tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54341492011-06-07T23:48:01.208-07:00Trailblazing at TaftTrailblazing is the best word for an Innovative Program underway at Taft Youth Center near Pikeville, Tennessee. Housed behind a 12' fence with razor wire on top are 160 young men, ages 15-19, the most serious juvenile offenders in the state. These young men come from every county across the state for a time that is possibly their last chance at reform under the juvenile justice system.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15903267704285802839noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434149.post-1077324800346082032004-02-20T16:47:00.000-08:002004-02-21T15:37:21.123-08:00Village Drum & Dance Ensemble to Play TaftThe Village Drum & Dance Ensemble is presented by the Village Cultural Arts Center, Inc. We are especially privileged to host this exploration of African culture, history, and rhythm!
Date: Saturday, March 6, 1:30PMDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15903267704285802839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434149.post-1073969319176569462004-01-12T20:33:00.000-08:002004-02-20T16:57:57.216-08:00Don Aliquo to Perform at TaftAcclaimed saxophonist Don Aliquo will perform with a jazz combo at Taft. Mr. Aliquo is Assistant Professor of Saxophone and Coordinator of Jazz Studies at MTSU. You can learn more about Mr. Aliquo and check out his discography on his website. Or you can peruse his music here.
Date: Friday, February 20, 2004
Time: 1:30 PM, CST
Update 2/2/04: Don and his jazz quartet gave a great concert Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15903267704285802839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434149.post-1073523366759265092004-01-07T16:55:00.000-08:002004-01-07T16:57:19.750-08:00The PlanLarry Lively, Superintendent, Dr. Eben Gilbert, Manager of Treatment, and Linda Gilbert, Volunteer, met and discussed the idea of developing an Innovative Series of Programs to benefit the students at Taft Youth Center.
Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15903267704285802839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434149.post-1073523243050789952004-01-07T16:53:00.000-08:002004-01-07T23:04:17.076-08:00The PhilosophyWe believe that by providing these youthful offenders special programs designed to educate, inspire, give hope, broaden their outlook, connect them to folks on the outside, help them develop good citizenship, and provide them opportunities for intergenerational activities and service projects, that their self-worth will be strengthened, their attitudes and beliefs regarding the value of people Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15903267704285802839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434149.post-1073522979442887662004-01-07T16:49:00.000-08:002004-01-13T01:11:29.030-08:00The ProgramsWe have introduced a variety of programs, beginning with a visit by the author Clifton L. Taulbert in October 1998. Mr. Taulbert is the author and editor of several books, one of which became a feature film. Mr. Taulbert is dedicated to helping others build community. A featured speaker at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville in 1998, he donated his time after the festival to spend withDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15903267704285802839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434149.post-1073522370930320822004-01-07T15:58:00.000-08:002005-01-10T14:48:39.106-08:00Stories Not OnlineARTS PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN DETENTION AND CORRECTIONS:A GUIDE TO PROMISING PRACTICES
"Taft Youth Development Center" by Grady Hillman, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of juvenile Justice and Delinquency prevention, National Endowment for the Arts, p. 36
CHATTANOOGA FREE PRESS
"Author Clifton L. Taulbert speaks at Taft Youth Center" by Mike Finn, 1998Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15903267704285802839noreply@blogger.com