Daylong program tackles how to help the most troubled youths

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Stanislaus County will present a program on reaching the most troubled youths, to be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Gallo Center for the Arts.

Pediatrician Kenneth Ginsburg will speak on the “Hardest to Reach – Addressing Risk, but Building on the Strengths of Marginalized and Traumatized Youth.”

Ginsberg specializes in adolescent medicine in his practice at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and director of health services at Covenant House Pennsylvania, which serves Philadelphia’s homeless and marginalized youth. His research focuses on fostering the internal resilience of youth.

“At Boys and Girls Club, we concentrate on child development; we know many children arrive at school unprepared for learning because of their home environment,” said Kenni Friedman, board chairwoman for the Stanislaus nonprofit.

“After hearing Dr. Ginsburg at our national conference, I realized that we needed to give all our youth professionals new approaches to change the outcomes for all of our kids who find themselves alienated from their school and home environment,” Friedman said.

Tickets are $25 per person, which includes lunch. Purchase them at https://bgcsreachingkids.eventbrite.com.

This story was originally published September 19, 2015 at 3:26 PM with the headline "Daylong program tackles how to help the most troubled youths."