Newly formed Group Violence Intervention Program expands efforts to cut down crime in Memphis
$2 million approved in the City of Memphis budget helped launch the initiative and will allow the hiring of more mentors to interact with more young people. Author: Brad Broders Updated: 7:15 PM CDT June 22, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tennessee It s very important with relationship building to meet them on their terms, on their turf, Delvin Lane with the 901 Bloc Squad said.
Lane knows firsthand the power of mentoring, growing up in south Memphis. I played football but I still sold dope, gang banged, neighborhood banged, went to juvenile court a lot, Lane said.