Season 2 Episode 7: Gun Violence Prevention, Beyond the PoliticsAccording to the CDC, gun deaths are now the leading cause of death for children. But how can we protect young people when the very mention of guns elicits polarized, highly entrenched points of view? Lucria Ortiz knows more than most on this subject. She serves as the President and CEO of the Yonkers Family YMCA—an organization whose gang violence interruption program that has become a model for other communities across the country. She also serves as the co-chair of the YMCA Gun Violence Prevention Group. In this episode, she discusses the role of youth serving organizations in addressing this issue in a way that transcends the typical political or demographic divides. www.redwoodsgroup.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/the-redwoods-grouphttps://www.facebook.com/redwoodsgroup.com

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