Youths take active role in needs of community

Published: Thursday, Dec. 30 2010 3:16 p.m. MST

Johnathan Taylor, center, and other artists unveil a 10-by-15 foot mural in a community room at the Housing Authority in South Salt Lake on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. This past month, artist Roger Whiting worked with 20 youths in the Housing Authority's Leadership and Resiliency Program. The Leadership and Resiliency Program is an after-school program for low-income youths ages 12-18. The program focuses on drug and violence prevention, goal-setting, positive coping skills and building healthy relationships.

LAURA SEITZ, Deseret News

Johnathan Taylor, center, and other artists unveil a 10-by-15 foot mural in a community room at the Housing Authority in South Salt Lake on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. This past month, artist Roger Whiting worked with 20 youths in the Housing Authority's Leadership and Resiliency Program. The Leadership and Resiliency Program is an after-school program for low-income youths ages 12-18. The program focuses on drug and violence prevention, goal-setting, positive coping skills and building healthy relationships.

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