Update to yesterday's post--

Love Demonstrated Ministries has been cited by the U.S. government as a fine faith-based initiative.

Partnering with Faith-based and Community Organizations The San Antonio Weed & Seed Coalition consists of 120 community, neighborhood, and law enforcement organizations whose mission is to reduce drug-related crime and victimization. The coalition has helped to reduce crime in San Antonio by 43.5 percent from 1992–2000. One of the coalition partners, Love Demonstrated Ministries (LDMI), is a faith-based organization which focuses on youth offenders, gang members, and high risk youth. Over the past three years, 135 of 165 young offenders entering its Life Skills and Parenting Camp have graduated from LDMI, a success rate of 82 percent.

This has been taken directly from the 2003 budget. Honest. I am sure the accounting on the 82% success rate is nuts on.

rojo