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Mon24Nov2008

A Better Path

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Victory Outreach helps Latinos leave the gang life

Mauricio Muñoz stands in the middle of a Hayward street where painted lines on the pavement diverge into two paths. A former gang member and drug addict, Muñoz chose another path in his life six years ago with the help of Victory Outreach, an international faith-based organization that helps gang members, drug addicts, alcoholics and others.

Mon24Nov2008

Un mejor camino

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Victory Outreach ayuda a Latinos a dejar la vida en las pandillas

Mauricio Muñoz se para a la mitad de una calle en Hayward donde unas líneas pintadas en el pavimento se separan en dos caminos. Muñoz, quien fue miembro de pandillas y adicto a las drogas, escogió otro camino en su vida hace seis años gracias a la ayuda

Sun23Nov2008

Passionate dance

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“We have the best salsa dancers in the world coming to the event,” says Ricardo Sanchez about the San Francisco Bay Area International Salsa Congress and Competition. Taking place November 20th-23rd at the Oakland Marriott City Center, the annual event attracts Latin dance and music

Sun23Nov2008

Getting off the streets

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Child prostitutes in Alameda County and throughout the state will no longer be treated as criminals under a new law signed by Governor Schwarzenegger. When police pick up children younger than 18 who are suspected of being in the sex trade, they now will be required to identify and
Sun23Nov2008

Saliendo de las calles

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Las prostitutas menores de edad del Condado de Alameda y a lo largo del estado ya no serán tratadas como delincuentes bajo una ley nueva firmada por el Gobernador Schwarzenegger. Bajo esta ordenanza,

Sun23Nov2008

Family builders

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“I want to find a family that could be mine forever,” says fourteen year old Caesar, who is one of many older Latino children in California waiting and looking for a new family that will love them. Like most children who are available for adoption, Caesar is in the foster family system. Without a permanent family,