Our Strategic plan includes programming to reach youth inside Georgia’s Regional Youth and Juvenile Development Centers.

Inside the Detention Center: The aim by of our inside programming is two-fold. We want to convince students that they have far more potential than they previously imagined and we want to create a pathway for meaningful mentorship to begin. The decisions that led each student to the detention center weren’t made overnight. They can’t be unmade through a short-term program at the detention center. However, if our program can change a mindset and connect a student with a long-term mentor, we might be able to slowly rewrite a story that changes a life.

Speaking & Activities:

Flip the Script & Fun Fridays: We are inside the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center each Friday afternoon. We organize “Fun Friday” activities within the walls, giving a positive reinforcement tool for the youth including a meal and a fun activity. To attend, youth must maintain good behavior throughout the week.

Flipping the script is a testimony-based program where we connect with students through sports (or other activities of interest) and bring in someone to share how God flipped the script in their life. Stories are powerful because they remind us we’re not alone. We want to help students connect with others who found themselves on the wrong path, only to discover that God could rewrite their story and lead them down a different path.

A truer and better story: We want students to examine the story that they are writing. We are all living in light of some story - the question is, where does our story come from, and where is it taking us?

Mentoring: The purpose from each speaking/activity is towards mentorship. We want to pair students with mentors while they are at the Detention Center, so we can continue those relationships when they return home.