Dr. Elenora WoodsDr. Elenora Woods saw a need and tried to fill it.
The result was a summer youth work program that found jobs for dozens of teens and activities like grass cutting and learning about the environment for preteens.
But she promised the kids a stipend at the end of the program, and it was that promise that kept them coming back all the way to the end of summer.
In the end, Woods couldn’t deliver.
But the nonprofit Front Porch Alliance did, stepping forward with the money when the nonprofit learned that Woods would be unable to do so.