Positive Youth Development in Action

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Clip art of a star.After being released from a juvenile facility, Diego entered the Dream Tree transitional living program. Though Diego, now 20 years old, graduated from the program and now lives on his own in a community far away from Dream Tree, he checks in regularly because he works for Onyx Construction, helping to build the casitas.

"They have been giving me regular counseling. They invite me to dinner, help me to budget money," he says about Dream Tree.

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