Is this the solution to 'throwaway kids'?
Brookeville, Maryland (CNN)As
a special education teacher, Richard Bienvenue worked with many
troubled teenage boys. For years, he observed the toll their
surroundings took on them.
"The
kids in my classes were from some pretty horrendous situations:
dysfunction at homes, foster care, and abuse," said Bienvenue, who
taught carpentry classes. "The tears you would see, the anguish they
would go through, I saw a real need."
For
more than two decades, Bienvenue has been helping struggling young men
rebuild their lives. And he's using some unlikely tools: hammers and
nails...
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