Inner-city light: With the help of government funding and local employers, a Detroit nonprofit gives at-risk youth a brighter future

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The Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation (DHDC) helps young gang members give up their useless and dangerous life on the streets for an education and a future career. Government funding programs and private sponsorship help cover the expenses for the education and training of more than 1,500 youths and adults each year, with the corporate sponsors ensuring that the youth are suitably trained to be employed in their companies after graduation.

Government expenditures, Services information, Michigan, SOCIAL SERVICES, Social Assistance, Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations, Nonprofit Institutions, Social Services & Nonprofit Institutns, Services, Education, Nonprofit organizations, Gang members, Federal aid to education, Government aid to education, Government finance

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The final say

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Vice-Chairwoman of the pensions and investments committee and Illinois State Senator Iris Martinez is the first Hispanic woman to be elected Senator and is advocating for pension funds to include Hispanic money managers and minority- and female-owned businesses in the investment plans.

United States, Interview, Women politicians, Martinez, Iris

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