Teen's Project Aims to Provide Second Chances to Bay Area Youth
The 17-year-old is looking for businesses in Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas to serve as donation collection sites.
She’s 17 and on a mission. And she needs the help of individuals and businesses to get it done. Ellen Kromer, a Westchase resident who attends Steinbrenner High in Lutz, wants to reach out to people across the Bay area to help her collect items such as gently used clothing and basic toiletries for Jesus for Juveniles. The nonprofit organization supports incarcerated and newly released juvenile offenders to help them start over, she said. Her mom, Janet Kromer, began volunteering for JFJ as a mentor at the Pasco Girls Academy in January. The organization also supports the Hillsborough Girls Academy and the Riverside Academy for boys, as well as the Gulf and Lake Academy in Pinellas, which serves disabled youth. It’s a challenge, because the…
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B. Williams
3:08 pm on Sunday, July 29, 2012
I commend and applaud this young lady for her efforts. Operation Unwrap A Smile is doing the same things for the same population and would like to partner with this young lady. OUAS visits these facilities once per month to mentor and give toiletries to these youth. They also provide a Back Pack Of Hope for those that are transisitoning back home. For more information visit www.… more ›