On a hot Monday in June, I again found myself at the Reclaiming Youth International Conference in the Black Hills of South Dakota serving as MC of the annual Spirit of Crazy Horse Awards Ceremony. The award honors those who have done outstanding work with children and youth through their practice, policy development, or research. […]
The Spirit of Crazy Horse
It has been a packed spring and early summer: numerous speeches on my book, Hope Matters: The Untold Story of How Faith Works in America, including a speech for the Faith and Politics Institute in Congress, travel to California to help direct the 13-City Gang Prevention Network, and presentations at a variety of conferences. The […]
BOOK REVIEW: Hope Matters: The Untold Story of How Faith Works in America
There are so many ways that one can be touched by the incredible storytelling of events that redirected people’s lives. John Calhoun’s “Hope Matters” celebrates faith as a verb. You may find a new way of looking for your purpose within those pages. Through the odysseys of individuals, including that of the author, “Hope Matters” […]
Who is Naming and Claiming Our Kids?
As President of the National Crime Prevention Council, I sat on Attorney General Janet Reno’s U.S. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Thirsty to learn, Reno would hold meetings in places where she could witness what was going on in local communities. At one of our meetings at a school in Southeast Washington, […]
