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Youth at Work battles crime

Contributing Reporter
Published Thursday, September 27, 2007

Street crime may be a temptation for youth in some New Haven neighborhoods, but a group of city aldermen is discussing ways to encourage teens to take a more positive path.

The Board of Aldermen’s Youth Committee met Wednesday to discuss two programs — a citywide database of youth services and a youth-employment initiative — that city officials hope will help stem youth violence. Aldermen received updates on the projects and debated how best to push them forward.

The committee’s youth-employment initiative — called Youth at Work — aims to link teenage job-seekers with jobs...

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