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Laura Bush discusses strategies to reduce violence with Chicago's law enforcement personnel, residents, clergy, medical professionals and youth during her visit to the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention.s CeaseFire Chicago program in Chicago June 2, 2005.
Laura Bush discusses strategies to reduce violence with Chicago's law enforcement personnel, residents, clergy, medical professionals and youth during her visit to the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention.s CeaseFire Chicago program in Chicago June 2, 2005.
Laura Bush listens as boys participating in the Passport to Manhood program share ideas about respect and love during a visit to the Germantown Boys and Girls Club Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2005 in Philadelphia. Passport to Manhood promotes and teaches responsibility through a series of male club members ages 11-14. Laura Bush joins pre-school teacher Georgianna Ragland's class in a song during her visit to the Germantown Boys and Girls Club Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2005 in Philadelphia. Mrs Bush highlighted the importance of programs that support youth, especially at-risk boys.
Laura Bush sits in on a Skills Mastery and Resistance Training (SMART Moves) discussion group for teens at the Germantown Boys and Girls Club Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2005 in Philadelphia, The program helps teens learn to develop decision-making skills to deal with drug and alcohol abuse and premature sexual activity. Laura Bush talks with Providence Family Support Center after-school program participants Isaiah Baynes, right, and Carlaija Whitehead during her visit and President Bush's to Pittsburgh to highlight the program's efforts to help area youth Monday, March 7, 2005.
Laura Bush talks with young fathers who have turned their lives around with the help of the Today's Dad program at Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services center in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Laura Bush speaks with Kenyatta "Ken" Thigpen, his girlfriend Jewell Reed and their three-year-old son, Kevion, during a visit to the Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services center in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Mrs. Bush credits a New York Times article by Jason DeParle about Mr. Thigpen's determination to be a responsible father with bringing her attention to the needs of boys and young men.
Kevion Thigpen, 3, held by his parents Kanyatta "Ken" Thigpen and his girlfriend Jewell Reed plays with a kaleidescope given to him by Laura Bush during a visit to the Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services center in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Citing a New York Times article by Jason DeParle Mrs. Bush credits Mr. Thigpen's determination to be a responsible father with bringing her attention to the needs of boys and young men. Laura Bush looks at costumes designed by members of the Will Power to Youth program before watching a performance of "Romeo and Juliet" at the Shakespeare Festival/LA's theater in Los Angeles April 26, 2005. Students in the program write their own versions of Shakespeare's plays, create the music, costumes and construct the sets for each production.
Laura Bush meets members of the Will Power to Youth program after watching their rendition of "Romeo and Juliet" at the Shakespeare Festival/LA in Los Angeles April 26, 2005. The program recruits children living below the poverty level to create their own versions of Shakespeare's plays, while paying them for their work and offering tutoring opportunities. Laura Bush talks with members of the Shakespeare Festival/LA's Will Power to Youth program before watching their rendition of "Romeo and Juliet" in Los Angeles April 26, 2005.
Laura Bush talks with middle school students on stage prior to delivering remarks at Sun Valley Middle School in Sun Valley, Calif., April 27, 2005. Laura Bush talks with, from left, Gabriel Flores, Archie Dominguez and Shirley Torres during a discussion at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles April 27, 2005. Homeboys Industries is an job-training program that educates, trains and finds jobs for at-risk and gang-involved youth.
Laura Bush watches a silkscreen demonstration during a tour of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles April 27, 2005. Laura Bush meets members of the Homeboy Industries program in Los Angeles during her tour of the facility April 27, 2005.
Laura Bush talks with Freddy Martinez, 17, during a roundtable discussion on stopping violent crime in Chicago on June 2, 2005. CeaseFire Chicago is a public health initiative that works with community partners to reduce violence. Laura Bush discusses strategies to reduce violence with Chicago's law enforcement personnel, residents, clergy, medical professionals and youth during her visit to the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention.s CeaseFire Chicago program in Chicago June 2, 2005.
Laura Bush discusses strategies to reduce violence with Chicago's law enforcement personnel, residents, clergy, medical professionals and youth during her visit to the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention.s CeaseFire Chicago program in Chicago June 2, 2005.

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