The Tanglewood Anti-Gang Shield (TAGS)

Funded through a Montgomery County Community Development Block Grant, the Tanglewood Anti-Gang Shield Program, (TAGS) will be implemented under contract with the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center. MMYC a family organization of the Latino American Youth Center (MMYC/LAYC) will provide educational, counseling and job readiness services to at risk youth between the ages of 15-21 at the Tanglewood apartments in Silver Spring, MD. TAGS will provide the target population with the tools and skills necessary to successfully avoid becoming members of or victims of gangs in Montgomery County. Through training workshops and summer job internships, TAGS will give participants the tools needed to build up their self-esteem, improve their communication skills, and positively strengthen their sense of personal and cultural identification. At the completion of the program, the youth participants will have identified educational and career interests in addition to obtaining community service hours and true work experience.

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