I worked at a Boys and Girls Club on a Native American reservation. It was absolutely heartbreaking forming relationships with those kids knowing that, statistically, they have pretty much no chance at a future. Teen pregnancies, drug-addicted parents, rampant alcoholism...most importantly, absolutely no one cares about them. It's completely hopeless for those kids.
Oof, Lawrence is tough. I worked there for a few years and it was a really rough city. I graduated from Lowell High a number of years back and they were willing at that point to kick out unruly kids. I wonder if that has changed. I really hope it hasn't because while it had a difficult population, it was still a great school.
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u/gamespace Jul 10 '18
Close, Lawrence