RICHLAND, Miss. (WJTV) – Youland Thompson is an instructor at Richland Elementary Schools’ Frontiers after school program. She’s been a part of the program for five years now.
“I think my job has really been a mission where God will send me wherever I need to be,” said Thompson.
Thompson landed her first job with the Rankin County School District in 1972. Over the course of her life, she’s worked in several childcare facilities.
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“Children are actually real. When they love you, they love you. And when they greet you with that hug, there is nothing else important,” said Thompson…