Originally posted on Queen City Nerve: City to Enact Stricter Curfew in Response to Teen Takeovers
Earlier this year, the city of Charlotte partnered with marketing agency CMRignite and local youth mentoring organization My Brother’s Keeper Charlotte-Mecklenburg (MBKCM) to launch The 704 Way.
Ricky Singh, executive director with MBKCM, described The 704 Way as a collaborative, youth-led movement designed to disrupt cycles of violence by empowering youths to become the architects of Charlotte’s peace-building strategy, according to MBKCM executive director Ricky Singh.