There’s a push to help at-risk students in Portsmouth succeed, not only in the classroom, but in life.
Communities in schools focuses on empowering students. They are working with Edward Brown Foundation, a non-profit organization, to provide gang prevention in Portsmouth schools.
In a few weeks, the Edward Brown Foundation will be mentoring and providing gang prevention tools to students in Portsmouth Public Schools.
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Kameron Dancey, a teen says the foundation has been pivotal when it comes to having a positive male role model.
“Mr. George as a mentor signed me up for this boxing program. I liked it. It gave me exercise and how to control my anger and self-defense,” Dancey said.
The Edward Brown Foundation is run by mental health advocates Geogre DeGroat and Geravis Brown.
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