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A new program targeting youth violence prevention is coming to the Tenderloin, San Francisco city officials announced on Wednesday.
The Tenderloin Youth Violence Prevention Pilot Program, developed in partnership with local organization United Playaz and Tenderloin Community Benefit District, will launch early next year, according to the district’s Supervisor Bilal Mahmood.
The program will employ community staff members with ties to the Tenderloin to provide mentorship, violence intervention and programming for up to 20 young people ages 12 to 24. It follows a string of Tenderloin initiatives focused on protecting children and teens from drug trade and violent crime in the district…