Former street kid finds Liberty
Posted on July 10, 2009
Off the court, they are street kids. And cops.
“There are no shields. No street thugs in a game,” says a clean-cut 20-year-old named Stewart Cameron. “Everyone is in shorts and a T-shirt.”
Tomorrow, Stewart will play his third basketball game benefitting Liberty for Youth, a homegrown outreach program that gets youth out of jail, off the street and on the right path.
With his close-cropped hair, neatly pressed shirt and shined shoes, it would be easy to assume Stewart will wear a police jersey for the big game.
In fact, he’ll square off against some of the very officers who used to put him in jail.
“I hated cops. I called them pigs. I spat on them. I broke their car windows. Now I shake their hand and say, ‘Thank you.’ ”
Hard to imagine he was ever a badass. That it took Liberty, basketball and — most of all — Jesus Christ to turn things around.
Dryden helps young men find the right path
Posted on October 9, 2008
In the Liberty & Justice Unity Basketball, the bad guys play the good guys — young offenders against police officers, some of whom were their arresting officers.
The score isn’t important. Hamilton Police versus Liberty Prodigal Sonz is a game that promotes respect and reconciliation and breaks down barriers.
The event is part of Liberty for Youth, an organization providing outreach programs for young men who have experienced turmoil and setbacks in their lives. Read More
