Socrates Sculpture Park first began offering free art - making workshops for neighborhood youth in 1990. (socratessculpturepark.org)
«The kids tell me they want to get out of the gangs, «Notree said, adding that he knew five neighborhood youths who were killed over the summer. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
Still others are engaged in neighborhood youth organizing, collaborating with groups like Project HIP - HOP (Highways into the Past: History, Organizing, and Power) and the Boston Youth Organizing Project (which aims to structure youth groups around congregations and schools). (gse.harvard.edu)