Most juvenile crimes occur in the hours immediately after school.
This innovative joint venture has been profitable to the business and has resulted in substantial reductions in neighborhood crime. The Artcraft Companies renovates and rehabilitates affordable rental housing for families with low to moderate incomes. Ferguson contributes funds to start up and maintain the club, while Boys and Girls Clubs provide organized programs, including sports, social events, supervised homework time, and field trips. Ferguson first tried out his idea for a business-community joint venture in 1996 when he converted an old maintenance building into a 1,500 square foot club for the residents of Lincoln Manor Apartments. This fall, Artcraft will help sponsor a mentoring program in which high school teenagers will tutor pre-teens at Lincoln Manor.