Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Philanthropy Must Step Up Action to Help Children Crossing the Border - Opinion - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Philanthropy Must Step Up Action to Help Children Crossing the Border - Opinion - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Young people often show up at the Central American Resource Center in Los Angeles because they and their parents face horrific choices.

For instance, a 14-year-old client appeared after his father was murdered by gangs in Honduras. His mother was so traumatized from witnessing the murder that she is confined to a psychiatric hospital. Then the thugs tried to force the youngster to join their criminal enterprise and beat him up.

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