Here is information on a program that might prove helpful for those recovering from substance abuse. Located in Blue Island (IL), Guildhaus has been working with recovering substance abusers for 25 years. The center may be worth a look so here’s the website:
Yagottawanna
Posted: April 26, 2012 in Awareness, Daily Life, Housing, Informational, Intervention, Mentorship, Organizations, Substance Abuse0
I’ve added a new element to the Crossfire website. It” called the Crossfire Prayer Card. If you go to the top index on this website, you find a number of pages where you can find information related to this site. Among them you will discover one listed as Prayer Cards. When you open this page you will find a “weekly” Crossfire Prayer Card. Each card will provide a specific person that can be prayed for that week. I believe that prayer changes things so I would suggest that you open up the PDF and print copies of the prayer card and send them to incarcerated friends and relatives. I’m sending these cards out to guys I know so don’t be shy. I envision these cards being posted on the walls of individual cells; encouraging and guiding the prayers of inmates in a way that will not only help transform their lives, but will help to positively alter the attitude and environment in which they live. And don’t forget, you can also post them around your own homes as a reminder of what your friend or relative is praying for too! Please let me know if you have suggestions for things that can be printed on the prayer cards. Examples of the prayer cards are found below:
A Gangster Poem: God changing your life
Posted: February 20, 2012 in Arts, Awareness, Church in the Hood, Evangelism, Forgiveness, Gangs and God, GospelStreet Gang Articles
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Chalk One Up For Death
Posted: February 20, 2012 in Daily Life, Death, Gangs, Latin Kings, Neighborhoods, Ron's Thoughts, ViolenceI was in heading down Buffalo Avenue at 83rd street this afternoon when I received a bit of a jolt. I was taking some kids home from church and as I was driving down the street I noticed a child lying on the sidewalk. I wondered if something was wrong so I slowed down to see if I could help. Then I noticed that there was a second child kneeling next to the first one. In his hands was a piece of chalk and he was drawing the outlined profile of the first child, an outline that depicted the alignment of a body at a death scene. This is gang territory, Latin Kings to be precise. And while I know the neighborhood has faced its challenges, I was shocked and saddened to see the casualness with which death was viewed by these two young children. It’s a shame that death can be taken so lightly, when it’s made to be child’s play. Please pray for this neighborhood, for the people, the children, and the gang members. God never intended child’s play to be displayed in the chalked outline of a death scene. God has better things planned for Buffalo Avenue.
Books Recommended by the National Gang Crimes Research Center
Posted: January 27, 2012 in Awareness, Books and Book Reviews, Education, Gangs, Incarceration, Intervention, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Neighborhoods, Organizations, Research, School and the Gang Life, Training and Gang Counseling, ViolenceSeveral informative books on Chicago gangs can be found at:
The Gang Book
Posted: January 27, 2012 in Awareness, Books and Book Reviews, Education, Gangs, Incarceration, Informational, Intervention, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Neighborhoods, Research, Training and Gang CounselingTags: criminal justice fields, gang involvement, gangs, prisons, violence reduction
Gangs are active on many fronts, each of which has different levels of gang involvement and needs different approaches for successful crime and violence reduction. Gangs are active on the streets, in the prisons, and in schools. They have infiltrated politics and criminal justice fields. This report discusses all of these areas. It’s the latest book on Chicago’s gangs. Loaded with information. Find it at:
https://www.chicagocrimecommission.org/ItemParent.aspx?id=14
All He Does Is Win!
Posted: January 13, 2012 in Arts, Daily Life, Fun, Media, Music, Rap, Sports, Video and TVThis is a little off the beaten track for a gang website but I found this video about Tim Tebow and thought I would add it to the site to show what can happen when somebody truely commits their life to the LORD. Tebow’s football skills have given him the chance to play in front of a lot of people but his commitment to Christ has made him the talk of the nation and given him a platform to proclaim the grace of Christ. This is just a fun video that gives an indication of the heights Tebow has reached around the country. Hope you enjoy it for what it is.
Stryve
Posted: January 12, 2012 in Anger, Awareness, Daily Life, Gangs, Get Involved, Informational, Intervention, Organizations, Programs, Training and Gang Counseling, ViolenceSTRYVE: Striving to reduce youth violence everywhere. Interesting site aimed at reducing youth violence and offering an online training program to do just that. Find the site at:
God’s X Gangsters
Posted: January 12, 2012 in Arts, Awareness, Church in the Hood, Evangelism, Forgiveness, Gangs, Gangs and God, Get Involved, Gsus Nation, Media, Music, Rap, Training and Gang CounselingVery cool group. Ex gang members reaching out to the community and creating leaders to go back into gang neighborhoods using dance, rap, drama and technology. Find their site at:
For this brief and elementary primer on the organization of gangs go to:
http://lincolnnet.net/users/lrttrapp/http/block/gangs101.htm#structure
(Please note that this is not the same Gangs 101 referred to in the previous post).
