Saturday, April 09, 2005

Weissport OKs Youth Aid program for juveniles / The Morning Call, 8 Apr 2005

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b7_1weissyouthapr08,0,3286259.story?coll=all-newslocal-hed
Sharon Stanley
"Weissport Borough Council unamimously approved a program that will have first-time juvenile offenders doing service projects, such as picking up trash, instead of serving time in an institution. The Youth Aid program has worked well in Delaware, Montgomery and Chester counties, with a 92 percent success rate for juveniles completing assignments and not committing other offenses"