A youth, who self identified as a gang member, shared that the lack of social activities within their interests led to their recruitment into their gang and was also the reason that they don’t leave the gang.

• The youth gang member stated that they didn’t care who ran consistent athletic programs or events (police or otherwise), but if there was something happening on a consistent level in a place of safety, they would participate, champion, and encourage other gang involved youth to participate.

• The youth gang member advised that the most ideal event or sport would be “basketball, as stereotypical as that may sound. I don’t care who is organizing it. It could be police, jails, hospitals - I don’t care. I just need something that I want to do, not forced on me”.