Targeted Outreach: Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Approach to Gang Prevention and Intervention, by Amy J.A. Arbreton and Wendy S. McClanahan, evaluates two programs developed in response to the rise ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A program is turning Portsmouth's at-risk youth's lives around through a gang prevention program. It’s a last attempt to save teens who are on probation. "I learned about coping ...

Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney is seeking more than $2 million in grants to address issues such as youth violence, ...

Jackson city leaders are expected to consider several grant requests from the Jackson Police Department during next week’s ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ State Office of Juvenile Affairs officials would like to revisit next year a decision to stop funding for a gang prevention program in southwestern Oklahoma. When the Board of ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - In our hometowns, a group of safety advocates is working to make sure firearms don’t fall into the wrong hands. Roanoke’s Gun Violence Prevention Commission came together Tuesday ...

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine launched his Prevention Comes First initiative Friday to help support state and local organizations working to prevent gang violence. Kaine’s program coordinates state agencies ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A group of mental health advocates will lead a new program in Portsmouth Public Schools beginning in mid-September. The Edward Brown Foundation will begin the Youth Guard ...

The Sacramento City Council is considering different budget cuts while attempting to balance a $66 million budget deficit.

More and more of Santa Rosa’s youth are involved in gangs, police say. Some are bringing weapons to school, and violence on and off campuses has continued to escalate since the pandemic. Local ...

Programs that have helped reduce gang-related crimes in Montgomery County are being threatened as funding dries up. Many of the programs, which focus on youth and gang violence, have been funded ...