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Gang outreach worker takes message to the streets

Hillsboro Argus – OregonLive.com – Hillsboro,OR,USA
by Maxine Bernstein; The Oregonian Brent Wojahn, The Oregonian

After standing vigil at three recent gang-related funerals, longtime gang outreach worker John Canda spent 3 1/2 hours today standing at a busy corner of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Killingsworth Street, carrying a large sign around his neck to get people to think about what’s needed to help stem gang violence.

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2 comments
  1. I think John is right on the money. Good on you John. Where are all the fathers? Without a positive male role model the kids stand no chance. It’s like Chris rock says about people saying you don’t need a father to raise a child, “you can drive a car with your feet, it don’t make it a good idea”.

    Peace

    Jack

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    Jack says...
    January 17th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
  2. Jack,

    I think so too. John will be writing a piece for our site in the near future, we hope, so he will have the opportunity to share his insights further.

    admin says...
    January 17th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
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