Compass Peacebuilders works with Hartford at-risk youth between 16 to 20 years old, but sometimes as young as 12 or 13. Of them, 89% have experienced the death of a close family member or friend due to a homicide.
Many of the recent instances of gun violence in the city of Hartford have been connected, targeted and group-related incidents, according to Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin at a press conference Thursday.
The center will help to connect disengaged youth who are at-risk, victims or perpetrators of violence to GED and trade school training and teach job readiness skills through the COMPASS Transitional Employment Program.
A roundtable hosted by Sen. Richard Blumenthal Monday discussed the issue of gun violence in the Connecticut s cities amid ongoing U.S. Senate negotiations
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