“Certainly other things we can do, we gotta promote after-school employment, give kids an opportunity, raising the minimum wage was part of that, we can't expect that young people are going to feel they can make a living out there for such low wages.” PeopleGivingFeelsKidsSchoolYoungOpportunityCan DoLowsEmploymentMinimumWagesMinimum WageAfter School Author:Matt Gonzalez
“I think that when we're talking about youth violence, we're talking about kids who don't have opportunities, so they're engaged in a certain degree of lawlessness, because we as a society have failed them.” ThinkingKidsCertainOpportunityTalkingViolenceYouthDegreesEngagedLawlessness Author:Matt Gonzalez
“I represented many of these kids as they become young adults in the criminal justice system when I was a public defender. One way of reaching out is by the mind of experimentation.” WayMindKidsYoungJusticeAdultsYoung AdultCriminalsOne WayReachingReach OutExperimentationDefendersJustice SystemCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice System Author:Matt Gonzalez
