In her late 40s, Judy Crotchett would pick up a teenager named Richard from a group home in Kansas City, Missouri, on the weekends. This relationship with the troubled youth changed the direction of his life—and hers. Nearly 30 years later, and still mentoring Richard—who now has a family of his own—Crotchett has signed up as a child advocate in court to give voice to institutionalized children. The Ozanam Home for Boys is a facility that offers residential treatment and housing for youth ages 6–18. The facility provides emotional and behavioral support to help them heal from past trauma. Richard Schultz was 12 and living at Ozanam when Crotchett began voluntarily working with him as a youth mentor. After a while, Schultz started calling Crotchett “Mom.” “He said, ‘You’re the only mom I’ve ever had.’ He was such a sweet, sweet boy,” she said in an interview. Asked if the …