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Today’s blog was guest written by Holly Robinson. To read the series from the beginning, click here.

The children and families that we get to interact with in the inner-city community are families who have not been taught how to have discipline and responsibility for their lives.  When we take these kids in we are teaching them much more than just educational values like their alphabet and numbers.  We are teaching the kids to become responsible individuals while also dealing with day to day issues.

Our goal is to get the kids to start thinking more about their actions and learn how to handle their own problems.  We emphasize having respect for all people and things, responsibility for themselves, and building relationships out of love.  We are a private Christian organization so we have the freedom to share our faith with the students.  We get to teach the kids about God and His love for us.  As we build relationships with them, we want them to be able to see Jesus in us while pointing them towards a relationship with Him.

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