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Summary Of Paying Former Gang Members By Valerie Strauss

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The article I read this week was titled, “Paying former gang members to go to college? This program does- and it seems to be working” by Valerie Strauss from The Washington Post. Strauss discusses a program College Program Dorchester in Boston. The program helps at-risk youth prepare for and attend college. The program specifically helps former gang members be active members in society. The goal of the chief executive of the program, Mark Culliton, was to get the disruptive members in the community to transform their lives in order to live positive ones. This program does not only include juveniles, but also adults who unfortunately were gang members in their youth. These adults got involved with gangs, sold drugs, and dropped out of school.
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