{"id":25988,"date":"2025-06-30T02:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T02:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/25988\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T02:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T02:17:14","slug":"durango-juvenile-detention-center-kids-heal-through-learning-guitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/25988\/","title":{"rendered":"Durango Juvenile Detention Center kids heal through learning guitar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PHOENIX<\/strong> – The Durango Juvenile Detention Center is helping troubled kids heal by learning about music.<\/p>\n

These newfound guitarists barely knew anything about guitar just a short time ago.<\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

“Learning a new song and just that feeling that you’re able to do it, it’s just something else,” a juvenile in the detention center said.<\/p>\n

Juvenile detention officer Chrystal Lopez says they start out with the basics, like learning music notes and tuning your guitar.<\/p>\n

“We started out with just a couple kids, two or three kids, and now we have a whole wait list going on,” she said.<\/p>\n

This guitar program motivates kids, Lopez said, and gives them goals to achieve.<\/p>\n

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She says they have to behave well to get the chance to learn.<\/p>\n

“It teaches them responsibility. It gives them an outlet. It teaches them teamwork, respect, everything. It makes a big difference,” she said.<\/p>\n

Because they’re juveniles, we can’t show you their faces, or tell you their names, but they say this program has been rewarding.<\/p>\n

“I wanted to play for my family, and a way for me, it’s a de-stresser. Some of us, we have some bad days sometimes. It’s just something that helps us get our minds off things sometimes,” a juvenile said.<\/p>\n

\u2018This is something I want to continue to pursue\u2019 <\/p>\n

“We just believe that music changes people. It gives the kids an opportunity to get away from all the stress they have going on,” Lopez said.<\/p>\n

The Free Guitars 4 Kids<\/strong><\/a> organization allows kids who behave well enough to not just get to learn guitar, but take it home with them, too.<\/p>\n

It’s a way to motivate these juveniles when they get back home to stay focused.<\/p>\n

“This is something I want to continue to pursue once I’m out of here at Durango,” a juvenile said.<\/p>\n

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Juvenile detention officer Chrystal Lopez\u00a0 <\/p>\n

‘It’s just really rewarding to see’ <\/p>\n

ASU guitar grad students also visit the center to help teach these kids.<\/p>\n

They’re not focusing on what led them to be here, but focusing on what can help them grow from the moment.<\/p>\n

“We’re just grateful to have them, also the Free Guitars 4 Kids organization, that they donate these guitars, and they allow us to take them home with us. I just want to say I’m grateful for them to give us this opportunity in detention,” a juvenile said.<\/p>\n

“They have goals now,” Lopez said. “It’s just really rewarding to see.”<\/p>\n

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