Hey everybody, Chris here trying to get our little YWAM Modesto blog going. There is much happening in our little community. Jim and Aaron are finishing up a visit to Thailand connecting with Al and Joanne Brown at Compasio and Kathleen at YWAM's Home of Joy. Please pray for the guys on thier way home Thursday. They have many stories to share. We'll be keeping you posted.
In our home community here in Modesto it has been a sad couple of weeks. Two of the neighborhoods we serve in and have many friends have been rocked by gang violence. Several shootings over the past weeks have necessitated community response. Here are a couple of ways from the bee that you can be involved...
The Modesto Police Department and the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department, along with the city of Modesto, Stanislaus County, Modesto City Schools and the Stanislaus County Office of Education, are hosting a community forum on gangs and violence Wednesday at 7 p.m. The forum, called "Break the Cycle," will be held in the Modesto High School cafeteria at 18 H St.
Area residents are invited to participate in a "March Against Gang Violence" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 24. The march will start at the Stanislaus County Courthouse in downtown Modesto and end at Modesto High School. The event is sponsored by the Community Action Coalition of Stanislaus County, the city of Modesto, the Stanislaus County Office of Education, the Stanislaus County Community Gang Task Force, the police and sheriff's departments, the Hispanic Leadership Council, the NAACP and the Weed and Seed program. For information, call Jeremiah Williams at 568-3096.
Also on May 24, the community is invited to participate in the "Raw and Real Hip-Hop Symposium" about youth-on-youth violence, a collaborative effort of community mentors and educators. The event is sponsored by the NAACP, the King-Kennedy Memorial Center and Fathers Who Care. Details on the location of the event will be announced soon. For more information, call Jai Gullatt at 408-0277.
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Good to know about ways we can be involved.
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