After a violent Memorial Day Weekend, Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Police are teaming up to keep kids safe this summer.
“If we get more young Black men out there to do greatness and get away from all the violence and the ghetto, it will be great for the community,” Shannon Henderson said.
A key factor in keeping children safe this summer is keeping them busy, some said. While many will be home with time on their hands, one man said he wants to teach them the value of hard work and the joy of earning a living. “I believe in access and opportunity above all else and jobs is the one way that we can do it while kids are out of school,” Tim Brennan, co-founder of Operation Basketball, said.“We want to see every student that is released on June 14 return back to school in September as they left in June. We should not have to lose a kid over the summer to gun violence. A kid should not lay down at 9 or 10 p.m. and hear gun fire in their community. Enough is enough,” 5th District Cmdr. Glenn White said.
The city of Chicago is bringing awareness to the victims of gun violence with a new initiative called"The Ripple Effect." To learn more about this project, click