[YL] Girls in gangs

[Marty Weyand]

>From my experiences as an Alternative Education Coordinator in an urban setting, materials are secondary to relationships.

 

Morris A. "Marty" Weyand
Magnet Coordinator and Literacy Coach
Crispus Attucks Academic Academy
1140 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
Phone 317-226-2451 Fax 317-226-349 5
weyandm at ips.k12.in.us
         




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I would suggest finding youth serving organizations that have success with the demographic you are interested in. 

Arriba Juntos comes to mind

Secondly, I would look at organizations that have successfully provided real alternatives to gang affiliation. 

Youthspeaks.org - youth poetry
DCTVNY.org - youth media
NFTE - Youth Entrepreneurs
There are a number of sports programs as well. 

As you are experiencing, gang membership is extremely complex. Young people are interested in belonging to a force that is moving forward, that has kinetic energy. 
------Original Message------
From: Melisa Mendoza
To: youthlearn at milhouse.edc.org 
ReplyTo: youthlearn at milhouse.edc.org 
Sent: Mar 15, 2006 2:15 PM
Subject: [YL] Girls in gangs

Hello everyone, 
My name is Melisa, I was wondering if anyone knew of a curriculum, to help address intervention or prevention for girl gang members? It's on a rise here in Milwaukee, WI and I was wondering if anyone knew of any helpful material. I would really appreciate the help, or even a referal to someone who could help. Thank you in advance for your responses.
 
Sincerely,
 
Melisa Mendoza
 

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