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Youth Violence: How Well Intended Policies Put Children in Peril
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School closings and other changes are often made without community input, but the children have to suffer the consequences of traveling into rival neighborhoods. Woodson’s guests are Omar Jahwar of Vision Regeneration in Dallas, Texas, and Pastor Torrey Barrett, founder and executive director of K.L.E.O. Community Family Life Center in Chicago. They talk about solutions.
Policies and PerilPastor Barrett talks about his background, his organization and how they help children & young adults in trouble. He also talks about the ongoing problems with youth violence in Chicago, what programs are working to curb the violence, and which ones aren’t. |
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An Unexpected ProblemOmar Jahwar discusses some of the consequences children must face when they are forced to travel to different neighborhoods after their school has closed. |
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Making it WorkOmar & Pastor Barrett explain why their programs are so successful, what can be done to market the types of programs they run, and why they aren’t being embraced on a larger scale. |
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