"Each of us makes the journey through life with our own obstacles and 'sticking points.' The difference is how we face our own personal 'monster.' Do we run and hide the cruel beast, or do we become a Dragon-Slayer?"
Phyllis P. McNeal, MSW, Dragon-Slayer
Romans 12:2 New Living Translation (NLT)Straight Talk Program, Inc., offers mentoring to both youth and adults. The founder of Straight Talk Program, Inc., Phyllis P. McNeal, MSW, provides assistance to mentees and serves as a positive role model for the development of life skills, goal setting, and career choices.
Through our mobile speaker's bureau we engage formerly incarcerated people and the community in dialogue forums that address crime prevention, intervention, and deterrence
Straight Talk Program, Inc., assists court-mandated offenders in completing their community service hours' requirements. We provide our clients with community service related task and duties to perform. Every client is assigned a duty that matches their expertise. Check with your local court to get approval.
We provide opportunities for at-risk youth and adults to engage in positive activities to develop an understanding of their own self- worth.
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Some of the Straight Talk Program participants have not had any contact with law enforcement or the criminal justice system. Some of the Straight Talk Program participants are formally incarcerated people or who have had contact with law enforcement. Both groups had one common goal. To help others in the community with their gifts they have been blessed to serve others. Some of the Straight Talk Program Mentees have not had any contact with law enforcement or the criminal justice system. Some of the Mentees are formally incarcerated people or who have had contact with law enforcement.