That's why the group In My Own Voice has come about. It operates as a family. It operates to create economic opportunities, as well as creating options other than the more negative choices. Basically, In My Own Voice is a group where the young people use their stories to educate others, as well as to empower themselves. They become the media, so to speak. We use radio, we use video and television, and we use theatre to share the stories the young people in the group have experienced--what has brought them to where they are, why they have made the choices they have made, and what are they doing to make more positive choices?
Rather than having a third party tell their story, they tell the stories. They craft the story and I and a couple of other staff people help the young people do that.