visited me. the point was, people care for people who are behind bars. >> over the centuries, congregations, churches, synagogues, and mosques have followed that commitment in caring for those who have been good morning, it is always incarcerated. a privilege to host mosaic. my today we have representatives of queens bench bar association. a group of attorneys who work with delinquents and volunteer cohost is the pastor at st. with delinquent girls and boys mark's lutheran church in san in particular. francisco. >> we th morning. i just last month was an great to have you, patricia. interface pastor focused on and kathleen. incarcion, major concern in our country. how do you manage to get our founder, jesus saidi was im involved in this project with delinquents? because it is one of the

associations in town that supports opportunities and equality for women. >> during one of my first meetings at queen's bench, i learned of a committee. what touched me and prompted me to starting attending committee meetings was i learned it was an informal mentoring program for girls who are incarcerated in juvenile hall ravings -- ranging from 11 to 18. >> in some cases the volunteers were the only visitors for the kids. that was very istent ve the commission on women's and girls. >> you have done this how long? >> since about 2001. on and off for a few years. >> and kathleen, welcome.

>> think you. >> tell us a little bit about your background and how you got involved. >> as a recent grad in 2012 i attended the key -- queens bench sellers the tory -- celebratory champagne toast. then i found out about the juvenile hall program through one of my classmates at santa clara. that is how i started volunteering. what i enjoy about the program is working with the girls. they are really fun and there are still enags, so you get to have an informal mentoring opportunity. >> as an attorney, especially when graduating during the recession, we learned w ntship is. this is a way to pay it forward. >> what do you think the main reasons for the incarceration of juvenile girls and boys are?

>> the probation department issues some very detailed reports about the profiles of girls and boys. when you read them for calendar year 16 and 17, it's about half and half felonies versus misdemeanors. >> the girls in the unit are all in one, respective of the severity of charges. some experts think some of the things that are characterized as assault may actually be family violence and domestic violence that has rized and criminalized. >> often they might be the victim more so than the perpetrator? >> yeah, yeah. actually that is interesting

because there is the thought that the girls have been violently victimized, especially if you look at some statistics for california. about 80% of girls 15 and younger - have been victimized. >> we will come back to that and get more on that. again, we thank you for being with us. in the next segment we will get more into detail. please join us in our next statement -- segment on mosaic. got it good job the job maria, so how's work?

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hey, how's your job going? carlos: oh, that big sales meeting i planned? next year, i might get to go. kid: cool! welcome back to mosaic, we are continuing our discussion of the queens bench bar association with patricia boatman and kathleen noland. because of your volunteering and the work that you are doing, i understand you had a >> could yo t esident obama. >> that? >> on the eve of his inauguration we had a program at juvenile hall where the girls wrote letters of congratulations or whatever to the incoming president, michelle and the

daughters. the girls wrote poems and sent pictures. they added sequins, feathers and rhinestones. i bundled it all up into this huge package that i figured would never get there security. >> assented to the white house explaining what our project was. a short time later, we received a letter addressed to the girls at juvenile hall. >> i don't think we can read it there, but some of the content was - >> stay in school, pay attention , really inspirational and full of hope. i took the letter, went to kinko's and had it turned into a huge poster in the multimedia room of juvenile hall.

eliminated the letters and handed them out for kids. so when they got back home, no matter how desperate the circumstances, they could say somebody cares. it showed them respect. >> i went to the inauguration, but i didn't have a chance to get a letter like that or dance with michelle. [ laughter ] we didn't talk about the beginning of the queens bench. when did it start? >> 1921. >> i can't remember specifically , bue patricia can highlight why we started. >> there was a group of local e eensnch bar association in reonse the fact that the men in town resisted letting women into the

worker bar associations. this was set up as the first national bar association. >> one year after you got the right to vote. >> you have probably had a number of projects over the years, but the juvenile delinquent project is only from 1980? >> 1986. baxter, who is retired as the acting judge and she noticed the boys units had so many different projects and programs while there was nothing for girls. she really was the trailblazer. >> and you were inspired to get involved because he wanted to see it as something to put your energy into. >> correct, to pay it forward to women because so many women

ridge trailblazers for me, helping me in professional and personal endeavors. >> you both are mentors? >> i am. >> i am not an individual mentor at this time. >> so what does a mentor do? >> i am part of a project with the u.s. state department and stood -- implemented by the department of education and we bring in women from africa and pakistan on a yearly basis for five weeks. they mentor at tech companies he from -- wigrp ofwo t >> iofthe

projects they ey pain other things how do you encourage them? >> we bring the supplies and have a captive audience. [ laughter ] their alternatives are watching tv or reading books . more often than not, it is the everyone else is doing it, why wouldn't i participate? we come up with ideas. usually it is timely. if it is valentine's day or ent on current events. for examplewith ting ifla we rk heto wr they are peers ththe teenagers at the ag th e a way

them to practice a life skill and voice. >> i recently read all of us have longings and some of them are for love or meaning, happiness and growth. what would you see them longing on that scale? >> we did vision boards once and you might have thought there would be some really forward- looking kinds of cavities. let for the vision boardse giss a bedroom. she uring home life take for granted.they wanted

some of the very basic necessities. >> we're almost out of time. i want kathleen to say anything you would like to say. we're glad to have you continue your work. >> thank you for the opportunity to come and talk about this program. i am privileged to be a part of it. especially because of the work that other attorneys have done so i can participate. something i want your viewers oppounities. a lot these child the foundation of unconditional love that i think a lot of us take for granted. >> thank you for the important work that you do. i understand there are women as well as young men, we are very

pleased that you do that. thank you for being with us, beverly brand will take your place. >> please join us in our next segment with patricia and beverly.

