Not All Poor Youth are Violent, So Stop Funding Anti-Violence Programs that Way [chronicleofsocialchange.org]
You wouldn’t bring in a brain surgeon to treat a head cold , nor would you make a nutritionist singularly responsible for someone with a heart condition. And yet our approach to addressing youth violence in the city too often provides generic and isolated responses where tailored and collaborative ones would be more effective. Investments aimed at violence prevention efforts are spread across youth development programs that serve low-income youth who, while in need of robust programs and...