Kelley Metcalf, Director of Caring Collective - Photo provided
Although there is still plenty of work to be done, workers took time to stage one room of a two-room suite. Each room will have a closet, desk area and bed. Director Kelley Metcalf said program participants will be encouraged to make their space their own. Photo provided
Caring Collective Director Kelley Metcalf discusses the plans while giving a tour of the work in progress - future resident area for program participants - located inside Degrasse dorms on the former St. Gregory's University campus. Suzie Campbell, Countywide & Sun
Twenty years ago, the gates to the Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center (COJC) opened, and a young man walked into a world he had never known as a teen.
Imagine entering the facility as a 13-year-old and spending the next five years living by a strict schedule, with others making your decisions, resolving conflicts on your behalf, and determining nearly every aspect of your daily life. Then the day com…
