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As Philadelphia struggles for answers to end the city's surging gun violence, officials are urging residents to look inward for solutions.
One man is doing just that and his youth center is changing lives one at a time. It's a story similar to what too many in Philadelphia have experienced themselves. "I was shot 11 times in my head, back, leg and arms," Tyrique Glasgow said. "But I didn't feel none of that. It didn't bother me at the time because it was a patch. It was something that you knew was part of what you were into it. It was part of the game, you either get shot, you die or go to jail." Read more from CBS Inquirer: With life on the corner behind him, Tyrique Glasgow is guiding others to do the same5/13/2015
Glasgow left his corner 10 years ago, when he went to prison for selling drugs. Now, with a national conversation over the hopelessness and anger expressed by young black men growing up in poverty in violence-stricken neighborhoods, Glasgow's perspective is critical.
He has broken the cycle and is helping others do the same. Read more from the Inquirer |
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Providing urban children with the opportunity to have fun, strengthen family relationships, build leadership skills through peer-motivated activities, and access resources for general to higher education. |
YCF Community Engagement Center
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