About the Author (Back Page)Scottie Taylor is the director of the nonprofit Safe Haven for Youth, established to encourage and empower at-risk youth by providing seminars, coaching, training, mentoring, and life skills. Scottie has over 30 years of experience working with youth as a coach, school and church mentor, church youth liaison, youth guidance volunteer, youth Sunday school teacher, referee, and youth development coach for the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department. He is devoting his time and efforts to helping at-risk youth develop into responsible and productive adults. He is the father of three and a grandfather of four.