Larry Sanders can often be found joking with youth and managing the grill at Green Meadows Park while working to creating a community of peace, positivity, and laughter in South Los Angeles.
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In August 2019, Los Angeles took a monumental step toward ending youth incarceration.
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In the past three months, UPI has presented introductory and advanced courses for over 267 brave peacemakers working in Los Angeles, Chicago, Stockton, and Sacramento.
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UPI helped convene the eighth annual Gang Prevention & Intervention Conference, organized by our partners Southern California Crossroads and St. Francis Medical Center.
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UPI spearheads efforts to create safe and healthy communities throughout Los Angeles through its leadership of the Community Safety Partnership initiative.
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UPI recently joined with partners in Oakland for a special gathering of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance grantees and partners.
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A groundbreaking series by the LA Times highlights the vast physical and psychological trauma that thousands of students face when navigating safe paths to schools.
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Judge Sherri Honer of the Orange County Superior Court refused to order the Fullerton Police Department to remove Ruben Lona from the CalGang database.
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Sandra Martinez is a recent graduate of the Urban Peace Academy, and like so many of our graduates, her story is remarkable. An organizer from an early age, Sandra has always been a leader dedicated to her community. As a child, Sandra and her twin ran away from an abusive home and joined a gang shortly after. That gang became their family.
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Summer brings long days, warm nights, and unfortunately, seasonal spikes in crime. UPI has been busy these past two months, proactively working to ensure the summer is peaceful for all families.
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