Forsyth County Summer Enrichment Program Trains Teens to Become Community Participants
By Jenna Cerruti, July 27 2015
Youth-involved activities like summer jobs, group outings and continued education are particularly important in the summer, when teen crime rates typically spike. Research has found that keeping teens busy may suppress summer crime and violence — one study last year reported a 43 percent reduction in violent crime among teens who participated in a part-time summer job for 13 weeks.
For Reclaiming Futures in Forsyth County, North Carolina, the summer enrichment program for juvenile drug treatment court youth goes beyond that.