Much of America's street violence is concentrated in tiny geographic areas among tiny groups of young men. A handful of programs have successfully reduced this kind of violence by using mentors, counseling, and jobs to redirect the young lives that otherwise seem destined for prison or an early grave.
Where mistrust between communities and law enforcement runs high, can people with criminal histories bridge the gap? One afternoon in October, Abdul Malik was sitting just inside the entrance of a New York City Probation Department building in the South Bronx when he recognized a young man coming in …
We meet Julia Hillengas, the co-founder and executive director of PowerCorpsPHL, which provides paid training and work experience for Philadelphians ages 18 to 26 who often come from troubled backgrounds or who have been involved with the criminal justice system.
On weekday mornings, a collection of men who have engaged in gun violence, and men who have been victims of it, file into a small Catholic church on …
The game of cat and mouse had played out for months on the corners of West Baltimore. Jamal West would pull up in his minivan. Miayan, 18 years old …
Nabors is a community ambassador with Community Passageways, one of a handful of mentorship organizations staffed almost exclusively by Black men and …
SAN ANTONIO – Many communities are looking inward for a solution to reduce gun violence. Representatives from one of the first places to use an …
