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Catching Kids Before They Fall Part 3 MEETING GIRLS' To meet the special needs of girls who are teetering on gang involvement or living in high-risk, case-managed families, the Cambodian Girls' Group was formed. Girls' families get services, too. Help begins with job opportunities and training. Because many of these girls have trouble finding employment, the Cambodian Girls' Group provides paid internships to help the girls learn marketable skills. They get retail experience at 10,000 Villages, an arts-and-crafts shop that donates profits to charity. They learn child-care skills at the Southwest Youth and Family Center. They also learn skills as teacher's aides and clerical workers, earning a small stipend each month-money that often supplements the family's income. Girls must attend tutoring sessions three evenings a week. Whenever possible, group leaders are Cambodian. This can be a challenge, Pothan admits. U.S. Census data report that only 35 percent of Cambodians have a high school diploma, and only 4 percent have made it through a four-year college.
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