Annette, your observation is one of the reasons I thought about targeting the Hispanic community.  It's those kids who have no real direction that end up at parties where drugs and alcohol and yes, teenage sex, is served up and the kids go out looking for some excitement.  In addition there are two active gangs in town which is dividing the schools into factions.  Also, the rate of teenage pregnancy in this group is alarming...  Just go over to the People's health clinic and see the number of young girls there who are pregnant.  Sadly, it's so common in groups of this culture that it just accepted... but we bear the societal cost.  HOWEVER, this would be an extremely challenging and large project.

 

Doggie park, good idea.... 

 

Marla Howard