StoryCorps Northwest: Breaking Gang Ties

Erica Rodarte talking with StoryCorps facilitator Callie Thuma about her work helping at risk youth in the Yakima Valley AmeriCorps program. CREDIT STORYCORPS

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Imagine getting to know your Dad behind security glass. For eight-year-old Erica Rodarte watching her father move in and out of prison for gang related crimes was normal. On StoryCorps Northwest hear Erica share how it feels stepping outside a gang-influenced lifestyle.

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