I Almost Left A Kid In Alaska

I Almost Left A Kid In Alaska

This blog was written by Kacy Leyba our East Campus Principal. I almost left a kid in Alaska…To be fair, there were moments a few days into our #DSSDoesAlaska trip where I considered letting our students wander into the woods, then sprinting away from them and...
Hope is here!

Hope is here!

“When my plans didn’t work out, I went back to the only thing I knew… selling my body for money.” Unfortunately, Jessica* isn’t the only girl to say these words. In fact, there’s an epidemic of hopelessness that’s plaguing young women, and unless we intervene and...
But then I found DSS…

But then I found DSS…

We exist to see lives change. Sometimes all a student needs is to connect with an adult who reminds them of who they are and encourages their potential. That’s what we do at the Denver Street School. Meet Jack…  “I started using drugs when I was 10-years-old. And by...