Judy Petrie: A few words in defense of Milhous - The Union of Grass Valley
A couple weeks ago The Union ran a story about incidents that allegedly occurred at the Milhous Boy’s Ranch. Milhous Children’s Services is one of the largest employers in our area and they have been in business taking in and supporting adolescents for close to 50 years. The administration at Milhous are a group of very dedicated and caring people who truly care about what happens to these kids. I worked at Milhous for 10 years, first as receptionist and I then did all the hiring and maintained employee files and training records. What I observed during my time at Milhous was a very high level of care and concern for these extremely troubled adolescents. All those at Milhous work tirelessly to help these kids succeed. I witnessed many more staff being assaulted and injured than kids. The slightest suggestion of misconduct by staff toward kids was addressed immediately. If the employee was in over their heads and not suited for the job they were let go. Very few people are able to work with these kids it is just plain difficult and impossible for some. These are for the most part large, angry, troubled kids with one last chance to overcome dysfunction, disorders, chemical imbalances and the results of poor and often abusive. Source: www.theunion.com
