Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Emerson.
Everybody in Oklahoma City needs to go spend time at Emerson Middle and High School. They focus on alternative education for those that have had dilequency issues or those who have become pregnant or parent a child as a teenager. There is a nursery onsite that has 40-50 babies from day to day. These teenage mom's have the wonderful opportunity and are given the necessary support to continue their education. I spent an hour or so there today and wept as I saw these beautiful teenage women, kids, daughters, mothers.
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I did some volunteering there during college and loved the place. I've always thought about trying to work there as a social worker eventually. Glad you got to see the place and experience the life of these precious girls and their babies.
Jenn.
Frontline Church has been volunteering there for some time. They have a new youth leader that is on campus a few days a week. So there is definitely an in road to the faculty and staff. Let me know if I can help connect the dots.
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