welcome back to mosaic, beverly brand is joining us as a part of this great work. tell us a little bit about your involvement. >> i am an insurance lawyer. when i first graduated from the bar, i ns bench and i loved being involved with other women lawyers who practice in other

areas. took a job outside of san francisco for 10 years. when i came back to the city, i was getting involved in queens bench looking at the committees. i had two young children and saw the juvenile hall project. i went once and i was hooked. and is not just what we do for the girls, but also what they do for us. is always interesting and we always learn something. >> it always touches something inside of you when you go. i really enjoyed it in 2010. as been involved since then. >> and mentioned jesus in the introduction, referring to those in prison. one of the things he says is you do it for the least, last, lost and left out.

whatever your religious tradition might be, it's important you care for people. that is what is so exciting about all that you do. you talked about some of the drawings that they did, tell us a little bit about their work in that area. >> i brought one picture and we were doing pictures of trees that were supposed to be wishing trees. it was supposed to be about goals, hopes and dreams. one of the trees the girls through was showing her in her and outer soulthe top and then the black, gray depressed side of the tree.

she soul, just feeling so ghthen yo birthday of nelson mandela? >> we did, a couple of weeks ago. wednesday of every month. we had a picture of nelson mandela for kids to draw and color in. we also had some of his sayings. we went around the room and boys and girls had a chance to practice literary skills -- literacy skills. >> what do you think is the literacy rate of those in the juvenile department? >> i don't know the rates. i don't know if you have looked at the statistics, patricia.

and the unititself, i know you get a wide variety. some of the girls are actually quite bright. others do not seem capable of a we do do a reading and writing project with the girls, poetry and letter writing. we give them an opportunity to pass or color. you can draw something instead of writing. they have the choice, no one is put on the spot if there is an issue of literacy. it is supposed to take them out of the space. that can be very stressful and present and part of what you want is to take them out of that stress and give them positive interaction. >> the project is one of the most favorites over at juvenile hall. the counselors actually use it d

shment system. if the kids act up, they are sent back to their rooms and they can't participate. or if they arrive on time, they can't come down. but this is the opportunity for the kids to be interacting with nonjudgmental adults in a safe environment. >> you mentioned just having one bedroom. what are some of the other things that make them happy? >> music. for teenage girls it's boys and there is always some stuff they want, some jewelry or something. maybe nails or hair. i think it is usually a place. often their own place and space.

they want their own apartment, someplace with more control. >> they also want to be out of juvenile hall. a lot of the stories they will write and pictures they will draw, they may be bars, or handcuffs or tears. >> even gravestones. >> that is very helpful, we have one more segment. when we come back, could you tell us anyway the audience is listening? anyways we can be supportive of all of this great work you're doing? >> of course. >> come back for the last segment r association.

i hope you have been inspired, as i have been, to hear these attorneys talk about the work that they do. is there anyway we can help be supportive of the work you are doing? >> absolutely. >> not every volunteer that has come with queens bench has been an attorney. people work in law firms, we have law students and one of our volunteers was that ss state

for a while. we do also copartner with some attorneys like black women's lawyers and other organizations that promote women and women's issues. >> they will, and we will do joint projects together. there is a number of projects and organizations that do go there is yoga, tutoring, a ide number of things. also, i think we need to appreciate how difficult it is for these girls. you don't know the shoes they've walked in or what their struggles are. not having that judgment and being fresh is important. >> i noticed in the literature,

80% of the people are african- american. are they able to relate to another race? when you come in, are they put off by it or open to you? >> i think they are very open to us, but that is one way viewers could help. given the racial makeup of the incarcerated girls and boys, we do have more women of color come in and offer role models. one of our longest standing volunteers is a dear friend of mine who is african-american. she relates so beautifully with the girls and boys. >> we brought in dr. john who is an african-american woman and she came in and led the girls in singing. >> the unconditional love can

come from anyone and that is what's needed. >> yes, and that is what she gave them. she offered that role model of color. she came from shabby beginnings and moved forward in life. >> there are ways to either make donations to the program. >> is there a website? >> the queens bench bar association website shows ways to help and engage. people can contact us about volunteering and donations. >> thank you very much, we have to wrap it up. but it has been a joy and privilege to have you both. and kathleen also, you all are doing great work. continue that.

>> thank you for giving us this platform. >> thank you for taking the time to be with us.

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