Download or read book A Place to Go, A Place to Grow written by Lou Dantzler and published by Perseus Books Group. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the Watts riots in the 1960s, Dantzler founded the Challengers Boys and Girls Club. What started out as a circle of 12 boys meeting under a maple tree has grown into a $6 million facility that has served 32,000 boys and girls. In this volume, he shares his philosophy of caring and the secrets of his success working with at-risk kids.