“We need to unite as people – we are not that different from each other”. This was the message of kinship and peace delivered to a packed room of people in Oakland in early December. The speaker was Father Greg “G” Boyle, a priest, book author and founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention program in the country. Father Boyle was speaking to the youth and leaders of the Homies Empowerment Program,
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“We need to unite as people – we are not that different from each other”. This was the message of kinship and peace delivered to a packed room of people in Oakland in early December. The speaker was Father Greg “G” Boyle, a priest, book author and founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention program in the country. Father Boyle was speaking to the youth and leaders of the Homies Empowerment Program,
“Tenemos que unirnos como gente – no somos tan diferentes unos de los otros”. Ese fue el mensaje de afinidad y paz pronunciado en un auditorio lleno de gente en Oakland a principios de diciembre. El orador fue el Padre Greg “G” Boyle, sacerdote, autor de libro y fundador de Homeboy Industries, el programa más grande de intervención pandillera en el país. El Padre Boyle estuvo hablando a los jóvenes y líderes del Programa Homies
Program targets dating violence ---
A four-year initiative in Oakland is helping young people understand what makes a healthy relationship—before they enter their teen years and become vulnerable to dating violence and abuse.
Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and Start Strong Oakland is among the nearly dozen sites involved across the country.
El programa hace frente a la violencia de pareja ---
Una iniciativa de cuatro años en Oakland está ayudando a los jóvenes a comprender cómo debe establecerse una relación de pareja saludable antes de que alcancen la adolescencia y se vuelvan vulnerables a la violencia y abuso por parte de sus pareja íntimas.
Start Strong de Oakland es uno de casi una docena de programas locales que forman parte del programa nacional “Start Strong: