But it was overwhelming to try to see how all these different efforts came together. Then the Milwaukee group visited the Ella J. Baker House, an old, three-story Victorian. Moore watched dozens of people in an assembly-line atmosphere arranging for drug treatment and job training for clients who walked in off the street. He watched as teens, many from gangs, sought refuge at the Baker House. And I pretty much made up my mind that the concept would work in Milwaukee too.
Felons work in the mix.
They say the more access they have to a facility like the center and its likely visitors, the better chance they have to prevent young people from living lives of crime. Such involvement excites the state Department of Corrections, which plans to station a couple of probation and parole officers at the center. Corrections' early studies show that working more closely with probationers with the help of different groups has cut back on re-offenders. More presence, prevention Police Chief Arthur Jones, who set up the Boston trip, agreed that presence often equals prevention. He said many businesses, like Legacy Bank, have tried to make that happen by providing some office space and a phone.