photo credit: Shandra Back
Danny Chaparro, New Audiences Manager at LandPaths, displays his ROSELAND tattoos.
As gang activity in Santa Rosa rises, local youth are facing unprecedented pressures on the street, in their schools, and in their neighborhoods. But on the trails and under the trees, a different kind of intervention is taking root. In this episode, host Michelle Marques turns things over to KRCB’s Shandra Back to explore how LandPaths is using nature as a powerful sanctuary and learning ground for at-risk teens. Featuring candid interviews with local youth transformed by the outdoors, insight from LandPaths staff, and Santa Rosa law enforcement sharing the latest statistics on regional gang participation, we look at what happens when kids are given the space, safety, and support to choose a different path…