http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-bb03gatewaysoct03,0,5288074.story?coll=sfla-news-palm
Sally J. Ling
"Gateways was started by Kim Hale, a trial court investigator who walked into the juvenile holding cell in the basement of the Suffolk County Juvenile Court in downtown Boston and handed out books.
The guards scoffed at her. But they changed their minds when the girls became quiet, then interested. Now based in Boca Raton, the program provides uplifting reading materials to children in prison.
Hale started Gateways in 1998 and launched its Palm Beach County debut Aug. 19 at the Palm Beach Regional Juvenile Detention Center by donating books.
'I think we need to give children from troubled homes as much of a fresh start as we can,' she said. 'What better way than providing them with books with positive and inspiring content to renew their minds and their lives?' "
