said. 821 -9020 Mini bum