jennie trotter: i became aware of communities that had very little resources. in fact, none. as a result, these kids were very idle, getting involved in juvenile delinquency and just nothing going on in the community, so it became the community program... we were able to get state funding and since then, "i've come this far for free and i won't turn back, i'm climbing the highway from my old dirt track..." one of the many programs that she developed, is the simba violence prevention program for incarcerated youth. "laced with wisdom, came up in the ghetto where they're killing, where young brothers' occupation be drug dealing. where in prison we die slow..." tarita triplet is program coordinator. the four objectives of the simba program is to teach violence prevention, african american history, vocational skills and artistic classes. millicent pierce is one of the simba instructors. this program "count the cost" was started as a result of my own experiences with violence, first as a victim of violence, second as somebody who fought fire with fire. i was in an a

jennie trotter: sometimes you just practice some relaxations whether it's, you know, listening to musicercising together. there's some great slow moving, deep breathing exercise that say, you know as a rule, or having family meetings because there's so much going on to talk about who's doing what. for some families, the concept of family meetings, or even just time together, may be difficult to achieve. the family unit is defin in very different terms these days. we have single parent families, we have parents where both parents have to work in order just to make ends meet. catherine parrish: i see many children who are latchkey children, who get very little one-on-one time with their mom or dad, who have nintendo, sega, four pairs of sneakers. spending time with your mother or father is probably the most precious gift you can give your children. not so much the quantity but the quality of that time, and that that child recognizes that as a special time for him to share with his mom or his dad or both, or whomever the caregiver is. as children get older, the value of time together, and