The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Poem by Robert Frost
ABOUT US...
G  U  I  L  T  Y
Giving U Inspirational Lives Through our Youth
Mission

GUILTY: Giving U Inspirational Lives Through our Youth, is a 501(c)(3) community youth
development nonprofit organization that strives for the betterment of our youth
labeled as “at-risk” and “delinquent”.  While nurturing and developing the physical,
mental, emotional, and social well-beings of our youth, we equip them with the tools to
ensure a brighter future.  Our programs will be designed to teach responsibility,
accountability, sustainability, attainability, trust, honesty, support, and
critical/reasonable thinking.  These skills and attributes are essential to our youth
leading just and productive lives in their communities.

To preserve the innocence of our youth, we as a community have to be aware of the
issues and accomplishments that our youth face on a daily basis.  The various
programs that will be offered through educational and community awareness activities
will be fundamentally sound for our youth as they grow from children into adults.


Goals

Our goals include:  Developing community based programs by using statistics and
research driven practices; Connecting the communities, schools, athletics, and
workforce to enhance the development of our youth; Minimizing the risk conditions that
lead to delinquency, family/peer/substance abuse, sexual behaviors/STDs, etc;
Collaborating with state/federal/private agencies, K-12/colleges/universities,
nonprofit/community organizations for improved coordination and planning efforts;
Transforming our youth into leaders and competitive members of our community and
country; Having community and educational programs that focus on academic wellness,
reasonable/critical thinking, coping with issues that youth encounter, self-esteem/self-
help workshops, field trips, community and athletic service projects, career/educational,
planning training/workshops (resume/application builder, interviewing skills, college
readiness) volunteering, internships; Reincorporating youth that have spent time in
detention/correctional centers, jail, and prison in the community by involving them in
service projects and implementing rehabilitation skills/strategies; and countless other
programs and activities that will give our youth the skill-set they will need for a
prosperous future;  Our programs and activities will serve as a catalyst for systematic
change and reassurance among our youth.


Philosophy

The Philosophy of GUILTY is to allow our youth the opportunities to develop and build
self confidence and accomplish goals that they set for themselves (long and short
term).  GUILTY will allow our youth a path to foster healthy relationships with their
family, friends, community, professional adults, and to teach them how to become
positive role models.   The programs and activities will emphasize the importance of
setting goals, education, caring, and confronting the trials/tribulations that stand in the
way of their success.  The focus of GUILTY is to be an advocate and an outlet for our
youth, specifically those labeled “at-risk” and “delinquent”, ages 21 and under.  

The industry that GUILTY is a part of, is an industry that has been developed and
sustained on various levels.  Being a philanthropic organization, we thrive on the
successful outcomes of our youth that have been negatively labeled in society.  All of
the outcomes will be different because no two lives are the same.  If we can change a
child that has a police record, does not attend school, sexually promiscuous, does not
respect authority, plays dangerously because there are not activities that are located
in their community, or a child that is struggling because their parents are in jail, on
drugs, or abusive, we have successfully accomplished the overall goal of GUILTY.
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