Yes We Can Save Our Children

About the Book

This book is written and published to help churches, civic organizations, schools, community groups, youth programs and the like to open and operate their own youth services program. The size of the program depends upon the number of participants for which the programs exist. Examples are based on The Velocity Foundation’s program and should in no way mean that each program should follow the example straight forward. Research for this book is based on 2010 census data from the State of Louisiana. To develop a youth program, the program must deal with self esteem, drug prevention, pregnancy prevention, violence prevention, ATOD issues and bullying issues. These issues will help save lives and create a value system that is consistent with the norms of society. The program activities should be held in a safe environment such as a retreat setting, away from the normal everyday meeting places. It should offer field trips, history lessons, trusting and bonding exercises with youth, and group therapy. The program should also teach life skills, personal hygiene skills, teach respect for others and responsibility. The program should develop a set of standards that everyone in the group agrees on. They should have an opportunity to give examples of what “PUT DOWNS” are as well as why such a standard is used. Once they have agreed, they should signify by standing.

About the Author

About The Author Julius Wilkerson received a degree Psychology, minor in Sociology with inference on Marketing at Mercer University, Atlanta, GA in 1979. He worked with Michael Spinks throughout his championship career. His travel included trips abroad to Africa, Europe, Canada, the Bahamas and around the United States helping to promote various fights. Everywhere he traveled there was a major substance abuse problem among its youth population. Shortly after Michael Spinks retired, Julius pushed up his sleeves and went to work to make contributions that impacted the problems facing our youth. His first accomplishment was to develop the DRUG FREE ZONE concept, with the anonymous hot line in 1988. In 1991 and thereafter, Julius worked with and developed youth programs throughout the city. His career with youth programs lasted approximately 21 years. Julius decided to make the information available to everyone who wants to help youth by writing an instructive book, “YES WE CAN SAVE OUR CHILDREN”