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| ‘Donkey farm’ helps adults mentor young offenders in Summit County |
| By ohio.com - Kathy Antoniotti |
| Published: 06/18/2013 |
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OHIO - A boy at the Compass Center proudly showed a Summit County judge the eggplants he was tending in the center’s garden. He was learning how to grow the vegetables — even though he didn’t know what to do with them, said Juvenile Judge Linda Teodosio, who had sentenced the boy to an Ohio Department of Youth Services detention center. “He didn’t know much about eggplant, so I made the boys a tray of eggplant parmigiana. I think the ability to connect with caring adults is always a benefit for youth,” Teodosio said of the faith-based center more commonly known as the “donkey farm.” Read More. |
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This sounds like a good program.