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KJ8MCE PUBLIC uum Bethoano
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Bethpage
YOUR OFFICIAL HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
Serving Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge, Seaford, Old Bethpage & Plainview
VOL. 27 NO.-MKZrS June 10-16, 1994 25 CENTS
AN OPEN DOOR FOR TWENTY YEARS
Walkabout House in Bethpage Celebrates 20th Anniversary on June 15
3ffor a moment in time
S/n my impetuous youi£ -
9 naoe stumbled by tne way
[Jifriendandfamily xfiffer wit A me
^anomy dreams andf wantsS7 cannot say
Unere is somewnere a place S7Anow
Id/nere tnose wno care and understand^
Jiaoe built for me a place to go,
And slay for fust a wliile.
Cn auieiplace called ls)afAa£oui
l^HerefofAofyoodwiff
U\eallg care <- and do not flout
Une ways of youth * the tasA of growing up,
^And3 am yraiefulfor tneir love
Jor liAe a family tlieu will fill my cup.
Joeo <bclioaftfancf
*torirauffflwgiiwi
by Mary McCaffrey
The auditorium was full of noisy, anxious people. Everyone, it
seemed, wanted to be heard.
One after one they approached the microphone to express their
concerns. What kind of kids would be living in the house? Why
Bethpage? Why near the school? Would the children at St. Martin's
be at-risk. Who'd supervise these kids? What kinds of problems would
they bring to the community?
The questions flowed as did the assumptions and charges until one
man, a well-known resident of Bethpage, took the microphone and
waited for silence.
He began, "I was arrested for vagrancy...it was the kind people of
the Salvation Army who helped me out when I was homeless." He
continued, saying that he wanted to help these young men with whom
he shared a common bond - the plight of being homeless - find a
home Hi Bethpage.
Leo Schottlcnd shocked those present at that meeting. He went on
to describe the problems of the homeless in a very personal, compelling
sto&y about his own experiences as a young man.
The founders of Walkabout attended many meetings throughout the
community. They fully understood the community's concerns and did
everything they could to quell the fears of the people justifiably
concerned about an experiment in group living - a home for homeless
16-19 year old me;, - men on the cusp of adulthood.
At one of the fi< i.al meetings held in St. Martin's auditorium, a high
school student from Bethpage, sitting alone at the back of the
auditorium, listened to the debate and then came forward. This young
man, Dan Hardgrove, the unofficial spokesperson for youth simply
commented that young people needed a place to go when "things
got too uncomfortable at home."
Community support came" slowly but has not faltered since the home,
Walkabout, opened twenty years ago.
Fears calmed, the community turned around and has been supportive
of the program and the youth who have lived here. The young men
(Continued on Page 6)
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| Title | Bethpage-Tribune_1994-06-10 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within Bethpage, Old Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge and Seaford. |
| Creator | Florence Cullem |
| Publisher | Florence Cullem |
| Contributors | Scanned and Prepared by Hudson Microimaging, Port Ewen, New York 12466. |
| Date | 2010 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Bethpage Public Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | The Newspaper is in the public Domain and Digital Rights Held by Bethpage Public Library. |
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