Tag: Polk County Juvenile Detention Center
Daphne’s Story
Daphne is a vibrant, intelligent young lady who landed in the detention center jaded, skeptical, and bitter. Daphne’s mom abandoned her at the age of 2. Her dad repeatedly reminded her she would be nothing, just like her mom. Daphne worked hard in school and found every job she could to prove herself and yet [...]
Merry Christmas!
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end,” (Isaiah 9:6-7a, ESV). The staff [...]
Prayer Points for the 500 Wing at the Polk County Juvenile Detention Center
I wanted to highlight some prayer requests shared by Donna, a Bible discussion group leader for the 500 Wing at Polk County Juvenile Detention Center in Des Moines. I would like to ask prayer for a girl who got a Bible the week before and she has begun reading it and praying. She said things [...]
I Used To Think…
We enjoy challenging youth to express themselves through writing and we asked youth in the Polk County Juvenile Detention Center to write about something they used to think. Below is something a 16-year-old young man in our Second Chance Juvenile Mentoring Initiative wrote: I used to think that when people would try to get me [...]
Christmas Cinquain Poetry
Part of our Second Chance Juvenile Mentoring Initiative includes offering a creativity class for the youth at the Polk County Juvenile Detention Center. We do this to help the youth find ways to express themselves, provide another structured activity/group session as a way to serve the staff, and to introduce Second Chance as an aftercare [...]
“We Need You Here”
By Shane Vander Hart Tonight Scott, one of our Bible discussion group leaders, was telling me about the great work that God is doing amongst the youth in the Bible discussion groups that meet at the Polk County Juvenile Detention Center. Kids are coming broken and hungry for Jesus. Youth are placing their faith in [...]