How Can You Curb Teen Violence? Mentoring
DiversityInc / By Daryl Hannah / January 11, 2008
Mayor Cory Booker came under fire early in his term when the execution-style murders of three college-bound teens captured national headlines last summer, further painting Newark as a city rampant with crime. That notion was cemented when one of the perpetrators arrested in those murders turned out to be 15 years old.
So it’s no wonder Booker has made curbing teen violence one of his major priorities in 2007. On Thursday, Booker unveiled a new mentoring initiative aimed at ending crime among inner-city youth.
The Newark Mentoring Coalition, a network of mentoring programs and partnerships that will serve Newark youth, is Booker’s new plan.