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Anti-Gang Program is a SNUG Fit
By Vanesa Vennard | February 2nd, 2012 | 
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- Published in: New York Daily News
Vanesa Vennard
FAIR SHOT: Operation SNUG uses mentoring by former gang members and activities like basketball to help steer young men away from street violence.
On a recent Tuesday night, a group of about 25 young men took turns playing basketball in a Harlem community center – but the game was as much about keeping out of trouble as about winning.
One players, who goes by “Blue,” used to be in a gang, like most of the youths on the court. But now the 19-year-old is off to Jamestown College, thanks to Operation SNUG, a program that employs streetwise mentors to help gang members escape the violent life.
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