Detroit’s Occupy the Summer program held its final event Friday night at the Boys and Girls Club on the city’s west side, wrapping up roughly two months of weekly events aimed at giving young people positive activities.
The program was created in June, in part, as a response to a wave of teen takeovers across the city and country. The mayor met with Detroit teens involved in those incidents, who told her the takeovers were partially because they had nothing to do. More activities, they said, might be a solution.
Watch Brett Kast’s video report below:
Detroit’s Occupy the Summer program wraps up, officials say it helped reduce teen violence
The finale featured kickball, music, face painting, bounce houses, free food, free ice cream, vendors and music. Famous athletes and celebrities, including Big Sean, took part in a kickball game that drew cheerleaders and crowds throughout the day…