Good Kids: The story of ArtWorks

By Michael Peringer and Mike Peringer

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594040338
• ISBN13: 9781594040337
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: SODO Publishing
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good kids - the story of artworks

Good kids is a very poignant story of how kids on the fast track to juvenile detention are redirected to creative, community supportive artwork. Most stories are told by the kids themselves, with their evaluation of how they have been helped by Artworks. The author also gives many "how to" stories of getting sponsored and organized to do this good work. An excellent narrative of creating good kids from potentially really bad apples.

"Good Kids"--good read

Put at-risk kids to work painting murals around a city--and pay them for it!--instead of locking them into the juvenile justice system...sounds crazy, right? Except that it succeeds, and this book both tells and shows how it can be done. If you haven't heard of Seattle's ArtWorks organization, you'll appreciate learning about this community service program that has helped thousands of kids redirect their lives after they've made some bad choices. As the inspiration behind ArtWorks, author Peringer is in a unique position to relate how the local business community, the city and local juvenile justice centers worked together to create this unique program. As a reader, you find yourself cheering for him as he opens one door after another to funding sources simply by telling the ArtWorks story, from his heart. The stories from and about typical ArtWorks kids and their experiences in the program grab you with their honesty and openness, giving a real feel for the effectiveness of ArtWorks at the personal level. The book is both a feel-good read and a blueprint for a proven program that could be adopted in other cities to weave at-risk youth back into their communities.