Press Release For Immediate Release Gang intervention specialist Carolyn Hobbs and former Step Up Support Center executive director (the support center provided four Gang intervention and prevention programs in the early 90s) talks about solutions for rise of crime in Little Rock

Press Release
For Immediate Release

Gang intervention specialist Carolyn Hobbs and former Step Up Support Center executive director (the support center provided four Gang intervention and prevention programs in the early 90s) talks about solutions for rise of crime in Little Rock

Little Rock, AR (July 10, 2017) -- Hobbs addresses solutions about the rise of crime, gang violence, and the recent shootings at Ultra Lounge, where 28 people were wounded.

Hobbs highlighted the interventions and solutions that ended the gang crisis in Little Rock in the early 90s in her book Sipping Tea for the Spirit (Orange Universe Press, $15) in the chapter Empowerment of Little Rock Youth. Hobbs highlighted the interventions and solutions that worked for the city of Little Rock in the early 90s.
HBO documented their perception of the violence in 1994 on a special documentary  entitled Gang War: Bangin' in Little Rock, which was shown on cable television nationally.

Unfortunately, youth violence has returned to the city. The majority of the crime has taken place in underserved neighborhoods. The youth in the underserved neighborhoods have expressed to Hobbs that they feel that it appears that people do not care about them.  

It appears that the youth have low aspirations because of their feelings of hopelessness  that makes them vulnerable to negative and violent activities.

"We need to look at what was successful in the early 90s," Hobbs said. "I worked directly with all those children that were involved in that, as well as the public officials at that time."

The problems in the 90s were devastating for the city of Little Rock. Hobbs was inspired to write detailed information about that period of violence in Little Rock.

According to Mrs. Annie Abrams, who has been an outstanding community leader throughout the years in Little Rock, stated Ms. Hobbs book Sipping Tea for the Spirit gives a detailed blueprint on how to deal with community issues.

The book can be found at Pyramid Art, Books and Custom Framing. It also can be ordered online at Amazon Books.
For more information about Carolyn Hobbs, request a review copy of her book, or arrange a newspaper, television, or radio interview with her, contact Mr. Renarda A. Williams at 501-765-1873 or renarda3@aol.com.