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| L.A. Mission College Gets At-Risk Youth Back on Track |
| By jjie.org - Dana Bartholomew |
| Published: 09/18/2013 |
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For Javier Franco, it’s a long way from Columbus Street to precalculus at L.A. Mission College. A member of the notorious Columbus Street Gang, which just received an injunction because of street crimes including drug dealing and murder, the 27-year-old Panorama City student had served long stints in Folsom State Prison. Then he found moral guidance from a former prizefighter at Communities in Schools in North Hills, a welding job through an apprenticeship at Laborers’ Local 300 — and hope at the Sylmar community college that he could someday succeed. Read More. |
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