The Valley teens who are struggling with a hard start in life are gaining some of the much needed help from a local non-profit organization, Mulligan's Manor.
Jenny Diaz and also her husband have collaboratively founded Mulligan's Manor, and their name itself, is in a way, as a statement to Mulligan’s mission. As per the official website of Mulligan's Manor, the term "mulligan" is meant for some golfers as a second chance, or a do-over.
In the sense by its name, the non-profit organization helps to make sure that all the youths they serve will have all the tools, which they need to lead a successful life as an adult.
"A lot of the kids in the system don't have those tools that our kids get at home, on a daily basis," Diaz said. Diaz opened the non-profit organization Mulligan's Manor about six years ago, which is serving mostly the teens within the LGBTQ community. 19-year-old Brandon Metcalf, who is the long time living resident at the Mulligan's Manor said that the organization is meant a second chance.
"When I was younger, my mom took her own life and I was so scared, and later my grandmother passed eight months later, and I had no body, and suddenly a whole life of craziness flashed," Metcalf said. He also said that the organization is structured.
"Every rule that exists is because of something," Metcalf said.
During the past six years, the non-profit organization Mulligan's Manor has served about 32 kids, many of whom were helped by Metcalf along the way as well.
"Whenever new residents come in, I help explain how we live, how to do things. I will teach them how to do some of the chores. I will make them feel like they belong, like Mulligan's made me feel like I belong," said Metcalf.
The facility always tries hard to keep the resident numbers low, in order to make sure that the kids they serve can stay longer at the organization. Hard core life lessons may be difficult for the kids who live at the Mulligan's Manor, but their days are always filled with laughter and also love.
The non-profit organization is always in need of volunteers, and is striving hard to raise money for a new van.
As a part of the society, we may not help the people directly, but we can surely help these organizations which ultimately serve the people of the society and also helps to build the society with ethics, care and love.
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