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Article: Nonprofits help curb summertime youth violence.(CITIZEN JOURNALISM: SERVICE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 19, 2009
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Byline: Joseph Young, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The police checkpoints are gone from Trinidad neighborhood in Northeast, where there had been 22 killings by midyear last summer - one of which involved a 13-year-old boy.
As charitable organizations and community members met Wednesday on the playground of the Trinidad Recreation Center, several nonprofits showcased the summer-learning activities of 100 youths. The nonprofits sponsored these activities to help curb youth violence during the summer months.
Research shows that kids are more at risk of engaging in delinquent behavior when school is not in session, said Ron Fairchild, executive ...