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COVID HELP NOW LINE
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'It saved my life': Breaking Chains Academy mentoring Treasure Valley youth with gang affiliations
At 19 years old, Luis Granados was arrested and expected to spend 15 years behind bars. A Canyon County judge saw potential in him and cut his time down to just one year.
That second chance has since given thousands of Treasure Valley youth a second chance of their own.
Gang activity surrounded Granados for most of his young life. As an elementary school student, he went from an observer to a member.
“I thought because I’m from where I’m from, because I look the way I do, this is what I’m supposed to do,” he said. “I didn’t really see a different route, a different path. I didn’t see anyone who looked like me in different places.”
Read more on Granados, Breaking Chains Academy here. For more information on how to support the program, visit their website.
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