Youth Promise Act - Youth Support Campaign

During the past decade, counties have taken various approaches to stop the growth of gangs throughout the region. Now an Hispanic community group is also trying to lend a hand. Fairfax-based Barrios Unidos will conduct a Regional Youth Peace Summit this summer to create initiatives to address violence in communities and encourage those who live in at-risk areas to help try to keep children from gangs... Juan Pacheco, the program director for Barrios Unidos, said that the reason for the summit is to [help young people] from a grassroots perspective. Barrios Unidos gets former gang members involved.

The information above comes from the Examiner Newspaper: http://www.examiner.com/a-86066~Grassroots_anti_gang_efforts_get_under_way.html

Other Stories:

Send mail to juan.pacheco@usa.net with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 2007 Barrios Unidos - Virginia Chapter
Last modified: 01/02/09