Homicide charges rise among teens as Columbus youth programs lose crucial funding

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — As summer draws to a close, hundreds of youth programs funded by city tax dollars are wrapping up, preparing children to return to school.

Among these initiatives is Our Brother’s Keeper’s Summer Youth Program, which has had a profound impact on participants like 12-year-old Christopher Kemper.

“I always had to fend for myself, I never really had somebody put their hand out and help me,” Kemper said. “It changed my life.”…

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