Tour Of Colorado Springs' Old North End Homes Helps Lift Youth Out Of Troubled Past

For Valerie Conley, participating in the annual Old North End Holiday Home Tour is an opportunity to share the history of her Spanish colonial home at 126 W. Del Norte St., its ornate arabesque windows and the "calming symmetry" of the French doors leading to the back patio.For Patrick Van Hoesen, 17, and Edward Watzeo, 16, Conley's love of entertaining and of the character of the Old North End means a future beyond the walls of a jail cell.Saturday's tour benefits local nonprofit TwoCor, which works with troubled youth like Van Hoesen and Watzeo to put their past behind them and prepare them for a successful future through nontraditional vocational training.Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette

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