If you Google ‘teen murder 2008’, you will see approximately 711,000 entries of respective places and people before it ends. Some are victims and some are suspects. Of course, many of these murder cases are from other parts of the world, but compare this 2008 number to 677,000 for all of 2007 and we are only halfway through the year. With summer break here and our ongoing recession, danger lurks the playing field for our teens.
This Memorial Day may have been a sample of what is to come in the near future. The three-day celebration ended with a series of violent crimes involving teens throughout the nation.
Over the holiday weekend, Chicago reported a record-breaking seven teenage murders handed out by smoking guns of other suspected teens. This brings the city’s count for teen murders to 38 for 2008. In Harlem, a small group of suspect teens went on a two-hour shooting spree leaving eight teens wounded. The wounded range from 13 to 18 years old and leaves a 17-year-old, straight ‘A’ student, to live with a bullet enlarged in his side for the rest of his life.
Pastor Paul Jakes of Old Saint Paul Church on the Westside of Chicago has organized a 3 day Juvenile Crime Prevention Summit in his church to raise ideas and resolutions to the skyrocketing statistics. In New York City, community groups have planned a gathering to discuss the recent holiday shootings and the general rise in juvenile crime. Other cities around the country are trying to head off the potential dangers this summer can serve many teens.
Kidz 4 Money, local libraries, and several other organizations as well as businesses are banning together to find ways get ahead of any summer potential for teen misconduct. If you have a summer program or ideas of how to further assist our youth give us a call at 770-577-3360. There will be a Teen Summit on June 21st to introduce our teens to progressive summer activities. Remember, ‘it takes a village to raise a child.’ Won’t you please help?
This Memorial Day may have been a sample of what is to come in the near future. The three-day celebration ended with a series of violent crimes involving teens throughout the nation.
Over the holiday weekend, Chicago reported a record-breaking seven teenage murders handed out by smoking guns of other suspected teens. This brings the city’s count for teen murders to 38 for 2008. In Harlem, a small group of suspect teens went on a two-hour shooting spree leaving eight teens wounded. The wounded range from 13 to 18 years old and leaves a 17-year-old, straight ‘A’ student, to live with a bullet enlarged in his side for the rest of his life.
Pastor Paul Jakes of Old Saint Paul Church on the Westside of Chicago has organized a 3 day Juvenile Crime Prevention Summit in his church to raise ideas and resolutions to the skyrocketing statistics. In New York City, community groups have planned a gathering to discuss the recent holiday shootings and the general rise in juvenile crime. Other cities around the country are trying to head off the potential dangers this summer can serve many teens.
Kidz 4 Money, local libraries, and several other organizations as well as businesses are banning together to find ways get ahead of any summer potential for teen misconduct. If you have a summer program or ideas of how to further assist our youth give us a call at 770-577-3360. There will be a Teen Summit on June 21st to introduce our teens to progressive summer activities. Remember, ‘it takes a village to raise a child.’ Won’t you please help?
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