Scouting Beyond Bars

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"...Scouting Beyond Bars program begun two years ago by the correctional center, Lincoln Trails Council Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of Central Illinois. The purpose is to maintain the bond between mother and child during the woman’s prison sentence and introduce them to an activity they can continue after they are reunited in the community.

The program came together through the efforts of Steve Spaide, an administrative assistant at the prison, Bob Larson, Boy Scouts district director, and Vicki Harber-Wheeler, Girl Scouts program director."

 

http://herald-review.com/news/local/moms-kids-bond-through-scouting-prison-program/article_2ed6e7dc-54ca-11e3-98a1-0019bb2963f4.html

 

Good story.