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They are still cared about
What did you actually do for the kids in that program?
He helped many people who wanted to run away or were self-harming. They trusted him to tell them they do not need to run away, that they are still cared about. It is just hard to see it right now.
There was this one kid who had a massive problem where he always wanted to run away and self-harm. And I helped out many people that were like that. They trusted me to tell them they don't need to run away, that they are still cared about. It's just hard to see it right now.
Source: Round 2, question 3. Michael McCraw, voice transcript relayed by Gideon, Nov 14, 2026, 3:35 PM MT. Written with care; no kid is identified. Pages on this site use only his interview answers or other verified sources. Nothing here is invented.
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What did you actually do for the kids in that program?
There was this one kid who had a massive problem where he always wanted to run away and self-harm. And I helped out many people that were like that. They trusted me to tell them they don't need to run away, that they are still cared about. It's just hard to see it right now.