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Meeting people where they are. How a New Orleans group is addressing youth crime

Por: The Advocate Crime February 19, 2023

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Ubuntu is a South African term meaning I am because we are. Ubuntu Village, a New Orleans-based nonprofit, is building a coalition of families whose lives have been impacted by a myriad of factors, including a lack of community investment compounded by confrontations with the juvenile justice system.Ernest Johnson, the director and co-founder of Ubuntu, has a deep desire to help families, as he was incarcerated at a young age. He feared that... + full article



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