STREET SOLDIERS - VIOLENCE PREVENTION OVER THE AIRWAVES, A PHENOMENON

Problems common to inner-city youths such as truancy, drug use, teen p regnancy, and the possession of weapons often consign them to a bleak future, one bereft of opportunities. Violence, therefore, becomes a me ans of survival. To break the cycle of violence among inner-city youth , if is essential to overcome the negative behaviors that give rise to this violence. The Omega Boys Club of San Francisco is founded on. th e notion of the extended family, and provides the active support and e motional guidance once found in the home and immediate community. Thro ugh a three-tiered program of change, the club has developed a plan to help stop the violence. This has been extended beyond the Bay Area vi a a radio call-in show called Street Soldiers, in which discussions fo cus on violence in the home and on the streets.