Middletown, New York, Coach Mediates Fights Among Public School Teens

Mitchell Williams stands in front of his event space store front on North Street in downtown Middletown, N.Y., on Oct. 3, 2022. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

In the past two years, Mitchell Williams—boxing coach, substance abuse counselor, and school board member—has also acted as peacemaker for fighting teens and disgruntled parents in Middletown, New York.

“As a coach, I get to know a lot of kids and families. God just put into my heart that it is something you can do to intervene and resolve some of these conflicts,” Williams told The Epoch Times on Oct. 3.