Educators, community members and organizations can gain training in how to:
- Outreach to the community and on school campus' that have a genuine concern for at-risk and gang affiliated youth.
- Connect with gang members and at-risk youth in order to develop a trust and working relationship with them.
- Utilize our ex-gang member panel and other testimonials. This panel understands first hand the dangers of gangs and encourages families and children to avoid gang affiliation.
- Assess your gang concern and assist you and your team in addressing why kids join gangs and what we can do about it.
- Develop a community collaboration to discover and provide the necessary elements or tools that will assist youth in not joining a gang or to leave active gang membership.
- Get parental involvement. This is most vital in helping youth avoid or leave gang membership. I put 100% of the responsibility on the parents of these destructive youth. The program I utilize is "The Parent Project: How to change destructive adolescent behavior".
- Develop a mentor program for the most at-risk gang youth. On one campus this year 2005, we had approximately 35 youth complete our mentor program.
- Communicate and network with the police and other law enforcement agencies.
ADDITIONAL SPEAKING TOPICS INCLUDE
- Reaching Gang Influenced Youth
- Speaking So Kids Listen
- Helping Parents Address Chaotic Behavior in Teens
- Dealing with Bullies
- Breaking Free of Drug Use and Abuse
- Educator Training
- Changing Distructive Adolesent Behavior
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Out of Darkness is a Biographical Comic Series aimed at not only entertaining but educating youth. These true stories take an intricate look into inner-city gang life, revealing the hardships, pain and the constant struggle that comes with joining a gang. Another strong theme in the stories is that no matter how bleak things seem, that there is always an alternative; that there is always a way out of darkness.
FROM THE AVENUES OF HELL - EDITION ZERO
"These are just memories, but even today to some degree, they still haunt me - like ghosts trying to say something to the living."
Pepe Montenegro Editor
Jei Franxis Garlitos Writer
Paul Widosh Artist
Issue Zero
The first of 4 comic books dealing with the life of an ex-gang member from Los Angeles. The pain, confusion and deception of gang life. This issue is gearing towards parents, youth and community members.
Suggested Donations
- $3.00 each + shipping and handling
- $12.00 for 5 comics + shipping and handling
- $20.00 for 10 comics + shipping and handling
(Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery)
To order contact pep.montenegro@goest.org
Joseph "Pepe" Montenegro Gang Outreach Education, Strategies & Training P. O. Box 1452 Guasti, CA 91743-1452
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