Like Bhawana, Ms. Vaughn likes the help the program gives her.
“Miss Fontaine’s visits mean a lot to me because I don’t have someone I can come home to and talk to daily about what’s been going on. So with Miss Fontaine coming, I can express ‘this is what I’m going through, this is how I feel.’ She won’t judge me or the situation. She just gives me the best, best advice.”
Healthy Families is part of a national network of home visiting programs throughout the country.
I’m Julie Taboh.
Homeboys Help Kids Leave Gang Life
Some Los Angeles police officers have called their city the “gang capital” of the United States. They say Los Angeles is home to hundreds of active criminal gangs.
But the city is also headquarters to a program called Homeboy Industries. It has helped thousands of young people reject a life of crime and choose a better path.
The program is so successful that other countries with crime problems are looking to Homeboy Industries for help.
Mario Ritter reports.
There are more than 450 gangs in Los Angeles. Gang members try to control neighborhoods, or blocks, in the city.
But downtown LA, near Chinatown, is gang-neutral territory. That is where you can find Homeboy Bakery. Nineteen year old Kevin -- who only uses his first name -- is taking part in the program. He has chosen to spend his days making pastries instead of walking the gang-controlled streets of East Los Angeles.
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