Gang Outreach is a faith-based, award winning, multi-racial, multi-cultural gang prevention and intervention program in Lake County, Illinois, providing services designed to positively influence the lives of at-risk youth in four areas: Developmentally, Emotionally, Socially and Spiritually.
Gang Outreach includes weekly activities which reach gang members, wannabes and at-risk youth in schools, business areas, parks, jails and drug-infested neighborhoods.
Our goal is to inspire and instill within the youth a desire to fulfill their potential in life with a sense of dignity, honor, respect and destiny. Through partnering with parents, ex-gang members, mentors, community - based organizations of mutual purpose, police departments and probation officers we will accomplish the task before us.
Gang Outreach was started in Lake County, IL in 1995 by a man named John Hernandez. There are now two branches, the original in Waukegan, IL, and a branch in Round Lake, IL started in 2001 by Ricky Bueno.
We speak at any functions.
We have put out a mix cd with testimonies/stories from guys in the ministry along with Gospel Hip Hop. Please feel free to download the stories and give them away to anyone.