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Growing Up in Violence: Youths in Chicago

3,416 views · Published 15 August 2016 · 2:10 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: Education Week · 2016 · News & Politics

Students living in urban centers can struggle to make sense of the difficult, and sometimes dangerous, circumstances around them. In 2001, Youth Guidance, a Chicago-based advocacy organization launched Becoming a Man, or BAM, to support young men of color navigating difficult life circumstances. A decade later, Youth Guidance founded Working on Womanhood, or WOW, to serve young women of color facing similar challenges. Originally founded in 1924 as the Church Mission of Help to provide programs of assistance for youths in need, today Youth Guidance serves more than 8,500 students annually. Education Week Video recently sat down with students from both programs to get a sense of how they feel about their lives now and their futures.

Read more: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/08/03/health-education-the-missing-link-in-violence.html

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Growing Up in Violence: Youths in Chicago

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