"A Call to Action" Community Event - March 2006

More than 250 community leaders representing churches, local government, the courts, health and human services and philanthropy gathered for a “Call To Action” hosted by Montgomery County Juvenile Court and Reclaiming Futures.

The event was designed to raise awareness of the work of Montgomery County Juvenile Court, especially the Reclaiming Futures initiative, and to recruit volunteers to serve as Natural Helpers for court-involved youth.

Featured speaker during the Call To Action was Rev. Eugene F. Rivers III, founder and co-chairman of the Boston-based National Ten Point Leadership Foundation, which is committed to the principle that churches and faith-based organizations have a vital role in mentoring, ministering and monitoring high-risk youth.  Rivers, a Harvard graduate known internationally for his work on behalf of at-risk children, called for our community to step up and become the ‘watchman’ for at-risk children in our community.