As gun violence continues to impact Indianapolis, city leaders are taking charge to get teenagers involved in summer activities.
WRTV has highlighted these events every day this week."It's like exciting. It's fun. It keeps me out of trouble," 14-year-old Cash Daniels said.For them, shooting hoops is a way to express themselves and stay out of trouble.
"It means a lot to be honest. It's a lot of fun. We get to be here all the time. It builds relationships," 13-year-old Zade Barhan said. It's the tournament Indy Peace Fellowship hosts in an effort to keep teens off the streets, away from gun violence and build healthy relationships."The key is to keep the kids out of trouble, but yet to instill them there's other ways outside of creativity. A lot don't know how to find their talent or what they are good at so we start them here," Yolanda Suggs said."I am a basketball mom so I love it," she said.
"Support your kids. Don't just send them to us. Come with them so you can watch and encourage your child to be better than what you are," Suggs said.
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