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INCARCERATED KIDS AT FARMINGTON BAY YOUTH CENTER CREATE MURAL OF HOPE By Becky Ginos | becky.g@thecityjournals.com
Editor’s note – This article was originally published in the Aug. 30 edition of The City Journal
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eing in custody instead of in high school is a challenging situation for kids at the Farmington Bay Youth Center but they’ve been able to express themselves through a mural project at the facility called “The Marathon Continues,” which was unveiled last week. The project was in partnership with The Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs, in collaboration with One Kind Act, Utah Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, and Ogden Contemporary Arts. “This is groundbreaking work here,” said Curtis Bennett, executive director of One Kind Act A Day. “Some people would think finding kindness in this space would not be remotely possible. We’ve seen through these young men and young women that kindness belongs everywhere.” The organization developed a curriculum that would be applicable and motivational as well, he said. “The team that helped teach it were people that were more their age. The right people to be involved in something like this to help them know what kindness is.” The initiative was 30 days, said Bennett. “We had a muralist help them apply the learning into a mural embedded with symbolism. There were 15 youth working over 10 weeks, seven partner organizations, two education artists and one mission – kindness.” “When I started I invited them to share their thoughts and opinions on the question,” said Tracy Williams, Lead
Farmington Bay Youth Center unveiled its new mural, “The Marathon Continues.” The mural captures their reflections on kindness and their
Continued page 11 vision for a hopeful and healing future. Photo by Becky Ginos
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