KNEW: I knew from experience.
Growing up on the West End/South Side of Providence I felt the difference between after-school or recreation programs for the well served vs under served communities. As a child I remember attending a local recreation center that was located in the basement of the housing complex I lived in. It did not resemble the super fun sleep-over camps you saw on TV. It was run by local community members and parents. When I asked my Mom why I did not go to the kind you see on TV? She would say, "Because 1. I don't trust you sleeping out and 2. we don't have money for that!"
LEARNED: How the broken system continues.....
Hoping to affect change from a young age, during middle school I participated in a program called, "I am Tired of Violence." It's focus was how to "avoid" gangs and dangerous activities.
Learning the theory behind the Deficit Approach helped me realize that the program I participated in only focused on stopping the "bad behavior" which was the violence. It did not focus on "Why" was this "bad behavior" happening? Which more often than not is a lack of resources somewhere.
MORE: Resiliency Research?
I want to better understand what drives resiliency. How do Roses continue to rise from the concrete?
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