Texas Youth Commission Notes, Winter 1986 Page: 7
This periodical is part of the collection entitled: Texas State Publications and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
during annual conference in Houston
MILTON HOBBS, youth activity supervisor at
the Giddings State School, received the award
as TYC's Outstanding Employee Volunteer at
the annual volunteer conference in Houston in
October.
Giddings employee
receives award
Milton Hobbs, a youth activities super-
visor from Lexington who has worked at
the Giddings State School for five years,
was named TYC's outstanding individual
employee volunteer for 1985 during the
agency's volunteer awards luncheon in
Houston in October.
Hobbs, who has been taking students
off-campus on his own time, has volun-
teered over 1,400 hours of free time to
the Big Brother program at Giddings
State School.
"Each weekend when he is off-duty,
he travels more than 80 miles round trip
to take a student to his home and back,"
said TYC Assistant Executive Director,
Mart Hoffman, who made the
announcement.
Hobbs takes the students shopping, to
movies, to attend community activities
such as the May Fest in Brenham, swim-
ming and out to eat at local restaurants.
"All expenses, of course, come from
his own pocket," explained
Recently Hobbs accepted legal guardi-
anship of a 16-year-old student who was
ready to be paroled. The student's family
situation was a tragic one which he could
not return to, so Hobbs took on the re-
sponsibility to provide for the young
man.
"Milton's love and concern for this
youth and his welfare is simply an exten-
(Cont. on p. 8)DIANA STEWART, manager of the Pizza Hut in
Giddings, received the Outstanding Contribut-
ing Business award for 1985. She was
presented a plaque at the awards luncheon in
Houston October 26 by TYC Board Member
Jim Bowie.
Giddings Pizza Hut
presented award
The Giddings Pizza Hut was named
TYC's Outstanding Contributing Busi-
ness for 1985 during the agency's an-
nual volunteer awards luncheon in
October.
"The Giddings Pizza Hut has been a
leader in providing jobs for students at
the Giddings State School," said TYC
Board Member Jim Bowie, who made
the announcement.
The Giddings off-campus work pro-
gram began even before the state school
there was designated the TYC facility for
violent offenders. In 1980 and 1981 it
was relatively easy to place students in
jobs in the community. In 1981 there
were eight different employers, and an
average of 16 students working each
month, with an annual combined income
of $63,000.
"Such is not the case since the Gid-
dings school began taking violent of-
fender students. Only four local employ-
ers participate in the program, and only
about 9 students work each month ...
and annual income has dropped to
$36,000," said Bowie.
"That's why the Pizza Hut has been
such a great supporter . .. they have al-
ways welcomed our students, accepting
them for their potential and not dwelling
on past mistakes," he said.
(Cont. on p. 9)HOWARD PAYNE University Baptist Student
Union received TYC's award for Outstanding
Group Volunteers at the agency's annual volun-
teer conference in Houston. Presenting the
award was Steve Robinson, left, Brownwood
State School superintendent, to Leslie Wilkins,
head of HPU's BSU state school missions pro-
gram. At right is Paul Sullivan, BSU director at
Howard Payne.
Howard Payne
students get
volunteer award
The Baptist Student Union at Howard
Payne University in Brownwood was
named TYC's outstanding volunteer civic
group during the agency's 1985 volun-
teer awards luncheon in Houston in
October.
"This year we recognize a group that
has been active in our program in
Brownwood for over 12 years," said
Rev. Floyd N. Williams Sr. of Houston, a
TYC Board Member.
"Because of the Howard Payne BSU,
Brownwood State School has been able
to provide greater individualized atten-
tion to students," said Rev. Williams.
"BSU members display a contagious
enthusiasm and desire to help, and with
their caring attitude and sensitivity to the
needs of our young people, they truly
make a difference in the daily lives of our
students. This results in a tremendous
impact on our rehabilitative efforts," he
said.
"These students have also added
greatly to the overall program at Brown-
wood through their involvement in such
activities as drama, arts and crafts, intra-
mural athletic events, religious activities,
(Cont. on p. 9)7
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Periodical.
Texas Youth Commission. Texas Youth Commission Notes, Winter 1986, periodical, Winter 1986; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1031677/m1/7/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.