Center for Teen Empowerment in the Globe
This year has brought horrible violence in Boston. (Check out Adam’s Boston Crime Map). But some are trying to do something about the situation.
The Globe’s Joan Vennochi writes about a conversation about youth violence hosted by Stanley Pollack, leader of the Center for Teen Empowerment.
It’s pretty basic, specialists say. The decline in violence during the so-called “Boston Miracle” years can be traced to a combination of jobs and outreach programs, targeted financial resources, and broad-based community commitment to stand together against violence. Take away the programs, the money, and the outrage, and the violence increases.
Some of the most impressive voices at the Center for Teen Empowerment belonged to teenagers who want to be part of the solution. Some of them talked about their desire to trust police and interact more with them.
I’ve done some work with Stanley before, and I’ve seen how his organization is doing great work trying to help quell the violence in the streets.
