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Too Young To Die Project Gives Little Village Youth Opportunity to Respond to Violence in Their Neighborhood
Frederick “Mookie” Dennis was in a juvenile detention center when he heard his older brother Deandre Douglas had been shot and killed. “He was supposed to come and visit me that same night he died, but he never came,” said Dennis. Standing in a room full of peers, mentors and neighborhood residents at La Villita [...]
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Chicago Youth Boxing Club Teaches More than Fighting
A boxing club in Little Village is helping youth stay off the streets through guidance and life training Every weekday afternoon the basement of La Villita Community Church in Little Village is filled with eager youth ready to strap on boxing gloves and spar. From the hours of 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., they are [...]
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