People can change, but first they must have to know how to change. Many troubled youth do not have a positive role model in their lives to help them know how to act responsibly or how to change. Through Straight Talk – Sound Direction individual mentoring, My Brother’s Keeper helped individuals to deal with the hardships in their life by helping them learn to live with Integrity, Respect, and Standards. During the mentoring sessions a connection, an atmosphere of trust, was developed with each client. An understanding of the client’s problems was developed and a game plan to address the problems was jointly prepared. Clients were told what they NEEDED TO hear, not just what they WANTED TO hear. Through a series of individual mentoring sessions the clients’ progress was tracked and clients were provided with the knowledge and skill to make positive decisions and changes in their lives.
