"Emotions also ran high at the news conference Sunday, where Dolan
said he didn't believe the killings were part of a "larger pattern of
incidents." But some East African community members said that crime in
the Seward area is an issue, and that disaffected youth are the main
offenders."
From: http://www.startribune.com/local/81109577.html
In our Cedar Riverside outreach, we've heard about concerns about
"disaffected youth" bubble up many times over the year, but I don't
have sense of who is responding to this and who in particular is
leading/coordinating efforts to address in government.
I have been incredibly impressed by presentations at the Coyle by the
success cases among the local youth at the Multi-cultural dinner. So
building on what appears to be some amazing dedicated work there makes
sense to me.
What are some of the broader trends for those on ground? Will we look
back in five years and say, if we had only ....
Steven Clift