Burning Bush Moments is a nonprofit specifically designed for at-risk male youth, with special interest in redirection of life choices through advocacy, re-education, mentoring, and ultimately placement of youth.
Our goal and motto is, “Intervention Not Detention.”
Statistics show that 67% of delinquent youth will reoffend and continue a life of criminal behavior. Through our personal research in meeting with juveniles in delinquency we have found that the main contributor to their recklessness is a lack of education, lack of stability, and a lack of or misconstrued version of love. Boys in particular do not always gravitate toward affection or attention as a means of being validated, but instead lean on acceptance and respect shown to them.
“By modeling a teach to reach method, “Do as I do.” Our young men become conditioned to positive behaviors. All of our boys matter. Intervention should always be our goal.” Rosario Dowling, BBM Founder
6 Week programs:
Contender4Life • Self-Worth and Awareness of Consequences
Art4Life • Art Therapy Classes with Music
Dream4Life • Gang Intervention and Prevention Curriculum
Advocacy
Advocating on behalf of our boys and young men helps them develop a sense of value of people, things, their families, and the community. Some of the our boys and young men lack support from a family, hence their reckless behavior.
Our volunteers advocate by supporting the growth and transition of our youth into adulthood by:
- Visiting youth within YDF
- Attending key court dates
- Writing letters of support to court when appropriate
- Speaking on their behalf in juvenile or adult court when appropriate
- Correspondence after placement or 18th birthday has taken place
Some of our boys and young men are enrolled in college courses due to the generosity of a matched mentor/advocate/sponsor.
