Story
This youth was involved with DHS for a delinquency case and as this was wrapping up and he was successfully moving on to probation, experienced the sudden loss of his mother. His father is out of the home due to criminal charges and he his living with an older sibling and relative. The youth was significantly truant with school and the loss of his mother compounded this and he was at risk for dropping out. The youth decided to work on his GED and in May took his pretest and then went on to pass all four sections of his GED on the first try! The youth continues to struggle with his father's criminal matter and not having him in the home and is unsure of his future. He has requested a specific type of wireless earbuds as a way to celebrate his GED.