Lincoln Youth Center (Freedom)

A community center for Lincoln and Southside youth, the Lincoln Youth Center was established some fifteen years ago by charitable donations and has always been run by Wilson Jeffers, a Lincoln native. In addition to handling the administration of the Center, Mr. Jeffers also runs some of its programs. The LYC offers afternoon sports and activities aimed at keeping kids off the streets and out of gangs. It also provides kids a place to go when their parents have to be at work. The Center has been successful in reducing gang and youth violence, along with educating youth on issues like teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Ironically, a good deal of the success that the LYC has enjoyed comes from the support of the gangs it seeks to eliminate, as there is an unspoken agreement among the area street gangs that the Center and Mr. Jeffers are off-limits, and is often used as neutral territory where members of enemy gangs can feel safe socializing.
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