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confronting Youth Violence
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Boulevard. “You’re in between the community that don’t
know all that they should know about the problem first of
all, and then you have trying to do something without the
resources.”
Ingram argues that prevention or early empathy is the
key for dealing with such a situation. “I’m trying to get into
the heads of everything you’ve seen and everything
you’ve gone through,” he told the Portland Observer.
“The question is always: What can you do with your life?”
Although Ingram’s message stays the same, his tactics
change for various populations. “If I’m going to work with
a bunch of white kids, versus black kids, versus Hispanic
kids, I can't come with the same cookie-cutter, blanket
approach,” he says.
Mayor Tom Pottercreated Ingram’s office in July 2006
with the power to reach out by providing guidance and
resources for organizations with a proven history ot
successful services in gang outreach, intervention,
mentorship, tutoring and family support.
In June 2007, the office awarded its first grants to
community organizations, including Brother’sand Sister’s
Keepers, Oregon Outreach, Catholic Charities, Emmanuel
Community Services, the Immigrant and Refugee Commu­
nity Organization, the Latino Network and the Native
American Youth and Family Center.
“I have the utmost confidence in Rob’s ability to lead
the Office of Youth Violence Prevention,” Potter said in
a press release. “Rob’s experience working with at-risk
youth and strong ties to the community will enable him to
build on the office’s previous successes.”
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Rob Ingram (left) is a mentor to
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