- Increase self-esteem and confidence
- Increase comfort level in sharing ideas and feelings
- Enhance ability
to trust an adult
- Provide opportunity
for and recognize success
- Develop group participation and communication skills
- Increase appreciation for differing viewpoints and diversity
- Inspire desire to read and write
- Build ability to focus and follow through on projects
- Be willing to change by taking risks and chances to improve
their lives
- Use their time wisely to build knowledge and get a good
education by focusing on school, homework, study skills,
and outside work
- Discover, learn about, and feel more comfortable with
themselves
- Take responsibility for their actions by putting what
is most important first
- Develop the courage to address their lives realistically,
identify strengths, and make practical changes
Develop a plan that will help them to never come back
to jail |