IF Project

Seattle police officer, Kim Bogucki, gave a great presentation dealing with successful programs for offenders re-entering society, and for the children of offenders.  IF gets its name from the question posed by the group facilitators - "IF there was something someone could have said or done to change your life before problems began, what would it have been?"
Former felons, David Lujano and Honey Herman, gave their stories of how they landed in prison, and how they are now working with youth through the IF program.  They have become successful role models.  The key to success seems to be having positive role models who believe in the person, and in focusing on successful life events.  Both Kim and Honey have given TED Talks.
This program has special relevance to our club's desire to mentor our challenge scholars,
and other high school students.