This video was published on YouTube on May 17, 2017.
Jose Segura discusses why students gravitate towards gangs, and the
importance of us realizing what it is that gangs provide students. He
provides his vision on the work that can be done in the realm of gang
intervention and youth violence prevention, and the steps that we can
all take to ensure that children need not turn towards gangs in lieu of
friends and family.
Segura is the team leader for the Street Outreach Network, a Montgomery
County gang intervention program. Raised in Washington, D.C., he moved
to Wheaton, MD with his family at the age of 12 to avoid the pervasive
influence of drugs and crime in the city. After serving for 8 years in
the United States Marine Corps, Segura has dedicated himself towards
establishing programs to help underserved youths live safer and more
meaningful lives.
Source: TEDxTalks
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