VISION The Elimination of teenage after school idleness in Bed-Stuy and similar communities through Holistic Programs. An idle teenager is unemployed, do not attend school, and or do not volunteer/intern. Idle teens are more likely to: * Suffer from Depression * Commit Crime * Drink Alcohol and Smoke * Become Teenage Parents * Lose future employment opportunities due to lack of adequate experiences.
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For 18 years, Jill worked as a Script Supervisor on award-winning feature, television and commercial productions on locations all over the world, with famous actors and directors (credits available at www.imdb.com). As a Screenwriter, two of her scripts were produced: “Rigged,” adapted from a novel by James Hadley Chase and starring George Kennedy, distribution by Kodiak Films and “Socrates,” a PBS pilot for “The Immortals” series starring Ed Asner. Several of her original screenplays were optioned. Having been given so many wonderful opportunities through her parents, Jill felt compelled to give back to youth who weren’t as lucky. She had an idea for a screenplay about two rival gang members at the same detention camp. She tried to set up a screenplay workshop at different detention camps for over a year, to no avail. After the LA riots in 1992, Jill joined a volunteer group, where she met Wanda Patterson who worked at Optimist Youth Homes in Eagle Rock. Through Wanda, Jill was finally able to mentor a group of teenage boys that were incarcerated for a variety of crimes.