jeudi 17 janvier 2019

Without Inner City Youth Programs Indianapolis Youngsters Are Doomed

By Kathleen Smith


In this modern, demanding world communities are not as closely knot as they used to be. The cities, especially, have become impersonal places where everyone just looks out for himself. People no longer care about each other and there seems to be no sense of community any longer. In the cities, it is especially the young people that easily go astray. They try drugs and alcohol, they drop out of school and they sometimes turn to crime. However, with their inner city youth programs Indianapolis organizations try to make a difference.

Youngsters often end up troubled and in trouble because they no longer enjoy the love and care of a family. So many parents are just too busy to pay attention to their children. These youngsters often look for love and acceptance in all the wrong places. Organizations that try to help therefore often focus on creating an environment where young people feel save, worth something and cherished and where they receive encouragement.

Far too many desperate and destitute young people never finish school. This means that they find it almost impossible to get employed. They have no skills. Many organizations offer these young people training programs where they can actually learn skills that can lead to employment and a better life. Socially conscious employers often subscribe to and support these efforts.

Young people on the streets often develop very serious behavioral problems. They are angry and defiant, they want to be independent, they think that they have been abandoned and they therefore shun society. These young people need counseling and it is not always all that easy to convince them of that fact. They need to face all their issues and resolve to become active and productive members of society.

Sadly, many troubled young people fall into the ugly web of addiction. They use drugs and alcohol to help them forget about their hardships. They seek oblivion in glue, heroin and very often extremely dangerous substances. They, too, cannot move on until they are clean and sober. Several organizations help these youngsters by offering extended rehabilitation programs. Resources are scare, however, and not everyone can be helped.

No effort, however noble, will permanently have an effect of a young person that still have to survive in the streets. That is why several organizations have shelters where they can stay. They are kept safe from the bad influences of the ghettos and they are fed. It is almost always in these sheltered environments where charities do most of their good works and achieve most of their successes.

Churches, charities and even the local authorities are doing wonderful work to help troubled youngsters, especially in the cities. Unfortunately, they can only scratch the surface due to a severe lack of resources. Many valuable lives fall through the cracks. They need more sponsors, volunteers and facilities. Every privileged person should deem it is solemn duty to do something to help the less privileged.

The future of the world is in the hands of the youth. Large numbers of disenfranchised young people spell serious trouble for the future. That is why every effort to help them, to guide them, to counsel them and to employ them should be supported.




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