"We capture all the things they say they need," said Aye, who previously worked as a violence-prevention specialist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "If they say they need socks, socks is a need. If they need therapy, therapy is a need. If they just want to go somewhere and record music, that is a need."
"And then," Aye added, "we wrap our arms around them and give them love."
Officials continue to study the impact of the program, which is largely funded by private foundations. But preliminary data studied by Temple University's department of criminal justice showed YEAH Philly participants had recidivism rates of about 9 percent, compared to state and national averages of about 30 percent. (The data exclude those arrested for new crimes before enrolling in the program.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2025/homicide-rates-us-cities/
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