When it comes to youth violence prevention, consistent, reliable, caring adults play a big role.
A mentor can lighten the load of a single mom raising three boys while working 16 hour shifts, making it more likely that kids enroll in college and less likely that they use drugs or pick up a gun.
The Running Rebels Community Organization is a youth center with ping pong, a basketball team, a recording studio. Here, mentors work around the clock to keep young people safe.