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Katie Benoit
Worcester
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Teens are packing up pledges, t-shirts and information to hand out in Worcester neighborhoods. They’re part of a state-funded project at the Worcester Youth Center called Violence is Not Normal.
Things to Know: 
Group of 25 teens and mentors are combating gun violence with community outreach.
The youth center says, in Massachusetts, guns are responsible for three out of four youth homicides.
Last summer, there was an uptick in violence in Worcester. 
Teens are learning job skills.
“I’m really honored to be able to go out and be able to feel like I'm making a difference in our community and spreading the word that violence is not normal," Jayliany Rivera, Violence is not Normal Participant said. 

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