2011
The riots had broken out at a low point in the teenager's life. After an agonizing time of self-realization, Scott Bates got himself back.
Bates keeps on striving. He now has three young people working with him and does a couple of DIY jobs a week. He is looking into whether the youth charity YMCA can assist him with housing and is trying to secure funding for a van for the Handy Boys, with the help of YFC.
He plans to start training with the Street Pastors in September.
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