Wanda J. Evans

Broschiertes Buch

Purple Petals, Bruised Flowers

a Mentor's Journey

Beschreibung

Purple Petals Bruised Flowers "A Mentors Journey"-a blend of poetry and prose that chronicles lessons learned the first year of establishing a support group for teen girls experiencing or exposed to intimate partner abuse inside a public high school in Chicago. Wanda Evans writes a compelling memoir, which takes a direct look at the growth, and healing that can occur when everyday people step forward and share their own insecurities, frailties, and pain. It explores the indescribable successes and the unpredictable letdowns of a teacher that saw a problem and said no to overtime and yes to mentoring, only to discover that just because one decides to do outreach does not mean that youth will automatically reach back. What started as an uphill struggle evolved into something to fight for, and ultimately lead to greater wisdom and understanding of the complexities of mentoring and the human heart.

Autor

About the Author Wanda Evans is the Founder and the Executive Director of Purple Rain: Girls Overcoming Abuse. She has been an educator in the Chicago Public School system for the past 16 years. She earned a B.A. in English Literature from The University of Illinois at Chicago and a M.A. in Urban Education at St. Xavier University at Chicago. She has also taught Spanish for 8 years. As an educator in the Chicago Public School system, she has serviced at-risk youth since 1997 and has a long history of out-reach which started with WINGS (Women In Need Of Graces) and My Man's and Them (Male Mentoring Circle). In 2003, she began to witness an alarming rise in the number of girls abused in the hallways of her high school; Ms. Evans made a decision to do something to address the problem, which led to the evolution of Purple Rain. Besides teaching, writing, and mentoring, you can find Ms. Evans organizing programs that encourage student enrichment, improved self-esteem, and life management skills. She also functions as the Associate Director of Just Us Fellas (Male Mentoring Group). She currently resides in Chicago where she is married with three children. E-mail Ms. Evans at [e-mail]

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Xlibris US
• Seitenzahl: 62
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9781425724818
• ISBN-10: 1425724817
• Artikelnr.: 59916788