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Two Peace Crew members from Crispus Attucks share their thoughts about youth needs.
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On Thursday, February 10, four youth from PLC programs at John Marshall High School and Crispus Attucks High School delivered powerful messages to the media, public officials, and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department about what children and youth really need in this community and how meeting those needs can help reduce crime and violence.
We were also given an opportunity to share the potential impact of our proposed One Indy project which will target nine elementary schools and six high schools in the six focus neighborhoods identified by the IMPD as places where residents are 600% more likely to be victims of crime.
From Robert King's Indy Star article: Groves, a 16 year old student at John Marshall, said the pressures he and other teen boys face - "to do a certain thing, to act a certain way" - are hard to resist. Don't do those things and others can make you feel "lame," he said.
He's managed the feat through his volunteering with the Peace Learning Center, but it hasn't been easy.
"Bascially," he said, "you're scared to be different."
We are very proud of our students and excited about the potential positive impact One Indy will have in our community. To learn more about the project and the students' presentation, be sure to check-out one (or more) of the media stories about this event:
Indy Star: A growing share of city's body count -- children
Channel 13 News WTHR: DPS teaches children about conflict resolution, stopping crime when young
The Indy Channel - One Indy program aims to stop youth violence
More financial support is needed to make our One Indy project a reality. Please click here to donate today!
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