Tagged: Youth Promise Act

11:46am

Fri July 15, 2011
Teen activism

NW teens advocate in D.C. for end to youth violence

Credit John Yeager / World Vision

Teens from Seattle and Tacoma are meeting with lawmakers in Washington D.C. to advocate for an end to youth violence.

They are pushing for the passage of the Youth Promise Act, now stalled in congress. The act would provide communities with federal funding to develop local programs to keep kids off the street and busy, especially after school between the hours of three and six.

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