A Place to Grow, Cope ; but Youth Refuge Is Far From a Resort
Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › February 22, 2006
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LARKSPUR - Zach's room at Griffith Centers for Children is a 10- by-10-foot cinder block structure with a single bed bolted to the floor and a door locked from the outside.
The setup bears more than a passing resemblance to a cellblock. Griffith's Treatment Learning Center is a temporary home for about a dozen boys, and its atmosphere is one in which many of them feel safe.See the full content of this document
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A Place to Grow, Cope ; but Youth Refuge Is Far From a Resort
Griffith is one of the last stops along the bumpy road of a troubled boy's life. If the boys aren't reformed here, most will wind up in jail or a mental institution -- perhaps for the rest of their lives.
Zach is te...See the full content of this document
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