Marion's Place

Marion's place is truly a dream of mine which I plan to make a reality. When my mother passed away 5 years ago I was devastated and lost. As I pieced my life back together and finally decided to dedicate my life to helping others, and more specifically at risk youth, my vision became clear. I had a terrible experience at a Group home when I myself was a troubled teen, and I made a promise that if I got my life turned around, I would definitely try to make a difference in the lives of kids who were following my destructive path.

My dream for Marion's Place is to create a Recreation/Community centre that can be accessed 24/7 by parents who need to have their kids supervised. I have a beautiful vision of a Marion's Place set up in every major community at one point and just imagine how much easier life could be if you knew that your children were always supervised, always involved in a learning or positive environment/ program, and it was free!? From my own personal experiences one of the biggest problems for me was lack of supervision, and just nobody seeming to care what I was doing or where I was. With a program such as Marion's Place we can have a place where parents who can't be there to pick up their kids from school, or afford an afterschool program that keeps them occupied until they are done work, can know that their kids are being watched and cared for in their absence.

By supporting Joshua Stern and any of his ventures you will literally watch an incredible change begin. I am dedicated to donating as much as 50% of all my earnings to building a better community and a safer environment for all. Wouldn't it be great to know that the money you spent is actually going towards your community and making your world a better place to be!? If you prefer, there will also be opportunities to support Marion's Place in other ways such as donations, charitable work, fundraising, etc.

In the end if we could create an environment where kids are free to explore and learn without prejudice or restraints, we are only doing ourselves and future generations a great service. Remember a time when one parent or a group of parents would work out a system where they would entertain or be responsible for the children afterschool until the other parents could return from work, or running errands? That was called community, and it did wonders in the past. I would like to bring that feeling and memory back only on a larger scale. The more we all lend a hand, the better it could be. I think we could all do with a little less teenage crime, drama, death, and substance abuse, don't you? These children aren't bad, and they aren't evil, they are lost, scared, and alone. Let's give them a better chance, let's give them a better future, and let's give them Marion's Place.