Home Search
GANGS - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
Glimmer of Hope in Fight Against London Gang Crime
As knife crime and gang culture scar the streets of England, one program is offering a glimmer of hope.
The X-it youth project has already...
Former Gang Members Turn Lives Around Working Green Jobs
Former gang members have united to turn their lives and their communities around through programs offered by Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit based in Los...
The Uplifting Truth About Britain’s Youth
Only 9 per cent of adults believe young people make a positive contribution to their local communities, says a new study in...
Hamas Cease Fire Reaches its Fourth Successful Month
Four months of calm may not seem significant to those of us living in the West. But in a town where residents are accustomed...
CeaseFire Group Successful at Stopping Violence on City Streets
The anti-violence program CeaseFire is successful at stopping shootings in Chicago, a Northwestern University study has found. "Their heavily focused intervention was surprisingly...
Former Gang Rivals Embrace Each Other in Ministry Outreach
The California Cease Fire Ministry seeks out hard-core Mexican-American gang members to participate in a truce. The program is run by ex-gang members, 50-year-olds...
Enduring Truce Keeps Memories of Victim Alive
"When a 20-year-old Boston gang leader was gunned down in November 2006, some community members feared the truce he helped lead between two city...
Successful Gang Outreach Program Expands into Three Cities
The CeaseFire program, a Chicago-based violence prevention group has received a $1.7 million grant to expand onto the streets of Baltimore, Cincinnati and Newark,...
Colombia to Destroy Almost 14,000 Firearms Today
Nearly 14,000 firearms will be melted down today in Colombia in a ceremonial action highlighting the danger of illegal arms proliferation and to mark...
Five Ways the United Nations is Saving People and the Planet
In 1997, the owner of Cable News Network, Ted Turner, shocked the world when he handed over a billion dollars to the United Nations....
Top Ten Stories of 2006: 8) Wars On the Wane Worldwide
8) Wars On the Wane Worldwide as Reconciliation Unites Divisions • The world has become dramatically more peaceful since 1992, according to...
Top Ten Good News of 2006!
With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...
More Than A Game
OPINION Washington, D.C. - "Some people believe that football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude,...
Shoe Stores and Basketball Coaches Donate Loads of Sneakers to Poor Kids
Inspired by compassionate college basketball coaches and retail sales struggles, companies are donating millions of pairs of shoes to help children in impoverished countries.
After food, clean...
She Invested $60,000 and Seven Years of Her Life to Free a Stranger From Prison
A 68-year old New Jersey widow was so convinced of a young man’s innocence after reading a news account of his murder conviction that...
Firefighters Welcome Gang Members
In a Los Angeles neighborhood full of gang activity, where bullets sometimes fly, Fire Station No. 68 serves the community of central Los Angeles,...