Anthony Ortiz Jr. was raised in the gang culture. His father, a former gang member, left the lifestyle to become a pastor and eventually became a nationally recognized expert in the field of gang intervention & prevention services. Due to his leadership and expertise in working with hardcore, gang-involved youth, he helped to develop and implement the San Jose Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force. Together Anthony and his father run California Youth Outreach, an organization dedicated to reaching out to all gang-impacted youth, their families, and their communities through education services, intervention programs and resource opportunities that support a positive and healthy lifestyle.

This week, host Opal Singleton, and Anthony Ortiz Jr. will talk about how gangs are reorganizing territories based on social media and sex trafficking. How gangs recruit young people and how to help a kids stay out of or get out of a gang.