DAYTON -- Painting away troubles, that's what some local kids who've gotten in trouble with the law are doing.
The teens are participating in a probationary program through the Montgomery County Juvenile Court and artists from the K/12 Tejas Gallery. The program is called HAALO or Helping Adolescents Achieve Long-term Objectives.
On Tuesday, three murals were unveiled on East Third near Sears Street in downtown Dayton.
''It teaches them how to be good citizens,'' Juvenile judge Tony Capizzi told us at the unveiling, ''how to do better in school, but also gives the community wonderful art work to look at.''
The HAALO program is now in its third year.
The teens are participating in a probationary program through the Montgomery County Juvenile Court and artists from the K/12 Tejas Gallery. The program is called HAALO or Helping Adolescents Achieve Long-term Objectives.
On Tuesday, three murals were unveiled on East Third near Sears Street in downtown Dayton.
''It teaches them how to be good citizens,'' Juvenile judge Tony Capizzi told us at the unveiling, ''how to do better in school, but also gives the community wonderful art work to look at.''
The HAALO program is now in its third year.
