Thursday, 1 November 2018

Without Troubled Youth Programs Indianapolis Youngsters Have No Support

By Robert Parker


There was a time when communities were closely knot and where people actually cared about each other. Young people were nurtured and encouraged to make something of themselves. Those days are gone. Families are falling apart and societies have become self centred. In so many cases, it is the younger generation that comes apart. Young people roaming the street, unemployed and without purpose are clearly evident everywhere, especially in the inner cities. But with troubled youth programs Indianapolis charities are trying to make a difference.

Social experts all agree that the very core of a healthy society consist of loving and supporting families. The unfortunate truth is that there are numerous dysfunctional families. Parents simply do not spend time with their children any longer and many parents are themselves struggling to cope with the pressures of modern life. Organizations trying to help young people therefore try their best to create an environment where they will feel wanted and protected.

Some organizations have schemes that focus on skills training. They are often in partnership with private enterprises to not only equip young people with skills but to also help them find employment. The idea is that someone with a job and a steady income will become a steady and reliable member of society. Sadly, it is often necessary to first overcome other obstacles before a young person can be trained.

When young people lack the support and safety of a family environment, they often start to develop behavioural problems. Many of them feel worthless and they turn to drugs and alcohol and, eventually, to crime. So many of them end up living in the streets. That is why many helping hand organizations offer ongoing counselling that can help these young people to deal with their lives and to find something worth living for.

Many youngsters will turn to crime and end up with a criminal record. A large percentage of them will become dependent upon substances, rendering them unable to become upstanding citizens. That is why a number of organizations focus on rehabilitation. This is a big challenge as substance abuse is rife among the homeless and the young. The failure rate is high but every success story is celebrated.

Young people find it almost impossible to attend training sessions and counselling if they have nowhere to stay and if they are under nourished. Thankfully, some charities provide shelter and safety to these youngsters. Many even provide meals. They do extremely valuable food because safety and shelter is the very basis of human needs. The sad fact is that there are just not enough of these facilities.

There are those that try to help young people in trouble, but there are too few of them. Most of those doing their best are beset with funding problems. Food, shelter, training and counselling all cost money and there is too little of it. So many charities have had to close their doors and many others had to limit their services. Only a fraction of the budgets available to local authorities state authorities and the federal government is spent on helping.

If the future is in the hands of the youth then many nations are facing an uncertain future. The number of homeless and hopeless young people, even in affluent developed countries are rising at a very alarming rate. Action from all concerned is certainly very necessary.




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