After shooting, coalition calls for focus on young people on West Side

Four teenagers were shot in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood last weekend, and on Thursday, a coalition of organizations came together to address the needs of young people on the city’s West Side.

The coalition was composed of faith leaders, violence interruption organizations, and community groups.

“Our young people are busy not being engaged in a positive manner, because of the fact that they don’t have employment,” said Pastor Floyd James of Greater Rock Missionary Baptist Church…

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