Fortunately for Claudia and Brian, caring adults did step up...
Claudia and Lisa started their relationship by playing games and making jewelry together, but it turned into so much more!
Bryan never had a father figure, but Joe stepped up as a mentor and ultimately, as a friend.
... thanks to Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church!
"Community Relations Officer Linda Buchman said that Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church is the district's largest partner in the [Spring Branch ISD]
mentoring program.
'When I tell you that there are 150 mentors walking the halls at Spring Woods Middle School, I mean there are 150 (adults there),' Buchman said.
Buchman singled out [retired MDPC Pastor and current Loving Houston Chair] Dave Peterson and [MDPC member] Mary Card with special recognition - Card has single-handedly recruited more than 600 volunteers for mentoring and other district projects.
Card gave credit to Peterson and MDPC. 'Our fabulous minister has always made mentoring a priority,' she said. 'It gives these kids hope. It's all about bringing hope to these precious kids.'"
-- Excerpted from Rusty Graham's Your Houston News article (November 8, 2012)
Thanks to Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church and Spring Branch ISD for bringing kids like Claudia and Bryan hope through mentorship. For information about how you or your church can mentor, email us. For real-time updates on good work we're discovering throughout Houston, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook.
