Troubled Girls Rebuild Their Lives

Cassandra Watson recently celebrated her graduation. Instead of bidding farewell to high school friends, she said good-bye to a life of drug abuse, homelessness, and prostitution. Cassandra was one of seven girls to be the first graduates from a program called Wraparound.

"The intensive, four-month Wraparound program targets girls ages 12 to 18 from Wilmington to Dover who either are transitioning out of the state's Grace Cottage detention facility or being diverted from incarceration. Services aim to 'wrap around' the girls with a support team of key people in their lives, to help them return to their homes and prevent further involvement with the law by improving self-esteem and family relationships."

Parents and guardians are also involved in the program, and counselors help them rebuild healthy support systems.

Read more at DelawareOnline.com.