TED
talk of the month: March.

"Angela Patton"

"A father-daughter dance ... in prison."
8:48

At Camp Diva, Angela Patton works to help young girls and their fathers stay connected and become part of each others' lives.

But what about girls whose fathers can't be there — because they're in jail? Patton tells the story of a very special father-daughter dance.

She reminds us: "You never know until you ask." This was her advice to the young "at promise" (not "at risk!") teen girls whom she mentored. The girls had a creative idea about how to stay better connected to their fathers during their fathers' incarceration -- an idea that falls on the right ears at the right time.