because they don’t know where they fit in or belong. They turn to gangs that offer a false sense of friendship and protection, and they end up in trouble, in jail or dead. The HATT Youth Program is a safe environment and a sustainable mentoring network. HATT’s programs offer stability and knowledge, along with the know-how or skills necessary for the youth to succeed. Let’s get it done!
Lake Lytal Park HATT Picnic Saturday May 25, 2013 Memorial Day weekend
Continued from page 56 and their communities. Events and fundraising are also a big part of the picture, to build up the existing churches around us, which need our help. Support We will need the church and community leaders to rally around the youth and be involved in everything that they do, in order to keep them focused and dreaming of bigger things. We will focus on home trust. This will be a time where parents can meet with their children in a neutral place to understand ones needs and communicate with one another on how things can be improved. We encourage parents to participate in some of the activities that HATT provides, so that more time is spent with their kids. When the parents invest in their kids, it will be the best investment they ever made. Why you may wonder Because no one took the time to invest in these young Haitians, luckily some of them chose to follow sports as a source of comfort. Unfortunately, many of the youth choose the gangs
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HATT acknowledges and recognizes that the youth are assets in our communities and that they are the future. Together we can plant the seeds now for a better tomorrow, by implementing HATT’s plan of action that brings HOPE, LIFE, ETERNITY for the future of our children. Our children are the ones that will be the future leaders of our communities, future business people, future senators, future entrepreneurs, maybe even the future president; the list is endless. We as parents and leaders of today, need to step up to the challenge and hand in hand with HATT, get things done! HATT’s philosophy of HOPE, LIFE, ETERNITY never changes. It is the solid ground upon which the cry for change can be made tangible, when we all come together with the common interest of giving HOPE, which renews people’s faith, giving them LIFE and a sense of responsibility to their family, their community and their country, and ultimately ETERNITY, something to last forever. HATT is the solution to lift up our youth! We need your help today!