Two organizations in Charlottesville, Central Virginia Violence Interruptors, and Wartime Fitness Warriors, work together to prevent conflict in the city, in addition to helping young people develop in a positive way. WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports.
On the side of an unassuming building north of Charlottesville’s historic district, I walk through a small door into Wartime Fitness Warriors. The gym is bustling with people, mostly on the younger side, as well as their parents, and coaches.
GEORGE RIVERA: We help a lot of misunderstood youth. … We help them build confidence, we help them, you know, with their nutrition, we help them with their schoolwork. We got tutoring here…