Within the last few months, Harris County and Houston have announced new initiatives to crack down on youth violence as more incidents of teens being involved in incident occur.
have announced new initiatives to crack down on youth violence as more incidents of teens being involved in incident occur.
Harris County and the city of Houston addressed youth and gun violence. Monday, Mayor Sylvester Turner spoke in front of organizations from all over the country about a new initiative to stop gang and youth violence. Mayor Turner said there are 20,000 gang members in Houston, and their goal is to decrease that number by providing summer internships for teens and young adults.
"We can take control. We just have to say no, not my kid, not my community, and not today," says Haynes. "It’s going to get worse and that’s the scary part."
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