This year I was a CIT 2 (a
Counselor-
In-
Training is a former camper who assists counselors at the Urban Hope summer camp. The goal is to help them learn to become counselors themselves). This portion of the CIT program consisted of an exchange from Urban Hope to an internship at the Spencer Perkins Center in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Three years ago, I met Daquan (not his real name) at the park. A friend and I were teaching basketball skills and running drills. I invited him and his best friend to join us. My immediate impression was that Daquan was shy but also very attentive. He became a member of our Walltown Wildcats basketball team, but usually stayed off to the side and didn't fully participate.
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