About three years ago, Steve Gallimore of Paris, TN, had a vision to help give the youth of Paris and Henry County something meaningful to do. He decided he would like to open a Boys and Girls Club. He had community meetings and met with the national club and began fundraising. Once the volunteers had raised enough money, they proceeded to sign with the national club. Upon reading the fine print, they decided it would be better to keep the money in Henry County and the controlling interest with the local board, and R.E.A.L. Hope Youth Center was born.
I am Catherine Herrera and am the director of R.E.A.L. Hope Youth Center. I believe so strongly in this program and the ability we have to affect change in our entire community and in the lives of our children that I feel it is important to share several facets through this forum. Most of my beginning writings are to let the readers know what was involved in opening and keeping the center running. This blog is also to let readers know the wonderful things that our members and volunteers are doing and to be a resource to parents, teachers, students and community leaders.
So please follow me through the beginning months and the year to come as I post each week. I hope this site can be an inspiration for all who work directly and indirectly with the youth. I hope to be able to share what works and what doesn't work. I hope we have more successes than failures and that we learn from those failures. We, as most things are, a work in progress just as our children are.
Until next week...
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