Derrick's Story
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"I'm a fourth generation gang member. It's a way of life, from my great-grandfather, to my grandfather, to my dad and now me. I never had to think twice about it. I dropped out of school in the 9th grade to live the street life - gang banging, selling drugs and robbing people. When I was 14, my younger brother died in my arms, the victim of a rival gang member's knife. | |
| All I really want is to survive and stay alive to see another day. LAYN is good, because it gives me a safe place to rest for a bit. I'm constantly looking over my shoulder. I also like talking to Jaime, he's real cool and he never judged me. He's the first person that expected something better from me." | ||
The LAYN Response:
LAYN's Day Services provide basic services for young people that may
not be ready to come off the street, but still need a safe place to hand their
hat, take a shower or get a bite to eat.
